April 9, 2015

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Law:

Dentons, McKenna Long to Merge
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Second Arrest Made in Killing of DLA Piper Lawyer Second woman faces criminal case in connection to slaying of BigLaw attorney at D.C. hotel
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Dechert Raises Pay As BigLaw Fights For Talent
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Back In The Race: One Year Of Job Searching
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alt.legal: Tackling The Green Elephant In The Room
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Biglaw Mommy: Let’s Track Some Changes, Shall We?
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Can the government help cut law school tuition? Blogger offers a solution
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10 Business-Oriented Rules for Being an Excellent Lawyer
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Law School Diversity Improves at Schools With Worst Job Outcomes
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Good Grief: These Law School ‘Debt Per Job’ Numbers Are Ugly
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Court Upholds Rescission of Admission by St. John's Law
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Suit May Prove Test Case for Question of Non-Lawyer Referral Fees
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No Jobless Benefits for Lawyer Who Quit After Being Berated Quitting After A Partner Screams At You Won’t Get You More Money
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Firm's Insurance Nixed by Lawyer's Outside RE Venture
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The Data Revolution in Law Started Decades Ago
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Apple Watch sleek and stylish but not for everyone, reviewers say There's great news for Apple in the negative Apple Watch reviews The Apple Watch is a notification nag The most exciting things you'll be able to do with the Apple Watch
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Cozen O’Connor CIO: Delivering Freedom of Choice to Attorneys
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The 18 best snacks to eat at your desk
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These are the 6 trendiest hairstyles for guys right now
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty of Boston Marathon bombing, jury rules Tsarnaev Jury to Decide Whether to Impose Death Penalty
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The original story a cop told about killing a black man before a horrifying video emerged
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Woman charged with felony animal cruelty for killing boyfriend's goldfish
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Federal prosecutor and ATF agent sidelined after affair comes to light; 3 new trials granted so far
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The Better Call Saul finale's last scene explains the whole show — and Breaking Bad
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Judges:

Federal Judge Excoriates White House for ‘Troubling Misrepresentations’
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Two dead in Milan court shooting, including bankruptcy judge
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Edge Lower Ahead Of Jobless Claims
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Wall Street ends with modest gains after Fed minutes
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Layoffs:

WARN Act liability for private equity funds
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Gambling:

Power plant says it will cut off Revel casino on Thursday
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Caesars Judge Sets Rules for $468 Million Bankruptcy Date Fight
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Retailing:

Challenges for the US retail sector, inside and outside bankruptcy
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Lululemon Sued Over $59,000 Unpaid Bill for Store Displays
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Hockey:

Erie Otters file for bankruptcy
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Theme Parks:

Conneaut Lake Park Trustees Terminate Lease with Hotel Conneaut
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Politics:

Rand Paul wants the government to do much, much less for the poor Rand Paul's Flat Tax Plan
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Fiorina Blasts Crony Capitalism
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George Will: The Math Facing Ted Cruz
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Tax:

'Stay tuned' for more Swiss bank deals over tax evasion: US official
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Mass Torts:

New York's Asbestos Court Mulls Changes After Sheldon Silver Scandal
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Education:

Bell is Tolling for Higher Education
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Film:

New CEO at struggling Kodak is mining film legacy
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Guns:

Colt Defense Entered Into Waivers & Amendments with Certain Lenders
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Consultants:

After Departures, Perella Aims to Rebuild - Boutique investment bank is trying to regroup after abruptly parting ways with eight bankers in its restructuring group
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Toll Roads:

Get Ready for the Next Toll Road Push
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Corporate Governance:

Amid battle over bill banning fee-shifting bylaws in Delaware, legal experts point to loophole
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Economy:

Fed minutes reveal divergence on first rate hike The Fed is still refining its interest-rate-hike strategy Fed sets low bar for rate-hike liftoff
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Courage? The title of Bernanke’s memoir is hitting a nerve
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Consumer Credit in U.S. Increases on Jump in Non-Revolving Debt Consumer Delinquencies Rise Slightly in Fourth Quarter
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Leveraged-Loan Sales Slump to Worst Since 2010 on Fed Scrutiny
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Rising Optimism Fuels Deal Rebound
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2 sentences that perfectly capture what it means to be privileged in America today
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Jamie Dimon: 'There will be another crisis'
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Big Companies Pay Later, Squeezing Their Suppliers
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The rush to humiliate the poor
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States where you’ll pay the lowest property taxes
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Claims: Sometimes the Debtor Wins, and Sometimes the Lender Wins
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Fannie Mae Uncorks First Sale of Delinquent Loans
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Mr. Lew and Holder: Tear down this wall of secrecy on Fannie, Freddie profit sweep
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Buying cheaper than renting in 3 of 4 housing markets
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The hottest 20 housing markets to watch this spring
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After Foreclosures, Home Buyers Are Back
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Math on homeownership fails to motivate renters
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Miami Beach investor wins bankruptcy auction for Palm Beach retail plaza
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Municipalities:

