Bankruptcy Blogs

Believing Pain and Fear Outside

09/16/11

But this whole living will thing actually has a way to go -- my latest Dealbook column, up now.

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NewPage - A Good Old Fashioned Free-Fall Chapter 11 Case

09/16/11

Last week’s Chapter 11 filing by NewPage Corporation, a company with assets and liabilities in the billions of dollars, stands as a relative rarity in the current restructuring environment. Running contrary to the “new normal” in larger restructurings, NewPage filed for bankruptcy protection without a pre-arranged or pre-negotiated exit solution, such as a back-stopped rights offering or a stalking

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NewPage - A Good Old Fashioned Free-Fall Chapter 11 Case

09/16/11

Last week’s Chapter 11 filing by NewPage Corporation, a company with assets and liabilities in the billions of dollars, stands as a relative rarity in the current restructuring environment. Running contrary to the “new normal” in larger restructurings, NewPage filed for bankruptcy protection without a pre-arranged or pre-negotiated exit solution, such as a back-stopped rights offering or a stalking

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Break Out of the Branch-Based Mindset

09/16/11

Spending heavily on branches implies trying to spread branch costs over as many customers and products as possible - rather than spending incrementally on other marketing channels.

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Getting The Most Out Of Your Bankruptcy Consultation

09/16/11

Bankruptcy is Not an Easy Decision Filing for bankruptcy is not an easy decision for anyone. The process itself is often scary enough and many people simply have no idea what a “free consultation” entails. With all of the paperwork and detailed requirements, it is easy to miss important information. Hiring a bankruptcy attorney is [...]

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Hockey Edition

09/16/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the NHL’s Dallas Stars slide into bankruptcy, the New Jersey Devils are refinancing debt, and a Denver media personality tunes in to Chapter 7.

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Ohio Man Charged With Defrauding Fellow Amish

09/16/11

"An Ohio man has been charged with defrauding fellow Amish out of nearly $17 million by moving their money from safer securities to riskier investments subject to market fluctuations, federal prosecutors said Thursday...The indictment said nearly 2,700 people and entities...

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N.Y. Rangers Owed $2M For Dallas Stars’ ‘Sloppy Seconds’

09/16/11
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When the New York Rangers picked up Se

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Call for Papers: Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Section

09/16/11

There is still time to submit for this Call for Papers -- the extended window is closing on  September 20.

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Conference on the Debt Crisis in the Eurozone

09/16/11

If you happen to be in Reykjavik or thereabouts in early October--or scouting the web for papers putting Europe in perspective--this looks like a wonderful conference, not least for bringing economists, finance, policy, and legal types together in one place (and my contribution notwithstanding).

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