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A New Horizon Credit Counseling Reports Bankruptcies Fall in 2011 - PR Web (press release)

A New Horizon Credit Counseling Reports Bankruptcies Fall in 2011 PR Web (press release) Bankruptcies surged in 2005 in advance of a new bankruptcy law which made it more difficult for debtors to seek protection. In 2005 nearly two million individuals filed for bankruptcy. A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services is a nonprofit debt ...

With Trustees in Place, Big Bankruptcy Billers Line Up to Feast on MF Global Fees - The American Lawyer

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With Trustees in Place, Big Bankruptcy Billers Line Up to Feast on MF Global Fees The American Lawyer With former federal judge and FBI director Louis Freeh and Hughes Hubbard & Reed corporate reorganization cochair James Giddens set in their roles as trustees for bankrupt MF Global Holdings, several Am Law 100 and international firms are angling to ... MF Global Told S&P It Had 'Never Been Stronger' One Week Before CollapseBloomberg MF Global Told S&P 'Never Been Stronger' as Failure LoomedBusinessWeek MF Global Funds “Vaporized”? Another Blow to Investor ConfidenceYahoo! Finance (blog) all 74 news articles »

Law Firms Pursue Growth by Poaching in Tough Climate - Wall Street Journal

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Law Firms Pursue Growth by Poaching in Tough Climate Wall Street Journal By JENNIFER SMITH As law firms cut back on entry-level hires, they have resumed chasing growth by poaching partners from other practices. Partner defections rose last year, and legal experts predict the trend will continue this year as firms compete ... and more »

DOJ: GM Settles Old Co's Environment Liabilities For $23.8M - Wall Street Journal

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DOJ: GM Settles Old Co's Environment Liabilities For $23.8M Wall Street Journal The allowed claims will be paid in stock and warrants of the new GM in an amount to be determined through the bankruptcy. The DOJ said it anticipates that, as a function of bankruptcy law, the new GM stock and warrants received by the EPA will have a ... GM Settles Environmental Liabilities With U.S. (GM)Financial News Network Online all 14 news articles »

Prominent Former Federal Prosecutors Rita Glavin and Michael Considine Join ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Prominent Former Federal Prosecutors Rita Glavin and Michael Considine Join ... MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The former head of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, and the longtime chair of the white-collar practice at a leading national law firm have joined Seward & Kissel LLP, the firm announced. and more »