Law:
Bruce Springsteens of Law? That's What This Big Firm Wants to Be
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Litigation Finance: Bankruptcy's Best-Kept Secret
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Want law firm work-life balance? Parents and management should work together, says Justice Ginsburg
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Are You Sabotaging Your Lateral Move?
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To Win, Work The Way That Works For You
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DLA Piper to crack down on slackers with 'red card' system
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Who is the Most Famous Practicing Lawyer in Big Law?
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Law Firm Financing on the Stand: Controversial Financing Enables Firms to Withstand Long-Term Litigation
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Growing Your Practice: Business Development Strategies For Small Law Firms
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A Terrible Excuse For Terrible Bar Exam Results
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4 Lessons From The Fall 2016 Law School Admission Cycle
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Dear Law Professors: Please Stop Hiding the Ball
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Law Schools Cut Tuition to Entice Applicants
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Florida Law Prof Writes 24-Page Critique Of Graduate Tax Program: Go Online Or Shut Down — 'Hiring More Tax Faculty Is Like Hiring More Sailors To Man The Titanic Once It Has Hit The Iceberg'
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On My Hypocrisy and Effecting Change in Law Firms
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The ABC News ’20/20′ Segment On The Dan Markel Murder Case
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Invoke Aims to Replace M&A Lawyers With Robots
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In Jim Cooley’s open-carry America, even a trip to Walmart can require an AR-15
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ACLU sues Kansas City school district for handcuffing a crying 7-year-old
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Suspended lawyer charged with carrying loaded gun into courthouse on day of his disbarment hearing
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This Hedge Fund vs. Ex-Employee Lawsuit Has EVERYTHING
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Law firm: "We tread water for three days in a row"
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Guess How Much That Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Costing North Carolina
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Police Announce First Arrests Behind Terrifying ‘Klown’ Threats on Social Media
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Apple Subtly Dials Up iPhone Costs • Some people's iPhone 7's are making a weird hissing noise
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Police Say Teens Live-Streamed Daylight Armed-Robbery of 64-Year-Old Man
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New York attacks prompt fears over ‘lone wolf’ terror assaults • New explosion in New Jersey as police discover 5 devices • Minnesota mall stabbing could be realization of terror fears • This is what the homemade bombs in New York City were made of
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Yelp: Lawsuit Could End Critical Reviews
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Judges:
Judge Employs Emojis And Simple Language In Opinion And It’s Terrific
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Biglaw Firms Have A Long Way To Go In Terms Of Work/Life Balance
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Is The Supreme Court Ever Actually Going To Be An Election Issue?
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Elena Kagan Keeps It Real, Says Having An Eight-Member Supreme Court Is Not ‘Cost-Free’
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We should elect Supreme Court justices: Glenn Reynolds
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For This Judge, the Civil Rights Movement Isn't History
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Wall Street:
US stocks set for gains as oil rallies
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US stocks close lower, preserve gains for week
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Layoffs:
Bath Iron Works: 1200 jobs could be at risk
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Rolls-Royce to cut 200 more management roles
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Bridgewater Isn’t Laying Off Employees, It’s “Renovating” The Company
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Hesperus coal mine lays off workers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Shipping:
This is what happens when a shipping company goes bust
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Hanjin bankruptcy is the tip of the iceberg for flailing shippers • Shipping service sector faces choppy waters • Stormy Seas Ahead For Shippers Following Hanjin's Bankruptcy
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DryShips: The End Of The Road?
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Family's belongings stranded on Hanjin ship off LA coast
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Debt plans call for Hanjin to make sharp cuts in its owned fleet • Hanjin Aims to Sell More Than Half Its Ships • Hanjin Cuts Fleet as Court Advises Return of Chartered Ships • All Hanjin Shipping chartered vessels to be returned to owners after unloading-judge
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Hanjin's stranded ships now down to 34 • 30% of Hanjin ships unloaded • Hanjin Unloads More Cargo, Easing Supply-Chain Fears
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Shareholder unable to decide how to pump cash into Hanjin Shipping
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Britain's biggest freight port accused of profiteering from recent multi-billion pound collapse of shipping giant
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Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd: Liquidation or a Different Path?
