November 20, 2015

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Law:

Richard Chesley: Integrity Demands Insider Pay Disclosure Perry Mandarino: Evaluation of Insider Pay Needs to Consider the Market Lisa Donahue: Pay Disclosures Keep Bankruptcy Transparent, Fair
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9 Ways To Lose Clients
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Reinventing The Law Business: Porter’s 5 Forces Applied to the Legal Profession (Part I)
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Big Law Firm Hosts Hillary in New York
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A New Lawyer Learns About The Streisand Effect — The Hard Way
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More than 50% of judges and lawyers read almost exclusively on a computer screen
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Barristers brawl at Middle Temple dinner Brawl marks the arrival of Christmas party season
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Law Firms Get Perfect Scores for LGBT Policies
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Percentage of black associates continues to fall in ‘distressing’ trend, NALP leader says
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Global Law Firms Consider Hedging Strategy as Currencies Fluctuate
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The photos of black tenured professors at Harvard Law school were all defaced Police Investigate Alan Dershowitz Says That's Not Protected Speech
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Alan Dershowitz Loses His Sh*t Over Student Protesters
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I Don’t Care About The ‘Hate’ Crime At Harvard Law School, And Neither Should You
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The Charleston Saga...Concluded?
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A High-Profile Law School Dean’s Sudden Departure
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One Law School’s Biggest Bar Exam Bust — Ever?
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AG Kathleen Kane is ‘legally disabled,’ top deputy tells Pennsylvania senate committee
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10 business etiquette rules you're probably breaking
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One Of The Best Speeches Ever Given By A Lawyer
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How to make people like you in 4 seconds or less
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First impressions on the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil as a tool for lawyers
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Big update to Adobe's Acrobat app for the iPad
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California Judge Orders Destruction of Divorced Couple’s Frozen Embryos
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Q&A: How Does the Syrian Refugee Screening Process Work? How a refugee gets to America, explained by an actual refugee 5 questions about Syrian refugees Republican Campaign Against Refugees Is Just Beginning
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Virginia mayor favorably cites Japanese internment camps as reason to refuse Syrian refugees Before people start invoking Japanese American internment, they should remember what it was like George Takei has the perfect response to a mayor who praised Japanese internment
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How America’s rejection of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany haunts our refugee policy today
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House Acts to Cripple Refugee Aid, Defying Hours of Expert Testimony
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17 awesome gifts under $50 for your office's Secret Santa pool
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The Lawyer Who Quit Big Law to Work For a Food Museum
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Law Firm Sets Up Major Data Privacy and Security Law Center
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DC police framed man imprisoned 27 years for 1981 murder, jury finds
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CA officer fatally shot in car targeted, authorities say
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Judge orders video of fatal police shooting released; city forgoes appeal
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$5 Million to Cover Up Horrific Cop Shooting
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Woman pleads guilty to smuggling loaded gun in ------
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Spying on Black Lives Matter Recalls Days of FBI Snooping
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Case Prompts Lawyers to Look Way Back - to 1328 Ancient English legal precedents at heart of US legal tussle
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Bonkers Law Firm Website: Around the World in 80 Russians
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Law student YouTube star set to forsake fame for the magic circle
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Lawyer is federally indicted over $185K in allegedly unpaid payroll taxes
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‘Butterball’ operation puts officer dressed as turkey in crosswalk to reduce pedestrian fatalities
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Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be :)
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Subway's Jared Fogle Gets 15 Years
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Judges:

Prosecutors Want Judge Off Criminal Cases Because of Facebook Posts
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2015 Director’s Awards Honor Bankruptcy Court Employees
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Is Scalia The Best Supreme Court Justice Of All Time?
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Judge William B. Shubb & His Twitter Account - We're scratching Our Heads
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Sotomayor Says Congress Should Not Tell Judges How to Review Cases
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Supreme Court Justice Eakin calls for p--- inquiry to move to disciplinary court
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Wall Street:

Stock futures point higher
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Stocks close mildly lower
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A trader started a GoFundMe page to pay back $100,000 to E-Trade after a disastrous short
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Layoffs:

Blackhawk Mining announces layoffs; around 200 jobs lost
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Intalco files layoff notice for 465 Ferndale workers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

VW to Meet With Regulators as Patience Frays
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VW Faces Pressure to Buy Back Older Diesels
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Subprime Auto Lending Soars
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Retailing:

Best Buy comparable sales down; outlook for holiday season weak Best Buy is getting slammed
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Gap's Gap Problem Gap Cuts Outlook as Sales Disappoint
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Healthcare:

Forest Park Medical Center seeks stalking horse bidder for Frisco hospital; 13 possible buyers so far
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Garrison moves Speed Commerce, Forest Park Medical to non-accrual
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UnitedHealth warns it may exit Obamacare plans Analyst: UnitedHealth move a 'wake-up call' for WH What UnitedHealth Doesn't Mean for Obamacare Obamacare Insurers Are Suffering. That Won't End Well.
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Hospitals Feel Pain as UnitedHealth Eyes Obamacare Exit Door
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New ObamaCare angst as top insurer threatens to bail
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Obama healthcare law criticized as useless because of high deductibles
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WA: Kent mental health nonprofit buys defunct treatment center building
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5 questions for Attorney General Kamala Harris as a hospital chain hangs in the balance
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Education:

Dershowitz: Some student protesters are 'oppressive intolerants representing the worst of the pack'
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Travel:

10 things you should know before renting a car
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Hollywood:

Relativity Files Plan to Restructure Film Business
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Fashion:

Houston fashion designer launches new brand after bankruptcy filing
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Economy:

Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey showed slight expansion in November
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This is why the Fed has waited to hike, says Ken Griffin
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Expect a 'one-and-done' Fed rate hike: Strategist
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Fed Says Mortgages Push Household Debt to Highest Since 2010
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims declined to 271,000
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Household debt at highest level since 2010: NY Fed
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Half of New Yorkers Say They Are Barely or Not Getting By, Poll Shows
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We Need to Talk About the Global Economy
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Consumers’ Overall Credit Market Experiences Remain Stable
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Why It Matters That New Businesses Are Creating Jobs More Slowly Than a Decade Ago
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Gundlach: One of 'the scariest indicators in the world'
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Caterpillar monthly sales decline Caterpillar Downbeat on China
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UBS: Rapid acceleration in inflation is coming
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Peter Schiff: Yellen Fed is playing a ‘dangerous game’
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Study: More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates level off
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Preliminary Table of Distressed Sales and All Cash Sales for Selected Cities in October
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Sacramento Housing in October: Sales up 11%, Inventory down 22% YoY
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NYC: Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of 71 Clinton St. For $16 Million
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Feds set deadline to claim Independent Foreclosure Review relief funds
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Cash sales on track to return to pre-crisis level in 2017
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Clark Turner Homes files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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House votes to revamp Qualified Mortgage rules - Veto looms
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15 American Ghost Towns
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Municipalities:

Senate Republicans Work on Puerto Rico Bill as Default Looms
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Chicago in tough battle to overturn ruling on pension reforms
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Puerto Rico, creditors to meet on Friday
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Puerto Rico Says Offer Won't Be Made During Creditor Meeting
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Group protests event lauding bankruptcy plan architects Detroit retirees say city stole from them to exit bankruptcy
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Ruling on Stockton appeal expected early next year
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Municipal Bond Trading Volume Tumbles to Lowest in a Decade
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Producer Bankruptcies Piling Up
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Oil pulls back, WTI flirts with sub $40
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Iraqi Oil Selling at $30 as OPEC Readies for New Battles
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Low Oil Prices Crank Up Pressure on OPEC
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Iran sanctions might be lifted in January as atomic gear removed
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Global oversupply is persistent in global oil, LNG markets
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Texas oil production drifts lower
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Perfect Storm at Petrobras, the World's Most Indebted Oil Company
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TSX Venture Exchange-listed Iona Energy Inc succumbs to low oil prices
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Oil platform operator to pay more than $41 mln in penalties-U.S. Justice dept
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Chesapeake investors seen signaling surrender as bonds plunge Chesapeake yield curve steepens as high yield bonds plunge, default protection cost rises
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Flu Season for Junk Debt as Oil and Fed Spread Pain, UBS Says
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Politics:

Poll: Trump retakes lead in GOP race; Cruz gains
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Ben Carson’s campaign made a U.S. map and put a bunch of states in the wrong place Ben Carson Compares Syrians to Rabid Dogs
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How Bernie Sanders’s big speech could change your view of ‘democratic socialism’ Bernie Sanders' Political Revolution
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2016 Candidates’ Big Initiatives Face a Big Barrier: Congress
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Hillary Clinton to Lay Out Strategy Against Islamic State
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On the trail with the GOP frontrunner 'That's pretty sad': Donald Trump pounces on 'devastating' Ben Carson report Donald Trump explains the give-and-take of deal-making like only he can Trump's Slippery Road to Fascism Donald Trump Says He's Open to Requiring American Muslims to Carry Special IDs
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Carson Fact Check: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. Ben Carson Fading Fast in New Hampshire Poll
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Prosecutor Looking at Harry Reid
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Songwriter sues Huckabee over use of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ at campaign event
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Martin O'Malley Is Running Out O'Money
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Secret Donors Fuel Democratic Campaigns Too
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Mining:

Golden-based gold miner Atna Resources files for bankruptcy
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Boating:

Luxury catamaran company files for bankruptcy
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Marketing:

Cary Francis Group files for bankruptcy
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Shipping:

Indicator Shows Cost of Shipping Raw Materials Falls to Record Low
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Coal:

Arch Coal creditors hire adviser as debt battle continues: Report
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Peabody Energy's Restructuring Plan Could Be Announced After VEBA Issue Is Resolved
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Bankruptcy contempt concern scrubs hearing on Wyoming coal mine permit
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives' Stars Joe & Teresa Giudice Hit With Federal Tax Lien
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Non-Profits:

Milwaukee Y faces fundraising crunch
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Video Games:

Corso agrees to pay $45000 settlement in 38 Studios bankruptcy case
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Food/Beverage:

A&P's Imprint on New York Region Fades as Stores Close
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Cruise Ships:

Haimark Line cancels sailings through mid-December
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Discharge:

Individual Debtor Discharge: Does “See No Evil, Hear No Evil” Work?
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Service:

One Fewer Reason To Fear The Hague Convention – New York Bankruptcy Court Permits Mailing of Claim Objection to Foreign Claimants
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Plan Confirmation:

The Second Circuit Establishes a Binding Standard For Lien Extinguishment Under a Plan of Reorganization
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Avoidance Actions:

The House Always Wins: Seventh Circuit Broadly Applies “Good Faith” Defense Under Section 550(b)(1) to Fraudulent Transfer Defendant That Lost Millions at Casino
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Casino Not Liable to Return Proceeds of Fraudulent Transfers
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Paper:

Auction for Bankrupt Lincoln Mill to Begin Thursday
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Buyer emerges from lengthy mill bankruptcy Lincoln mill draws top bid from firm that doesn't make paper Liquidation group wins auction for bankrupt Lincoln paper mill Mill bought for $5.9M, will likely be dismantled
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Fraud:

Judge Grants Asset Freeze in Fraud Case
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Ethics:

NY Court: Ethics Rules Bar Whistleblower Suit By Former Vanguard Tax Lawyer Alleging Mutual Fund Giant Evaded $1 Billion in Taxes
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Tax:

Clock Ticking for U.S. Holdouts as BNP Joins Swiss Tax Pact
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Jewelry:

Judge to Lake Park jeweler: Turn over documents or go to jail
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Pensions:

Please Don't Kill All the Pensions
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Banking:

Credit Suisse investors back cash calls for restructuring
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Inside the Money Laundering Scheme That Citi Overlooked for Years
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Gambling:

Massachusetts to ban fantasy sports for people under 21
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Taxis:

Court Deals New Blow to Uber
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Leaked Lyft Documents Show Massive Losses
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Electricity:

NextEra makes new bid for Oncor, complicating EFH bankruptcy saga
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NextEra Energy reenters race for Oncor, challenging Energy Future bankruptcy
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Judge rebuffs NextEra's late interest in Energy Future unit
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Energy Future Holdings Judge Knocks NextEra
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Sovereigns:

Eight Defaults and 180 Years Later, Ecuador to Repay Bondholders
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UK:

HBOS executives could face a probe into their behaviour 6 years after the bank's collapse
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Fresh HBOS inquiries hold no prospect of speedy judgment
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Britain Calls for Closing of all Coal Fired Power Plants
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Ex-Charlton defender disqualified over 'Ponzi' scheme
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EU:

Draghi: ECB will do what it must to lift inflation
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Europeans Shut Borders to Economic Migrants
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PIIGS:

Court review for rejected insolvency proposals
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Why Greece's Rescue and Reform Policies Are Working
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Canada:

' Bankrupt ' man actually earning $180Gs: RCMP
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Poor Quarter for Canada’s Oilfield Services
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France:

France Still Planning to Accept 30000 Refugees , Hollande Says
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Paris: Latest Evidence Points to Wider Conspiracy
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Experts: Troops to Fight ISIS Misguided Advisor: Ground Forces in Syria Unsustainable
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Several of the Paris attackers were on US watchlists
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The Life and Death of Abdelhamid Abaaoud
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Bulgaria:

Bulgarian judge sacked a year after controversial bankruptcy trial
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Ukraine:

A Ukrainian lawmaker just kicked someone in the head during a hearing in parliament
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China:

China's middle class isn't what we thought it was
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China breaks up $64 billion underground banking network
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China Coal Miner Gets Government Bailout Before Bonds Mature
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Does China Have a $1.2 Trillion Ponzi Problem?
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India:

Bankruptcy reform for India
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MENA:

Warrants of arrest issued against five Dubai Bank managers
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Bahamas:

Tony O'Reilly is going bankrupt in the Bahamas
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