April 27, 2015

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Law:

Dewey & LeBoeuf Trial Is Expected to Be Lengthy
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3 Insights About In-House Counsel Compensation
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Brand Survey Asks In-House Counsel for Best Law Firms
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Crowe & Dunlevy Names Bankruptcy Pro As Director
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Lawyer at center of Detroit bankruptcy to rejoin Jones Day
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Welcomes Bankruptcy Expert Cathleen C. Moore
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Cleary Gottlieb Lands Atop 2014 M&A Heap, With Assist from DOJ
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Linklaters elects 23 new partners
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The Latest Legal Superstar To Collide With Alan Dershowitz: David Boies
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What Law Schools And Firms Really Think About Summer Associates
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What Can Law Students And Young Lawyers Learn From The Great Elon Musk?
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Full faith and credit
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Law Partners in San Francisco Face Taxes Despite Legal Fight
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Cyber Bill Could Affect Law Firms
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Some Good — And Truthful! — Information About The Legal Job Market
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Five lawyers take on history in Supreme Court gay-marriage case - One whose only private practice SCOTUS appearances are on bankruptcy cases
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The Genius of 'Want to Grab Coffee?'
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When Emotional Intelligence Goes Wrong
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After losing libel lawsuit over parody Twitter account, lawyer sues opposing counsel and newspaper
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Here's the biggest challenge facing the Apple Watch
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Let’s Watch Charlie From ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Pretend To Be A Lawyer
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Authorities Seize Wrong Mexican Girl for Forced Return to U.S.
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Suspect Fled, Left Ankle Monitor On Cat
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Police Hunt Wolfman In Knifepoint Robbery
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Two hurt, many more arrested as thousands gather in Baltimore to protest after a man died in police custody
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Judges:

Nevins Joins U.S. Bankruptcy Court In Connecticut
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Louisiana State Cancels Muni-Bond Deal After Talk of Insolvency
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Q&A: What's at stake in Supreme Court gay marriage arguments
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Midland to lose clerk’s office staff
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Long-serving federal judge, 92, says ice-skating energizes him for work
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Worker who stole cash from federal magistrate’s purse and gun from court office gets prison time
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Sheriff Joe vs. Uncle Sam Contempt hearing bombshell: Sheriff Joe Arpaio admits he had federal judge’s wife investigated Federal Judge: When you strike at a king you must kill him
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock -Index Futures Rise After Equities Reach Records
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US stocks higher at close of trade
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Flash crasher used MF Global for spoofs
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Layoffs:

Ford to lay off 700 workers due to slow car sales
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Unisys plans 1,800 job cuts
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P&G cutting more office jobs, up to 6,000 worldwide
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

Sweep of Fla. gas stations finds 81 skimmers at pumps
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Gambling:

Iowa casino 'jackpot' worth just $1.85, court rules - Casino dodges bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Subsidy claim gets US government response
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American Airlines Earns Record $932M 1Q Profit
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Fitness:

Bankruptcy court OKs sale of Gold's Gym
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Lehman:

Lehman’s $83 Million Trader Taped Conversations
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Politics:

Obama’s Best Jokes From the White House Correspondents Dinner
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Sorry Obama; Warren is Right on Trade Deal
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Weather:

Beset by drought, California lawmakers fast-track bill to ban towns from enforcing brown-lawn rules
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Economy:

More central banks meet, but ability to pilot economies in doubt
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For Q1, More than Half of S&P 500 Companies Have Reported Sales Below Estimates to Date
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It Already Looks Like This Quarter Will Be an Economic Disappointment
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Nomura Forecast: Q1 GDP at 1.0%
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Economy set to thaw out from winter chill?
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Gwyneth Paltrow couldn't live on food stamps for a week. I did. And it practically killed me.
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Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would hurt millions of vulnerable people Raising minimum wage doesn't work
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It's Expensive to be Poor
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ATA Trucking Index increased in March
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

As Retail Bankruptcies Rise, Landlords Must Prepare
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Home prices tick up slightly in February
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MBA: Here’s the trend for purchase applications by loan size
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Municipalities:

It's official: Kevyn Orr plans to rejoin Jones Day
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The Detroit News wins top awards for reporting on Detroit bankruptcy
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JeffCo bankruptcy deal faces new legal challenge Appeals Court to hear case relating to Jefferson County's bankruptcy exit plan
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Head-scratching month unusually weird in A.C.
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Philly: Candidates ignore city's biggest issue: Pensions
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Municipal pension woes have people talking in Harrisburg
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PREPA Calls Bondholders Plan Overly Optimistic Puerto Rico Agency Says Creditor Plan Adds $3.1 Billion Cost
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10 Most Dangerous States in America
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Oil/Gas:

US oil rig count decline quickened this week: Baker Hughes Oil Rigs Drop by 31, Hedge Funds Look Elsewhere for Profits
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These oil stocks will be taken out next: Analyst
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Billionaires versus big oil Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race Against Renewables Like shale oil, solar power is shaking up global energy
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How To Spot An Undervalued Oil Company
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Linn Energy to close Denver office, shed 55 jobs
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Saudi Arabia’s solution to global oil glut: Pump even more crude
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Deflation? Oil's 45 percent rebound could be markets' next headache
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Banking:

Deutsche Bank Profit Beats Estimates as Overhaul Looms Deutsche Bank got smoked by legal charges in Q1 Deutsche Bank sees 3.7 bln euros in restructuring costs Deutsche Bank's puzzle pieces for restructuring
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FDIC levies fines against New Frontier Bank directors
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April 2015: Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 342 Institutions
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Education:

DeVry to close some campuses
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LSU close to bankruptcy after $115 million deal falls through Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'?
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It's Not Just The Students Who Are Broke: LSU Draws Up Bankruptcy Plan
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Lawmakers hear about gaps in LSU hospital deals, medical school bankruptcy possible
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Corinthian Colleges Closes Remaining Campuses
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Golf:

Spokane Country Club could be headed for sale
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Fraud:

Wall Street has strong feelings about Jon Corzine trying to make a comeback
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Security:

Private Investigators Say Hacked and Bankrupt USIS Didn’t Shirk Security
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Tech:

How Close is Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to Bankruptcy ?
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Autos:

GM Customers Say They’ll Expand Car-Price Lawsuit on June 12
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Shipping:

BLT agrees to final restructure plan
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Celebs:

Court asked to release jailed founder of club for the rich
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'Baywatch' Star Nicole Eggert Sells L.A. Mansion To Pay Massive Debt
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SEC protests Wyly ranch sale
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Environmental:

Freedom Industries seeks quick OK of leak site cleanup plan
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Agriculture:

Turner Grain's Jason Coleman May Skip the Stand in Bankruptcy Case
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Publishing:

Family Christian Seeks New Path After Failed Attempt at Redemption
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Altegrity Executives Got Payouts Before Security Screener Filed for Bankruptcy
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Discharge:

Bankruptcy Court: New GM Is 'Free and Clear' of Old GM's Ignition Switch Economic Loss Claims
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Debt Collection:

SCOTUS Declines To Decide If FDCPA Liability Can Arise From POC Filing
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Avoidance Actions:

The Fraudulent Transfer Laws Do Indeed Apply To Future Creditors
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Amusement Parks:

Conneaut Lake Park bankruptcy case to resume Tuesday
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Retailing:

Salus Capital CEO Said to Leave Firm Following RadioShack Losses
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Hilco Streambank Announces Sale of RadioShack Intellectual Property
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RadioShack Bankruptcy Trustee Wants Customer Mailing Lists Removed From Auction
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Do Department Stores Have a Future?
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Hockey:

Erie Otters' bankruptcy pits Bassin against a billionaire
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Mining:

How Two Debt Investors Scored Big in Fortescue’s Junk-Bond Deal
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Sovereigns:

‘Griesa thinks the whole world has to obey him’
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UK:

How Tesco became the world's second-biggest retailer — and why it's bleeding money now Tesco’s fall tells a wider story about our failing capitalism
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Rich get richer in UK index of wealthiest people
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North-South gap widens in personal insolvencies
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Closing a loophole, confirming market practice
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EU:

EU ministers give strong support to capital markets union idea, need to harmonize insolvency laws
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Europe shares bounce as optimism on Greece wins out
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Euro Weakens Versus Major Peers After Greek Talks Reach No Deal
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PIIGS:

When does Greece actually run out of money? Greece's finance minister channels FDR: 'I welcome their hatred' The Rumble in Riga: How the EU Lost Patience With Varoufakis Poll: Most Greeks dissatisfied with government performance Greece not playing a game of chicken on debt - Kotzias 'Grexit' would serve nobody's interests German Newspaper Claims IMF Is Preparing for a Grexit Greek Contagion Is Not a Something, Not a Nothing If Greece Falls, No One Wants Their Prints on the Murder Weapon Greece's Governors Agree to Lend Cash to Central Government Isolated in debt talks, Greek finance rebel gets the cold shoulder Greece faces criticism, as 'plan B' speculation mounts ELA is delaying Greek bankruptcy: Ifo's Sinn UBS chairman says Greek default increasingly seen by IMF as controllable
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ie: Four out of five bankrupts forced to give up family home This Government no better than others at tackling banks Ulster Bank to offer mortgage write-offs
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Spain's Rajoy upbeat on economy
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China:

Bankers are fleeing China's top state banks because of cuts to pay and perks
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Bulgaria:

Bulgaria's cbank to appeal date of Corpbank's insolvency
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Malaysia:

Malaysia can go bankrupt if Dr M’s warnings on 1MDB ignored, says Mat Taib
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Switzerland:

'Every [Swiss] pension fund manager is worried'
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Japan:

Fitch downgrades Japan, joins Moody's in warning on fiscal policy
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