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US Court Tells Bunker Suppliers They Cannot Arrest Hanjin's Owned or Chartered Vessels
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5 Key Questions Raised By Hanjin Shipping's Bankruptcy
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Why the $90M cash injection by Hanjin shareholders may not be enough
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Rickmers May Face Liquidation
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The Right to Countersecurity from a Debtor in Bankruptcy
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Shipbuilding in the doldrums
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Education:
ITT Educational Services Files for Bankruptcy After Aid Crackdown
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Retailing:
Mall operators agree to slash rents to keep more Aeropostale stores open • Bankrupt Aeropostale to keep 75 percent more stores open • Unusual deal gives Aeropostale new lease on life — and it just got better
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How Bad Will Retail Be Hurt by Hanjin's Bankruptcy?
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Unredeemed Gift Card Holders Denied Bankruptcy Priority Status
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Chapter 11 Watch: Aéropostale Deal OKed, Golfsmith Files And Imports Still Strong
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Claire’s Misses Debt Payment as Lender Balks at Bond Swap
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Antares Agents $135MM DIP for Golfsmith
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Economy:
Once again, the rosy view on U.S. economy wilts
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Number of New Businesses Falling in US
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Uh-Oh, We’re Racking Up Credit Card Debt Like It’s 2007 Again
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Fed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth increased in Q2
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Key Measures Show Inflation close to 2% in August • CPI increased 0.2% in August, Core CPI up 2.3% YoY
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Consumers more optimistic about economy in September
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Economic Cost of Mideast Wars Extreme: IMF
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Why Do Famous People Get Paid $250,000 to Give a Speech?
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
New York's 'bankruptcy baron' opens another Chapter 11 - James McGown's critics may be thrilled by his seventh trip into bankruptcy in seven years, but the serial entrepreneur says he'll come roaring back
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Preview: Existing Home Sales
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Mortgage Equity Withdrawal Slightly Positive in Q2
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AR: Phil Herrington Files Bankruptcy as Attorney for Oklahoma Development
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Deutsche Bank's $14 Billion Game of Chicken
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Municipalities:
Review Board: Detroit Meeting Post- Bankruptcy Requirements • Detroit reaches milestone in bankruptcy recovery
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Providence: Reckoning Time for a City’s Bad Fiscal Decisions
Atlantic City On the Brink Again: Misses Deadline
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Of Progressive Property and Public Debt
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Oil/Gas:
Bankruptcy and Midstream Contracts: Contract Parties Push Back
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Hercules Shareholders To See Bump In Recoveries • Hercules Offshore Overhauls Plan to Improve Shareholder Recovery
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Goldman Doesn't See Oil Price Recovery
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Big Oil Was Never That Big a Money-Maker, Goldman Sachs Says
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An Imminent Threat For Oil Prices? DUC Count: 5031 And Counting
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Deutsche Rips Samson Unsecured Creditors' Standing Bid
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Oil rig count ticks up slightly
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Why the end of the oil export ban hasn't done much
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Oil company sees the upside in oil 's downturn
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Oil Rebounds as Libyan Fighting Thwarts Resumption of Exports
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Turns Out That Oil Prices Don't Matter
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135 oil companies are on edge of bankruptcy. So why is that good news?
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N.Y. Probes Exxon’s Valuation of Oil Reserves
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Swiber misses coupon payment on bond
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Celebs:
Former NBA Player Darius Miles Filed for Bankruptcy in June • After Earning $66 Million In NBA Salary, Darius Miles Is Bankrupt
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Alternative Energy:
Noble Environmental Doesn't Expect Minority Shareholder Resistance in Bankruptcy
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Is SunPower the Next Horrific Solar Bankruptcy or Just Misunderstood?
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Greenko to buy SunEdison’s Indian portfolio for $315 million
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren Blasts Bankers: You’re Not Too Big to Jail • Senator Warren calls DOJ's financial crisis response an "abysmal failure"
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Gambling:
Caesars Resolves Spat Over Deferred Compensation Plans
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Publishing:
A $1 Billion Fashion Network Shut Down and Apparently Isn’t Paying Its Writers
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Golf:
Peregian Springs Golf Club hits the rough
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Politics:
Polls: Clinton's Huge Lead is Mostly Gone • Millennials have cooled on Hillary Clinton, forcing a campaign reset • Clinton’s college aid plan meets with praise and skepticism
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Trump's Years of Promoting the Birther Issue • Anchor confronts Mike Pence over Donald Trump's birtherism: 'He could've put this to bed years ago' • Ford: Trump Just Making Stuff Up • How Donald Trump gets away with birther conspiracy and other lies • Trump Again Raises Specter of Violence Against Clinton at Rally • Trump empire built on connections, $885M in tax breaks • Trump Lawyers Fail In Bid To Delay Trump University Trial • Trump Tax Plan 3.0 • Trump Throws Out the Republican Litmus Tests • The biggest beneficiaries of Trump plan to erase ‘death taxes’ may be families like his • This chart shows how Trump’s ‘penny plan’ would add up to huge budget cuts • President Trump Was Just JK’ing About Cutting Taxes For Hedge Fund Paper Pushers
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Citi ups forecast for Trump win to 40%; says Clinton suffering from 'enthusiasm gap'
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These Republicans Don't Love Trump. But They Hate Clinton.
