January 13, 2017

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Law:

Billable hour pricing is effectively dead because of budget caps, report says
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With Competition Fierce, Even Elite Law Firms Resort to the Unusual
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Prosecutors, SEC Fight to Save Dewey Bankruptcy Records Before Retrial SEC, NY DA Fight Dewey Trustee's Bid To Destroy Records
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For Many Big Law Trump Donors, 'Stigma' Kept Support Below the Radar
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De-Equitizing: The Profitability Quick Fix That Isn't
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The Real List of Top M&A Law Firms in 2016
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Ruden: The Story of the First Successful Reorganization of a Law Firm and Lessons Learned
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Barnes & Thornburg Elects New Bankruptcy Partner
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Booker and Lewis Tried to Raise Bar at Sessions Confirmation
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A collision, a death and a lawyer’s quest to change restitution law
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How To Make Your Lawyer Life More Exciting
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Lawyer Pens Incredible Brief About Punctuation, Chickens
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Pregnant In Biglaw? Here’s The Bad News
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Goodwin Procter hires 26 lawyers as KWM drops lawsuit
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Duane Morris Absorbs Banking Boutique in LA
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Linklaters tight-lipped over associate linked to ‘verbal abuse’ on train Man wanted for "torrent of abuse" on train is Linklaters lawyer
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Five Tech Tools Every Lawyer Should Be Using
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On-hold callers may not become lawyers’ clients, study suggests
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Build legal tech tools with actual lawyer-users in mind
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Cybersecurity For Lawyers: The Nitty Gritty
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Underemployed, Aging Lawyers - Never Use "R" Word in Public
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When In-House JDs Lose To Money-Hungry MBAs
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Justice Watchdog Opens Probe of Comey , FBI Election Actions
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Ex-Ashurst associate found guilty of spanking woman
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Lovelorn lawyer arrested for sending flowers, candy to ex
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Morgan Lewis Partner Basks in Trump's Spotlight - Is That a Good Thing?
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How to Plan a Law Firm Leadership Succession
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Sessions: Secularists Unfit for Government? Jeff Sessions’ promises
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A Notable New Novel About Biglaw
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Judges:

BK DE: New Building Security Process
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BK NV: Bankruptcy Bugle Newsletter (January 2017)
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It may look ‘fishy,’ but new justice could decide cases without participating in oral arguments
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How Barack Obama Transformed The Nation’s Courts
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures inch up, with bank earnings set to test Trump rally
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Stocks Close Modestly Lower But Well Off Worst Levels
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Layoffs:

Boeing S.C. to offer voluntary layoffs to 600
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APEX Tool to layoff 170 employees
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Pandora To Layoff 150
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Pandora just said its laying off 7 percent of its workforce — and the stock is spiking
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:

Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy
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Obamacare takes first real step closer to repeal after Senate vote Repealing Obamacare: Just what the doctor ordered for wealthy investors
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‘This is a death sentence for me’: Patients react in horror to GOP’s late-night Obamacare repeal
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Health Care's Bipartisan Problem: The Sick Are Expensive and Someone Has to Pay
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Student Debt:

Trump's student loan plan: Pay more, but exit sooner
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Retailing:

Sears is ‘one sick puppy,’ and there may be no remedy
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Jacksonville: Lawyers file involuntary Chapter 11 against Latitude 360
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No Buyout Rescues Are Coming for Battered Retailers
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Retailers Get the Hard Sell in an Amazon World
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Religion:

Twin Cities archdiocese, clergy abuse victims face key moment in bankruptcy case
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Aviation:

Delta's profit tumbles
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Fraud:

Never-before-heard Bernie Madoff tapes reveal details of ruinous Ponzi scheme
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In prison for a massive Ponzi scheme, Bernie Madoff is cornering the market on Swiss Miss hot chocolate
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Economy:

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rebound Less Than Expected Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 247,000
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The Revolt of Working Parents
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Amazon's plan for 100,000 new jobs in the US may not exactly be what Trump was looking for
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Mnuchin May Have Used Tax Loophole Obama Attacked Trump Treasury Pick Mnuchin Is Much Richer Than Most People Thought
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Most Americans are one medical emergency away from financial disaster
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U.S import prices rise at fastest pace since 2012
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Trump’s defective industrial policy won’t help America
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Trump transition team meeting with top unions to discuss trade policy
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'Math has a habit of not going away’ — economists worry Donald Trump seems to be ignoring them
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Fed ‘may be in better position’ to reduce balance sheet, Bullard says
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Republicans Will Find Corporate Tax Reform Isn't That Easy
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Milton Friedman's Cherished Theory Is Laid to Rest
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Jersey Worst State for Taxes, Wyoming Best
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Many companies live on the edge without adequate reserves
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It’s not the white working class that is hurting the most
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The jobs that really smart people avoid
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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:

US foreclosures hit 10-year low: Sign of solidified recovery?
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Mortgage rates fall for 2nd week in a row
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Buying a house is becoming even more unaffordable for first-time buyers
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Municipalities:

Life Without Money in Detroit’s Survival Economy
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Puerto Rico bondholder lawsuit revived on appeal Puerto Rico Bondholder Lawsuit Revived on Appeal
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PR Governor Ready to Sign First PPP Law
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Puerto Rico pursues public-private partnerships amid crisis
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Puerto Rico is turning to an unlikely Trump adviser for help with the island's fiscal crisis
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Despite bankruptcy warning, Antioch Council affirms $9.2 million pay, benefits hike
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Puerto Rico Turns to Lewandowski to Lobby Trump on Debt
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Puerto Rico Bondholder Lawsuit Revived on Appeal Federal appeals court allow Puerto Rico pension bondholders case to proceed
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Troubled Dallas pension approves distribution plan as market worries grow
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PROMESA Is No Clone of the Bankruptcy Code, First Circuit Says
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Puerto Rico taps law firm Dentons in restructuring
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Oil/Gas:

It already looks like US crude production is responding to higher prices
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OPEC Takes Aim at its Biggest Problem: Oil Storage
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Saudis Cut Even More: Oil Production Falls To 2 Year Low
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Oil prices dip on doubts over planned crude output cuts
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The Math Doesn’t Add Up For The OPEC Deal To Work
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Oil Discoveries To Rebound From Rock Bottom
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Politics:

The Perfectly Normal Ways Trump Can Enrich Himself as President Trump Drops 'No New Deals' Pledge Fact-checking President-elect Trump’s news conference FactCheck: Trump Has Very Little Debt 4 Ways Trump’s Conflicts of Interest Could Actually Hurt the US Congress Is Headed for a Showdown With Trump Over Obamacare Repeal
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Republicans Summon Government Ethics Chief Who Criticized Trump's Plan
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Democrats can’t win until they recognize how bad Obama’s financial policies were
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Wilbur Ross's Complex Business Ties Pose Divestment Challenge
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Obama-Trump: 15 Hours Apart & 2 Americas
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Watchdog to Probe FBI Over Clinton's Emails
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Education:

ITT Tech sales expected to raise $44 million
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Fashion:

American Apparel lines up buyer for California plant American Apparel Lines Up Buyer for California Plant
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Autos:

The EPA is going after Fiat Chrysler for cheating emissions and its shares are plunging
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VW Managers Safe From Extradition, as Long as They Stay Home How VW's In-House Lawyers Screwed Up a Litigation Hold
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Why It Seems Like Open Season on Car Companies
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US nears settlement with Takata over exploding airbags
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Marijuana:

Pot Industry Exhales (a Little) After Trump’s Attorney General Pick Testifies
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Debt Collection:

Federal Agency Says Consumers Feel Threatened By Debt Collectors
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Debt Collectors Seek Leeway From SCOTUS in Bankruptcy Cases
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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 (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Distressed debt & bankruptcy restructuring full year 2016
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Corporate Governance:

Simplexity ruling: potential impact on director and officer liability for pre-petition decisions delaying bankruptcy filings – key takeaways
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Discharge:

Peeping Tom Can't Wipe Out Civil Damages in Bankruptcy Case
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Advisors:

The DAK Group Selected to Represent Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Violin Memory
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Mediation:

Mediation at the Beginning of a Lawsuit — How it Works in Delaware
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Avoidance Actions:

Preference Law Held Not to Have Extraterritorial Application
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Insurance:

Eighth Circuit: Insured vs. Insured Exclusion Precludes Coverage for Claims Brought by Both Insured and Non-Insured Persons
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Cross-Border:

Chapter 15 at 11: Chapter 15 Provides Provisional Relief in Hanjin Shipping
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Coal:

Peabody secures $1.5 billion in financing to exit Chapter 11
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Corporate Reform:

Warren Outlines Plan to Save the CFPB
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Hotels:

Lodge on the Desert files bankruptcy plan but legal fight continues
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Celebs:

Ex-Billionaire to Settle in Retirement Home After SEC Loss
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50 Cent Shares His Income as Part of Bankruptcy Progress Report ...
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UK:

Insolvency numbers in the UK rise after Brexit vote
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Income inequality is hitting British men hard
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Theresa May is finally going to unveil Britain's Brexit plans
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Austerity pushes local authorities into great British sell-off
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EU:

Contracting for a European Insolvency Regime
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PIIGS:

Last Lifelines Crumble for Many Greek Families as New Conflict With Creditors Looms
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UniCredit to book $8.6 billion in bad loan provisions UniCredit Shareholders Back $14 Billion Cash Call in Revamp Bid
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Italy's UBI to buy rescued banks, raise cash in latest clean-up
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Why it’s a ‘waste of time’ to save Italian banks
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Italian Banks: How to Get Something for Nothing
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Canada:

Bankrupt Toronto Trump Tower On Sale For Less Than Its Mortgage
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India:

‘Insolvency & bankruptcy code not to address corporate fraud’
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Mexico:

Investors Bolt Mexico as Peso Enters Free Fall
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Mexico says to seek broad negotiating strategy with Trump
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Australia:

The Road Ahead for 2017 – Restructuring & Insolvency in Australia
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Mozambique:

Bondholders Insist Mozambique Will Pay as JPMorgan Sees Default
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Will Mozambique default or not?
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Iceland:

Iceland's Rationale for Stiffing Bondholders Melts Away
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