Law:
Bonus Watch: Hogan Lovells
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Litigators of the Year
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Litigation Department of the Year --- The Complete Game
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Predictions for 2012
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No Holiday Respite for Lawyers Working on Howrey Bankruptcy
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Top Ten Differences
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40,000 new laws to go into effect in 2012
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General Counsel on Their Issues for 2012
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For Big Pa. Firms, a Year of Poaching Groups
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Leading American Bankruptcy Lawyers (scroll down)
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Deutsche Telekom, Marvel, SK Holdings, HP in Court News
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TCW, JPMorgan, Marvel, HP, Citigroup, AT&T in Court News
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Credit Suisse, Madoff, Alcoa, GE Healthcare, Exelon Settles in Court News
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MetLife-GE Bank Deal, Other Transactions Keep Firms Busy During End-of-Year Lull
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Court upholds charges a woman cheated on N.Y. bar exam
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Atticus Finch, law professor?
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St. Mary’s University will let students earn bachelor’s degree and law degree in six years
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Law School Transparency: "Scholarships" --- 2011: The year the bubble began to burst
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Long Island real-estate lawyer disbarred after $250 bribery attempt
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McElhaney: What It Really Means to Talk Like a Lawyer
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ATL’s Top Ten Most Popular Stories of 2011
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Man in tuxedo robs Denny's at gunpoint
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No Charges For Man Who Shot Intruder With Bow And Arrow
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May Police Cut a Drug Baggie off a Suspect’s, uh, Nether Regions?
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Monkey stolen from SF Zoo found scared but OK
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Cops: Man impaled by tree branch steered car to safety, saving wife
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Library Sends Police To Collect Overdue Books From 5-Year-Old Girl
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Cops: Man Steals Ambulance, Tries Driving Himself to Hospital for Treatment
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Man tries to pay for vacuum cleaner, microwave at Walmart with $1 million bill
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Woman Allegedly Accuses Man With Arabic Surname Of Terrorist Plane Threat After He Ends 4-Day Fling
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Woman Guilty of Killing Son by Breast-Feeding Drunk
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More duct-taping parents arrested
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Judges:
U.S. Chief Justice Offers Confidence in Recusals
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Did the SEC Ruin Rakoff’s Christmas?
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Gingrich threats a dark omen for courts?
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Citing Judge Gableman's free legal work from law firm, DA asks justices to reopen bargaining case
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Disclosure Reports Show Texas Federal Judges' Investments, Gifts and Trips
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Wall Street:
U.S. Futures Rise
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$6.3 Trillion Wiped Off Global Markets in 2011
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U.S. shares lower on Spanish deficit worries
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Flurry of Trades in Final Seconds Snatched Away 2011 Advance --- Stocks Erase Yearly Gain as S&P 500 Moves Least Since 1947
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European shares higher on German manufacturing
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Stocks in 2012: Up, up, but not away
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On Wall Street, a Renewed Optimism for Deals
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Layoffs:
U.S. Employment Probably Picked Up in Dec.
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Just 55% Between 16 and 29 Have Jobs
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Jobless Rely on Family More Than Government
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The Second Economy
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How I recovered after the factory closed
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
FDIC Issues 72 Enforcement Actions Against Problem Banks In November
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Why banks make bone-headed decisions
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Autos:
US auto sales poised for another year of growth
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Saab engineers recruited by Saab AB, Volvo AB
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Mahindra & Mahindra eyes Saab Automobile --- Sale rumors intensify
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The future of the Saab trademarks: trademarks in bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Jefferson bankruptcy suit attracts brigade of lawyers
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Jefferson County's list of creditors long, diverse --- 4161 listed
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Harrisburg City Council attorney submits $90,000 bill
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State Budgets Are Still In The Red And It Will Only Get Worse
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Philly council member to retire today, collect $478,057 pension check, return to work Monday
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Muni Yields End 2011 Near LBJ-Era Low
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Iowa's turnaround town
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Telecoms:
Verizon Drops Plan for $2 Fee on Some Bill Payments
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MF Global:
When Belief in the System Fades
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Utilities:
AES Coal Power Plants in New York State File for Bankruptcy
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Shipping:
Chinese Shipbuilding Orders Fall 47% on Slowdown
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Photography:
What does 2012 hold for Kodak?
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Kodak: Will it make the big announcement in 2012?