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Trump, Clinton and the Power of Perception. The 'No Cost' Pension Deal That Costs Billions.
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Healthcare:
SynCardia's $19M Ch. 11 Sale To Lender Approved
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Zombie Lab Company Sics Bill Collectors On Doctors Who Took Kickbacks
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Music:
SFX May Face Beatport Investigation
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Fraud:
Alleged co-conspirator pleads guilty in $9M Midlothian investment scam
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Turnarounds:
Regaining Profitability: Five Key Steps to a Successful Turnaround
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Wrapping it Up: How The Keystone Group Brought D&W Fine Pack Back from the Brink
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Turnaround Managers’ Survey: The Good News: Bank Referrals Fuel Turnaround Activity The Bad News: Compared to Last Year, Fewer Opportunities Expected
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An M&A Advisor’s Perspective: Eight Common Mistakes Companies Make During a Turnaround
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Lenders and Turnaround Professionals: A Changing Relationship
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (23 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Oil & Gas Chapter 11 Filings Continued Increase in August
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Cracking the Code: An Empirical Analysis of Consumer Bankruptcy Outcomes
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Avoidance Actions:
Second Circuit, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Disagree on Fraudulent Transfer Issue
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Sales:
Buyers Beware! Second Circuit Limits Scope of 'Free and Clear' Sale
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:
The Road to Chapter 11 Is Paved With Golden Shares: 'Intervention Energy'
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Trustees:
Law Firm Cries Conspiracy Over Ch. 7 Trustee Fees
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Standing:
Fifth Circuit Arguably Softens Injury Requirement for Constitutional Standing
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TBTF:
Bank Group: Fed Stress Tests May be Illegal
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Cross-Border:
Hellas Trustee OK'd To Target PE Firms In $565M Bond Fight
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IP:
My Intellectual Property Licensor is Bankrupt – Now What?
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Intercreditor:
What’s in Your Intercreditor Agreement? For First Lien Lenders, the Devil’s in the Details
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Bankruptcy on the Side
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Autos:
Has VW Beat Back Its Auto Scandal?
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Volkswagen Suits May Have German Court’s Fax Machine Overheating
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Consultants:
AlixPartners Opens New Houston Office Led by Roof
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Accounting:
SEC gears for a smackdown on bogus earnings numbers
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Religion:
Clergy worried legislation could bankrupt Guam's Catholic church • Guam's Catholic Church in crisis over abuse claims • Vatican representative pleads with people of Guam to help save church from bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:
Debt collection companies sued for $10 million over robocalls
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Banking:
‘It goes well beyond Wells Fargo’: Concerns grow over sales tactics in banking industry
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Wells Fargo executives should give back bonuses
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Coal:
Coal enters a post- bankruptcy market. What happens then?
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In Pa. coal country, Trump is king • As Illinois' coal country teeters on brink, next president may tip balance
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Sovereigns:
Argentina’s debt dispute must not be repeated
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UK:
101 real estate firms enter insolvency
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Brits are hoarding cash post-Brexit — and it's a 'worrying signal' for the economy
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It's looking more likely than ever that the City of London will be cut adrift from the EU
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PIIGS:
Veneto Banca H1 net loss widens on risky loan writedowns
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Brazil:
Brazil listed homebuilder Viver files for bankruptcy protection
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Bahamas:
Baha Mar Staff Told: 'Take It Or Leave It'
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China:
China outlines rescue plan for Bohai Steel
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China's Hebei needs state funding to aid restructuring
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Australia:
Court rejects KDL bid to probe liquidators
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MENA:
Egypt: Bankruptcy law to provide legal alternatives for debt restructure of defaulting companies, to be submitted to cabinet soon
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Thailand:
Business Reorganization in Thailand: Steps and Procedures
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India:
India’s falling exports killed 70,000 jobs in just one quarter
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