Why Chapter 9 for Puerto Rico is a bad idea
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Snyder: No grand bargain to help rid Detroit schools of debt
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Ross plays it straight on Detroit's comeback
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Chicago Credit May Be Cut to Junk
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Next Stop for Chicago: Emergency Financial Control Board
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Rahm Wins a Second Term as Chicago Mayor
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Baltimore: Crackdown on unpaid water bills will involve 600 shutoffs a week
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Social Media:

Texas Man Faces Jail at High Noon: Refuses to Surrender Facebook Password to Bankruptcy Judge
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Oil/Gas:

Brett Miller: Prices Will Create Ripple Effects Through Industry Lisa Donahue: Oil and Gas Restructurings Will Be Significant in 2015 and 2016 Jay Goffman: Like Others, This Cycle Likely a Double-V
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Weds. P.M.: Oil retreats as US crude inventories continue to surge Crude oil is tanking Oil tumbles 6.6%, erasing this year's gains Oil rallies more than 2 percent after slump but sentiment weak Oil Prices Tumble as Supplies Hit New Record
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US Oil Output is Falling, or Maybe Not
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Will Oil Producers Be Forced to Cut Production?
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Top 12 Media Myths On Oil Prices
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Saudis will 'borrow to finance soaring deficit'
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Saudi Arabia sees crude price rising as it boosts oil production
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How bad will low oil prices impact home values?
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Oil Traders Increasingly Struggle To Bet On Higher Prices Many are still betting on oil comeback in 2015
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Why the U.S. Still Imports So Much Oil
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Energy junk bonds find eager buyers
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These could be next targets for oil M&A
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Is Private Equity Distorting E&P Asset Prices?
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American Eagle Energy Announces Forbearance Agreement
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Oil fallout: US companies kill over 51,000 jobs
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A new era of oil mega-mergers? Shell swallows BG for $70 billion
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Lehman:

The Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy A: Overview B: Risk Limits and Stress Tests D: The Role of Ernst & Young E: The Effect on Lehman's U.S. Broker-Dealer
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Fraud:

Lawyer Charged With Fraud in Bid for Maxim Magazine
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BDO: 'Pescanova was a fraud arranged from the top'
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Telecoms:

LightSquared could target first responders, transport and energy industries with new service
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Taxis:

Is Uber really cheaper than a taxi?
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Weather:

Half of urban Calif. water goes to water grass
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Fiorina: Man Made Water Shortage in Calif.
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Currency:

Facing Bankruptcy, Bitcoin Foundation Discloses Controversial Restructuring Proposal
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Banking:

Dimon: Small Banks Are Pretty Risky, Too
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (39 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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Discharge:

Death: The Ultimate Hardship Discharge?
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Avoidance Actions:

9th Circ. Panel Bolsters Trustees’ Reach-Back Powers
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Recent Decision May Assist Challenges to Alleged Fraudulent Transfers
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed debt: Loan to own investment strategies after Fisker
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Hedge Funds and Distressed Debt Investing
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Debt Exchange:

Recent Case Law Impacting Debt Exchange Transactions
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Cross-Border:

Rizzo Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori Files Chapter 15
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Insurance:

Life Partners Trustee Can Put Units in Bankruptcy , Judge Says
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Healthcare:

What!? Huge drop in health spending estimates
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Terminally ill man set to be first to undergo the world's first full head transplant
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Derivatives:

The Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy F: Introduction to the ISDA Master Agreement
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Sovereigns:

Gov't files action to have Citi-vulture funds 'pact' declared void Argentina Sues Citibank Seeking to Undo Holdout Creditor Accord Argentina suing Citibank for signing 'deal with devil'
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Citi: Decision to leave custody business made before 'vulture' pact
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Federal appeals court rejects Argentina's contempt appeal US Appellate Court Says Argentina Still in Contempt
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Vulture fund lobbyists slam 'business unfriendly' Argentina
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Can A Sovereign Currency Issuer Default?
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Grenada close to restructuring deal with bond creditors
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UK:

Caps United Faces Liquidation
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EU:

AFME calls for changes to European insolvency laws
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PIIGS:

Putin: Greece Did Not Ask for Financial Aid Greek PM gets support, not money from Putin
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Greece repays IMF loan installment despite cash crunch
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Canada:

Living large and in the red
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Brazil:

Petrobras Crisis Finds New Victim as Bond Loses 34% in Two Days
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Asia:

Muddy Waters Shorts Noble Group, Quizzes Cash Flow in Report
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Japan:

Tokyo Bankruptcies Drop 10.5% in Fiscal Year
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Business failures fell below 10,000 in fiscal 2014, first time in 24 years
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Hungary:

Quaestor failure triggers seizure of Hungary's Gyori ETO FC
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Bulgaria:

Bulgaria charges KPMG auditors over Corpbank activities
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Switzerland:

Swiss Government Becomes First Ever To Issue 10Y Debt At A Negative Yield
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China:

Why everyone is scared about China's economy
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MENA:

A Billion-Dollar Mirage - The Kings Of The Desert
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