October 29, 2014

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Law:

McGuireWoods Adds Restructuring Partner in Dallas --- McGuire Woods Hits 20-Lawyer Count in Dallas
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Mark Alan Platt

Ex-partner says he loved Geoffrey Fieger like a brother but couldn’t work with him
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Sanctions motion backfires; judge derides Littler Mendelson’s ‘top secret’ fee requests
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OMG, The New York Bar Exam Results Are Out!
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Business of Law
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$44 Million Contingency Fee For 5 Months Work Upheld
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Cities Where Partners Are Content (and Not)
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Edwards Wildman left rudderless in London as management switches stateside
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Are Law Schools Getting Less Gloomy About the Future?
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Cybersecurity: Not Just for BigLaw and its Clients
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Squeezing The Middle Class For Legal Fees Is Like Trying to Get Blood From A Turnip
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How I Managed To Stand Out As A Solo
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Beyond Biglaw: Feedback Culture
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The Worst Job In The Legal Profession
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Big Bank’s Associate GC Hangs Himself Following Legal Troubles
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Personal connections are still behind why GCs hire an outside firm
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13 Things Keeping General Counsel Up At Night
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Barclays shelves minimum spend plans for firms as other banks consider work guarantees
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UK firm looks to use US partners on Virtual GC program, signs second major client
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When Good Lawyers Get Angry – With One Another
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New program at Hastings Law teaches students about startups
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Do you have the skills, traits and values of a good lawyer? Take this quiz to find out
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Lawyers struggle to reconcile new technology with traditional ethics rules
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Technology rewires the drafting and reviewing of contracts
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These tracking tools help analyze your online marketing efforts
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Paralegals and legal assistants are taking on expanded duties
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NJ Firm Blames Dentons in Legal Mal Suit Over $41M Default
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4 Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Executive Presence
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An FBI Behavior Expert Reveals 7 Ways To Get People To Like You
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How to regain the joy of reading
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Tracking of U.S. mail by police, feds found to lack controls --- Snail-mail monitoring expands; lawyers complain of privilege violations, lack of oversight
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Lawyer Banned From Representing Women Says He Didn’t Know He Couldn’t Represent Women --- Lawyer says he misunderstood wind-up period in lifetime ban on representing women
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Gov't Orders Man to Pay Child Support -- For Kid Who Is Not His
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Man in Teletubby costume broke into house... Stole Chinese food from refrigerator
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Packers Fan Tries Repeatedly to Shoot Dog, Hits Jeep and House Instead
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Polo mogul found guilty in DUI manslaughter retrial; judge orders him to jail
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Former lawyer convicted of murder in slaying of maintenance man during South Beach condo eviction
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Friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect is guilty of lying to feds, could get up to 16 years
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Justice Ginsburg Was Very Amused by John Oliver’s Doggy Supreme Court
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Former Pennsylvania Justice Melvin drops appeal; DA questions her apology letters
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SCOTUS watchers make court more accessible through blogs, tweets, animation and fantasy leagues
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Two suspects sought in shooting at North Carolina courthouse; two victims are in serious condition
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‘Ghost Hunters’ may film at courthouse and jail; workers report door slams, partial figure
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Justices Drawing Dotted Lines With Terse Orders in Big Cases
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Increased Security at Federal Buildings Across the Country Due to Terror Threats
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Who is the King of Closing Complex Cases?
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Law firms who lost huge verdicts on appeal move to stop retention of Ill. SC justice
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Little Changed
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Wall St climbs on earnings, confidence data --- Stocks advance on hopes Fed stays dovish
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Wall Street Bonus Crazy
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Layoffs:

GT bankruptcy leads Meyer Burger to lay off 105 employees
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8 Things You Should Never Write In A Cover Letter
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Mark Bray, running for Congress in north Alabama, filed for bankruptcy in 2008, says it's 'motivation' for his candidacy
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the teacher, reminds Democrats that ‘rally’ is a verb
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Economy:

US consumer confidence hits 7-year high in October
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How QE Rescued America From The Great Recession
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2015 Business Tax Climate: Chilliest in Blue States
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Why gasoline is suddenly $3 a gallon — and could go lower
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What the U.S. economy would look like if racial inequality didn’t exist
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 5.1% year-over-year in August
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US home price growth slows in August. Time to buy?
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Homeownership rate falls to lowest since early 1995 --- HVS: Q3 2014 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
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NMHC Survey: Apartment Market Conditions Slightly Tighter in Q3 2014
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House Prices: Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in August
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AR: Ex-developer gets 65 months in federal prison
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Municipalities:

Chapter 9 Plan Confirmation Standards and the Role of State Choices
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DPS to turn 77 properties over to Detroit in exchange for $11.6 million in debt forgiveness
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Lawsuit Contends Consultant Misled Detroit Pension Plan
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Snyder Pleased With Speedy Detroit Bankruptcy
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How Detroit May Be the Decisive Factor in Michigan's Governor Race
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Detroit: The Bankruptcy Settlement Process With Creditors
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Puerto Rico's Utility Siblings Prep For Subsidy Fight
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos Fraud Sunshine
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BP's 1.200 Mile Bathtub Ring of Oil in the Gulf
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Confirmation hearing scheduled for Bondex bankruptcy settlement agreement
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Retailing:

Indianapolis: Clark Appliance files Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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And So It Begins: Meet Lowe's New Robot Retail Workers
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Robotics:

Attorney for former Seegrid CEO says Giant Eagle unfairly reorganizing firm under bankruptcy
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Toll Roads:

Judge Approves Indiana Toll Road Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
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State won't try to reclaim Indiana Toll Road
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Bankruptcy judge OKs Toll Road reorganization
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Debt Collection:

N.Y. top court is good friend to global banks, foreign account holders
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Magazines:

Sister 2 Sister Magazine Files For Bankruptcy
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Banking:

Columbia Banking System Welcomes Ford Elsaesser to its Board of Directors
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Standard Chartered shares tumble to five-year low as profit slumps on bad debts
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Deutsche Bank loses 92 million euros in Q3
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A S-- Toy Company Is Marketing A Product 'Exclusively For Bankers'
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Corporate Reform:

Firms Hit With Bigger Penalties When Whistleblowers Involved
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Shipping:

Valuation In Maritime Chapter 11 Cases Under The U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Genco And “NAV”
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Genco Shipping: Valuation Lessons Learned From "Underwater" Equity
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Personal Finance:

I Can't Believe Anyone Pays Full Price For These 7 Things
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7 Shameless Ways To Get An Upgrade
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Hollywood:

Sound Effects for Sale at Bankruptcy Auction
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Healthcare:

Dallas Workers Who Treated Ebola Victim Will Get to Vote by Email
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Construction:

Zenith Gallery owner says Robert Truland paid a fair price for his company's artwork
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Tech:

GT Advanced Technologies Seeks Approval of Apple Accord --- GT Advanced Says It Can't Afford to Fight Apple, Must Settle --- 'Unsustainable' Apple Relationship
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Future iPhones might never get sapphire displays after all
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Student Debt:

The 8th Circuit Opens the Door to Partial Discharge of Student Loans and Upends the Totality of Circumstances Test
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CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Risky Practices in Student Loan Servicing
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (16 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (43 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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:

Distressed Company Watch List
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Proofs of Claim:

11th Circuit Considers Whether Filing a Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt Violates the FDCPA
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Exemptions:

Does the Bankruptcy Court have the Authority to Surcharge Exemptions?
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Professional Fees:

Should Attorneys Be Paid for Litigating Their Fee Requests? Supreme Court to Decide if Fee Defense Is a ‘Cost of Doing Business’
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Avoidance Actions:

Lender Forced to Return Payments Made by Non-Borrower
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Sales:

Trending In Bankruptcy: Quick Section 363 Sales
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Executory Contracts:

Rejecting Related Contracts: When Can You Pick and Choose?
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Recent Pleadings:

In Preference Action Patton Boggs Trustee Also Seeks Disgorgement Of Postpetition Fees, Says Firm Made False Statements
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Awards:

Delaware Bankruptcy Partner Appointed as General Counsel of the Hispanic National Bar Association
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Dorsey Bankruptcy Partner Receives 2014 WLU Mentoring Award
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Pensions:

PBGC helps 2 New York multiemployer plans
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Gambling:

When the Stakes are High, Union Can’t Gamble with Gambling Debtors – Bankruptcy Court Approves Casino’s Rejection of CBA
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Health fund extends coverage for Taj Mahal workers
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Coal:

Arch Posts Narrower Quarterly Loss Amid Coal Price Slump
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Arch Coal high yield bonds, leveraged loans mixed in trading after co. posts 3Q results
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Fraud:

Why is Scott Rothstein's Former Partner Steven Lippman Suing Rice Pugatch
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Bank Exec Who Faked Death Gets 30 Years For $72M Fraud
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Celebs:

Charles Wyly's widow says billionaire's death left her ' insolvent '
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SEC to Add Wyly Family to Suit in Bid to Secure $187 Million
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Todd Chrisley Bankruptcy, Money Problems: Julie Seeks Mediation
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Sovereigns:

Judge Griesa rejects creditors' bid for Argentine funds held by BNY Mellon
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'Vultures' campaign against Argentine corruption
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A New Twist in the Argentine Debt Saga
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UK:

After Massive Company Meltdown, Tesco's CEO Took His Execs To A Remote Cottage And Forced Them To Cook Their Own Food
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Insolvency rate falls to eight-year low
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PIIGS:

Fitch: No Immediate Rating Action on Italian Banks
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China:

World Bank urges China to pursue reform, abandon growth targets
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MENA:

The Crisis in US-Israel Relations is Finally Here --- US Officials: Netanyahu is "Chickens@*t"
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Bulgaria:

Shock and horror following report on Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank
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Russia:

Russia Advances in World Bank Study Despite Poor Business Sentiment
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