March 22, 2013

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Law:

Howrey Partners, Trustee Working on Settlements
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ATL March Madness: The Law Firm With the Brightest Future
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Amid Ongoing Debt Debacle, Skadden Advises Big Cypriot Bank
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Milbank's Profits Slip Amid Growth in Equity Partner Ranks
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Small Firm Interviews
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Staff costs soar as top UK firms pay out almost 50% of revenues
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Stanley Chesley, Sidley, Paul Hastings: Business of Law
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Judge’s ‘justice corps’ idea would help immigrants and young lawyers in a tight job market
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Observations Concerning Lateral Partner Agreements
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The 10 Most Luxurious Lawyer Homes
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Celebrity lawyers offer tips for dealing with narcissistic clients
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In social media era, lawyers must remember corporate customers
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Wells Fargo trimming outside legal expenses: general counsel
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Shell to scrap single global panel in international shake-up of advisers
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UK: Halliwells liquidator continues talks with ex-partners over reverse premium
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Students protest would-be law school’s relationship policy
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When Getting Ready For Finals, You Should Pray For Heat
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Are Scholarships a Bait-and-Switch For Law Students?
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Which Law Schools Had the Highest Yield Rate?
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Recruiter Fails To Understand Hiring Process, Basic Social Conventions
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What men can learn from Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In
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The Sequester Is A Great Idea, If You Want America To Look Like Detroit
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Lawyer accused of masterminding $300M gambling scheme says he did nothing wrong
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Famed tort lawyer Stan Chesley is disbarred for ‘unreasonable’ $20M fee in diet-drug case
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CA: Muslim Mother Charged With Honor Burnings Of Daughter For Speaking With Boy Over Internet
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Judges:

Appeals judge warns Congress of ‘unsustainable’ impact of court budget cuts
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Judges in Love: Three Seventh Circuit Judges Getting Married
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The Funniest Justice, week 11: Eating Scalia’s words
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For lawyers, the Supreme Court bar is vanity trip
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The 5 Most Offensive Comments Justice Scalia Has Made About Gay People
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Judge accused of stealing elderly neighbor’s $1.6M life savings resigns from bench
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Rise Amid Cyprus Bailout Debate
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Stocks Close Lower as Cyprus Crisis Continues
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Coca-Cola to cut 750 jobs in US
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Jobless claims rise to 336,000 --- Claims remain near 5-year low
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Survey: Low Wage Workers Still Gloomy
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

JC Penney Says Turnaround Could Take Longer --- JC Penney Fired 27% of Their Workers in 2012
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JCPenney's 43,000 Job Cuts Were Twice The Amount That CEO Ron Johnson Stated
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Wall St. Calls the Shots at Sears and Penney
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Alternative Energy:

Let burnt-out solar firms fade away
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China Picks a Solar Company to Rescue
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Solar power gets a sunburn
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Suntech Bankruptcy Shows Solar Power Isn't Economically Viable
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NYSE eyes Suntech listing after bankruptcy filing
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NextEra Sues Banks Over Solar Funding Equity Guarantee
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The Darker Side of Renewable Energy
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Lehman:

Lehman to pay $43m to duped insurers
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Hollywood:

Prime Focus emerges as bidder for Rhythm & Hues
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Startups:

'Zombie' Startups Look for Ways to Come to Life
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Economy:

Weekly Jobless Claims Edge Higher; Trend Positive
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Home sales hit highest rate in 3 years
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Existing home sales, prices rise nationwide
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Treasuries Set for Second Weekly Gain as Cyprus Spurs Safety Bid
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Workers Still Uneasy About Retirement Finances
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US economy shrugs off spending cuts
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American Seniors Holding More Debt - Real Time Economics
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House Conservatives Want Another Debt Ceiling Fight With Obama
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China forecast to overtake US by 2016
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So the Rich are Getting Richer and Poor Poorer
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Economics 101: Groceries, Gas, Gut Checks
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

ResCap Told to Seek New Foreclosure-Review Deal With U.S.
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LA builder KB Home narrows loss as home building ramps up
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Manhattan Actress Refuses To Leave Her Sold $25 Million Southampton Estate
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Corporate Reform:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau branches out
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Sneaky House Bill Would Gut Financial Reform
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Banking:

Standard Chartered chairman on the naughty step
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Predatory Lending:

Big Banks Involved in Payday Lending --- Costly Bank Payday Loans Criticized in Report
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Religion:

Final date set for Charles Street bankruptcy hearing
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Politics:

Problem: Bankruptcy Professor Elizabeth Warren, Her Course 'How to Kill Jobs 101'; Solution: 'Entrepreneurs and Workers Unite!'
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Health Care:

50-Somethings have their own healthcare crisis
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Creditors Want Trustee To Run Hospice
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PRACS study subjects left hanging
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St. Petersburg's Universal Health Care shutting down --- Judge Orders Universal into State Receivership
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Municipalities:

Detroit City Council, EFM Meeting Is Priority For New Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr
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Jefferson County rests its case without putting on witnesses in re-start of bankruptcy trial over sewer rates
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11 ways to save Detroit—before it's too late
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Stockton Creditors Face Long Odds to End City Bankruptcy
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Jefferson County bankruptcy trial over sewer rate issue ends
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State Pensions Mismanaged, We Pay Shortfall
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Budget Realities: Pension and OPEB Liabilities Facing Municipalities
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Food/Beverage:

Sentencing set in Adams Produce criminal cases
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Montana looks at allowing roadkill for dinner
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Celebs:

When Athletes Retire, Is the Next Step Bankruptcy or Paradise?
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Former Northwest Arkansas Real Estate Developer, Two Attorneys, and Two Other Men Indicted on Bank Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering Charges
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Boating:

Yacht Path, Unity Shipping file Chapter 11
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Newspapers:

Sale of Journal Register Co. to proceed
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Accounting:

Knives out for auditors as class actions go global
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Fifth Circuit Decisions Concerning Confirmation of Plans of Reorganization
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Recent Pleadings:

Howrey Trustee and Some Ex-Partners Agree To Tolling
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Hospital Trustee Slams Ex-Management, Auditors
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Private equity:

Zombies at the gates
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Gambling:

Revel expected to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday
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Fraud:

Raj Rajaratnam’s Brother Charged With Insider Trading
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Finance:

Arcapita creditors irked by offer to pay legal fees in failed IPO
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Resorts:

Greek Peak Sale Approved By Federal Court
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Compensation:

'Pay for Performance' Is Growing
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Ethanol:

US judge to rule on N. Ind. ethanol plant sale
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Autos:

GM CEO refuses to comment on lawsuit
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GM CEO to Congress: We're Thriving
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Consumer bureau warns auto lenders on discriminatory rates
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Opel Workers Reject GM Downsizing Plan
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Religion:

Spain's Catholic Church expels pedophile priest in unprecedented call
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Defaults:

S&P Corporate Default Tally Rises to 21
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Golf:

Cherry Hill wants to sell Woodcrest CC for back taxes
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UK:

Mass redundancies feared at law firm DWF
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Harrisons appointed special administrators to regional stockbrokers
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Pinsent Masons strengthens UK-wide financial services team offering with new restructuring hire
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Lenders agree to new code to protect small firms
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EU:

Panic And Anger At Cypriot ATMs --- Cyprus Shows How Not to Do a Bailout --- Banks in Cyprus Near Meltdown --- The Next Few Hours Will Determine The Future --- Cyprus unveils shake-up as the clock ticks --- Russia bails on Cyprus as deadline looms --- Cyprus MPs due to vote on new plan to secure bailout --- Cyprus Has 4 Days To Create New Plan To Avoid Bankruptcy --- Euro Finance Heads Said to Weigh Closing Two Cyprus Banks ---- Cyprus, European data rattle shares and euro --- Cypriot Banks Face Winding-Up If No Levy Agreed: EU Official --- With Cyprus facing a deadline, world’s financial markets turn cautious over new package --- Germany Calls the Shots --- Euro trainwreck goes full speed ahead --- The Cozy Relationship Between Cyprus And Russia's Oligarchs All Goes Back To a 1998 Tax Pact --- Markets drop sharply amid Cyprus uncertainty --- Russia in talks over Cyprus rescue deal --- How Much Russian Money Is in Cyprus?
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Eurozone downturn deepens as output slips
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PIIGS:

ie: Struggling homeowners to make sacrifices in debt deals --- People will not be forced to give up cars or insurance
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Germany:

German business optimism dips unexpectedly
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