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Marc Dreier Pens Legal Plea From Prison

09/24/14
Marc Dreier
Associated Press

Imprisoned ex-lawyer Marc Dreier is back to writing legal pleas, this time on his own behalf.

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Ex-Dewey Executive D’Alessandro Can’t Shake $9 Million Suit

09/23/14

A bankruptcy judge Tuesday shut down an attempt by a former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP executive to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he owes the defunct firm’s creditors $9.3 million.

Dewey’s bankruptcy trustee in March sued the executive, former Chief Operating Officer Dennis D’Alessandro, seeking the return of more than $9 million in salary, bonuses and other compensation that he received from 2008 until the firm’s 2012 collapse.

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Bankruptcy Judge: Felon’s Name Must Stay on Scoreboard

09/23/14
Cal Poly fullback Akaninyene Umoh, front left, congratulates linebacker Johnny Millard after Cal Poly’s 42-14 victory over Northern Colorado in November 2013.
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The Daily Docket: BMO Faces $24B Suit Tied to Petters Fraud

09/19/14

A new lawsuit seeks to hold M&I Bank, now owned by BMO Harris Bank, responsible for allegedly enabling Minnesota businessman Tom Petters to orchestrate a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of several billion dollars. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Carl Icahn Rakes in His Winnings in Trump Casino Bankruptcy

09/17/14
Burned out lights can be seen as a woman passes Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino on the boardwalk Sept.
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American Sniper’s Widow Sues Bankrupt Training Company He Founded

09/15/14
“American Sniper” author Chris Kyle poses for this 2012 file photo. Mr. Kyle was fatally shot at a shooting range southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb.
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Vintage Edition

09/12/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Vintage Associates is selling Jackson family memorabilia, and “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice are selling their house. Also, the patriarch of “My Five Wives” is out of bankruptcy.

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Weil Partners: Restructuring Doesn’t Have to Stay a Male-Dominated Field

09/11/14

[Editor’s note: We received this post from five Weil, Gotshal & Manges partners in response to this Examiners blog post on the gender gap in the restructuring field.]

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Polsinelli Attorneys Call on Law Firms to Help Close Gender Gap

09/11/14

[Editor’s note: We received this post in response to our series of Examiners’ posts on work-life balance.]

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Oops: Appeals Court Cites Forgotten Evidence in Ruling

09/09/14

A federal appeals court recently overturned two of multiple fraud counts against the former chief executive of a bankrupt Indiana investment firm after prosecutors didn’t back up the charges with evidence.

Timothy Durham, the former chief executive of Indiana’s Fair Finance Co., in 2012 was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in a fraud that cheated some 5,000 investors out of more than $200 million.

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