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Kodak Loses Third Board Member In 2 Weeks
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Management:
The 7 Habits Of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives
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Mass Torts:
Kenneth Feinberg Talks About his Postdisaster Experiences
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BP Seeks Recovery of Damages From Halliburton
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Corporate Governance:
Noteworthy 2011 Corporate and Commercial Decisions from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery
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Economy:
For 2012, Signs Point to Tepid Consumer Spending --- Consumption Is Not Returning to Bubble Levels
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America's new poor
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The True Federal Debt
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I Just Got Here, but I Know Trouble When I See It
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Why We Are Uneasy About Global Economy in 2012
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Treasuries Set for Best Year Since 2008
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Wyden-Ryan's Unrealistic Assumptions
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The United States Is Still Broke
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US Growth May Accelerate as Europe Shrinks
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10 Reasons Why The American Economy Is Awesome
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A Year of Me-Firsts, and of Lessons Relearned
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The Peltzman Effect: Why Economic Growth Has Slowed in the US Over Time
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The Invisible Force That's Saving The US Economy
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You Can't Solve A Debt Problem With More Debt
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Loss of faith in democracy could make 2012 the most frightening year ever
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Crude oil above $109 on Iran tension, Chinese data
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2012 Medicare debate is all about the baby boomers
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U.S. Population 2012: Nearly 313 Million People
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Occupy the Safety Net
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
Credit Suisse Sued by Dutch Fund Over Mortgage Investments
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DJ Commercial Bond Investors Sue To Stop Las Vegas Loan Sale
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Sloppy seconds: Feds probe million$ in 'double-billing' by banks - UST investigating
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Robert Shiller: Here's One Way To Repair The Housing Market
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Lien stripping could be in Minnesota's future
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A New Theory of the Role of the GSEs in the Housing Bubble
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Backtracking U.S. Lawmakers Expand Federal Role in Mortgages
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2011 Ends With Lowest Rates Ever, 2012 Forecasts
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Foreclosures Roll On In Virginia, Even Over The Holidays
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Delaying foreclosure: Borrowers keep homes without paying
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In Mortgage Crisis, Some Banks Agree To Cut Losses
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Vacant houses outnumber homeless people in US
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Charities Get More Donated Homes
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NYC strict on bank foreclosure foul-ups
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Florida AG presses appellate court over foreclosure assignment issue
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MERS authority to foreclose upheld on appeal
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Ally won't force ResCap into bankruptcy
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The World's Best Places To Live And Work
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The 10 Ugliest Home Interiors Of 2011
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12 Ways To Sell Your House In This Crappy Market
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MGIC Puts $200 Million in Mortgage Unit as Capital Waiver Ends
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Fitch downgrades Chase CMBS due to more losses on specially serviced loans
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Fraud:
Madoff Trustee Revises Fictitious Statements to $52 Billion
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Rothstein Says Funds Didn't Warn Investors --- Testifies Fund Executives Aided Ponzi Scheme
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Wharton Graduate Convicted in $21 Million New York Bank-Fraud Case
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Stanford Seeks to Delay Trial After Defense Expert Witnesses Quit Over Pay
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Retailing:
Sears Chief Says Retail Turnaround Means Melding Tech With Store Upgrades
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RoomStore Inc., in bankruptcy, issues new checks to customers owed money
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Why Best Buy is Going out of Business...Gradually
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Aviation:
2012 spotlight rests on AMR bankruptcy case
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Airlines survived 2011, though not that many thrived
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Politics:
Mitt: Obama's promises are like Kim Kardashian's wedding vows --- Newt: Obama should decline pay this year
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Rick Perry Campaign Plays Blame Game
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Rick Perry's Mysterious Corporate Cash
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GOP Candidates Emphasize Their Poor Backgrounds
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Obama Says He Is 'Hopeful' for 2012, Greater Economic Growth
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Lehman:
Zell Archstone Stake Would 'Impair' Asset Value, Lehman Says
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US Judge Delays Decision on Reviewing Lehman's JPMorgan Suit
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Corporate Reform:
The Top SEC Settlements of 2011
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Consumer Protection Made Gains in 2011
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The audacity of the SEC in the Citigroup case
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Lawmakers to press SEC to change rules on settlements for wrongdoing
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Regulators Fleeing Credit Raters Embrace "Zero-Risk Greek Bonds"?
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Ethanol:
Ethanol Caps First Yearly Loss Since 2008 as Tax Credit Expires
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Debt Collection:
Ex-president of Erie’s Unicredit takes the Fifth, again
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Food/Beverage:
How many restaurants is too many?
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Movie Theaters:
Movie Attendance Dips to 16-Year Low
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Coins:
Creditors seek trustee to run IRC
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Celebs:
Troubles mount for another Michael Jackson doctor
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions today)
Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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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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Miscellaneous:
Bankruptcies And Distress In 2012
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Business Restructuring Review
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Sacramento-area bankruptcies down in 2011
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The Decline in Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Examiners:
Dynegy bankruptcy examiner to be appointed
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Obits:
Judge helped shape bankruptcy practice
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Litigation:
New York's Newest E-Discovery 'Best Practices' and Rules
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IP:
Seventh Circuit Holds Trademark License Not Assignable in Bankruptcy Case
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Professional Fees:
Retainer Protects Chapter 11 Attorney’s Fees From Disgorgement under Section 726(b)
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Automatic Stay:
Regulatory Stay Exception Does Not Shield Creditor Filing Regulatory Complaint
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Avoidance Actions:
Adult Child’s Tuition Payments Avoidable as Fraudulent Transfers
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Insurance:
Clico Creditors Still Face $18.4M Insolvency Gap
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Sovereigns:
The Year Governments Lost Their Credibility
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World’s Biggest Economies Face $7.6 Trillion in Maturing Debt
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UK:
Everyone Is Starting To Realize The Size Of Britain's Debt Crisis
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Manufacturing slumps in Q4 , recession looms
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Few Women Directors, Excessive Pay Are U.K. 'Failings,' FT Says
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Cameron Pledges Action to Tackle Excessive Pay in U.K. Financial Services
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U.K. Pension Saving Falls to Lowest in 10 Years
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More than 20,000 Scots 'will go bust' in 2012
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Retail chains throughout the UK face closures and bleak 2012
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Young people biggest users of debt relief orders, figures reveal
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US Investors Sue Lloyds Chiefs Over HBOS
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EU:
Euro Leaders Seek to Buy Time in Crisis as Debt Sales Loom
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The European 'Slow-Motion Train Wreck'
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Euro Crisis Spoof Becomes YouTube Hit
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EU: Austerity Brings Misery to All
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Year-End Bets Against Euro Hit Record
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Sarkozy to meet Merkel in Berlin on January 9: Elysee --- Sarkozy: France's future hangs in balance in 2012 --- Majority of French Say Euro a Handicap Since 2008
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Austerity Reigns Over Euro Zone as Crisis Deepens
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No Fireworks for Euro as It Reaches the 10-Year Mark
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The euro's forefathers are having second thoughts about what they created
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The Lies that Europe's Politicians Tell Themselves
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Euro Will Lose a Country in 2012 as Breakup Begins, CEBR Says
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Euro Slips to 11-Year Low Against Yen as Region’s Debt Woes Enter New Year --- Ends year as world's worst performing currency
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Year-end bets against euro hit record
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EURO-MESS: Your Complete Guide To All Of Those Euro Crisis Acronyms And Abbreviations
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Europe's Far-Right Are Blaming This Minority For A Financial Crisis Again
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Unemployment In France Hits A 12-Year High
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Dutch Manufacturing Fell for Fourth Month as Employment Shrank
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German Government Borrowing to Almost Double Next Year
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German unemployment edges up in December, but overall picture positive --- Job Market Continues To Be Freakishly Strong
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Weak manufacturing output signals eurozone's slide to recession
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Hungary Debt Level Rises to 83% of GDP --- Bond Yields Jump to 2 1/2-Year High
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PIIGS:
Greek finance ministry official charged in tax case
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Greece Is Kicking Off The New Year With A Labor Strike
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Greeks must avert economic collapse, euro exit: leader
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Most Greeks Prefer to Remain in Euro, Early Election, Poll Shows
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Non-Payment of Credit Default Swaps on Greek Debt
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Greece may need more than 50-pct haircut, says report
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Germany Says Greek Debt Talks Near End Amid Writedowns Report
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Greek stock index drops 52 pct in 2011
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New taxes set to eat into Greek incomes
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Greece: Clinch Bailout or Face Euro Exit
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First Quarter 2012 Critical for Greece’s Stay in Euro
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Former Dutch central banker doubts Greece
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Spain: The 2011 Deficit Is A Lot Higher Than We Thought --- Rescued Spain Banks Paid Directors $104 Million --- Spain Raises Taxes, Cuts Spending --- Spain jobless claims rise slightly in December
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Italians Must Make Sacrifices to Avoid Collapse, President Says
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ie: 170 companies folded every month in 2011
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BRICs:
Manufacturing Grows in India, China as Most of Europe Struggles
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China:
Index Points to Weakness in Chinese Economy
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MENA:
Dubai Shares Drop Most in More Than a Week on Profit Concern
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Syria: More Die In 'Biggest Protest So Far' --- Half a Million Take to the Streets --- Diplomacy Fails to Stop Clash
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Saudi Arabia: A nation of idlers
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Australia:
Latest attempt to extinguish wily phoenixes lacks firepower
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