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1. Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 2019 to Force Debt Traders and Equity Traders to Disclose, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
2. The Daily Docket: LightSquared Urges Judge Not to Dismiss Lawsuit, WSJ.com Bankruptcy Beat, December 6, 2013
3. The Daily Docket: LightSquared Urges Judge Not to Dismiss Lawsuit, WSJ.com Bankruptcy Beat, December 6, 2013
4. The Daily Docket: Lehman Looks to Sell D.E. Shaw Stake, WSJ.com Bankruptcy Beat, December 6, 2013
5. The Daily Docket: Detroit Eligible for Chapter 9, WSJ.com Bankruptcy Beat, December 6, 2013
6. The Daily Docket: Toshiba Makes $35M Lead Offer for OCZ, WSJ.com Bankruptcy Beat, December 6, 2013
7. The Daily Docket: Detroit Bankruptcy Decision Looms, WSJ.com Bankruptcy Beat, December 6, 2013

1. Judge: Brennan's Inc. in New Orleans is bankrupt, Business Week: Bankruptcy, December 6, 2013
2. U.S. Trustee Office Proposes New Fee Application Guidelines, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013

1. Bankruptcy Court Grants Insurance Premium Financing Company's Motion for Summary Judgment on Claims of Preference Liability, Delaware Business Bankruptcy Report: ABA Journal, December 6, 2013
2. Fifth Circuit Holds That Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan May Artificially and Immaterially Impair Class Claims to Confirm Through Cramdown, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
3. Bankruptcy Court Rejects Payment Of Make-Whole In Connection With The Prepayment Of Aircraft Finance Transactions, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
4. Fifth Circuit Addresses Standards Associated With Preserving Causes Of Action In Plans of Reorganization and a Debtor’s Standing to Pursue Them, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
5. Fifth Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Certification of Injunctive Class, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
6. Seventh Circuit Opinion Creates Circuit Split Over the Effect of Rejection of a Contract by Bankrupt Trademark Licensor, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
7. Fifth Circuit Affirms Exemption of State PUC Proceedings from Automatic Bankruptcy Stay, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
8. 9th Circuit BAP Decision Gives Debtors Greater Leverage in Single Asset Real Estate Cases, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
9. In re USDigital, Inc.: The Delaware Bankruptcy Court Analyzes Stern v. Marshall, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
10. Third Circuit Revives Claims for Deepening Insolvency and Breaches of Fiduciary Duties In Action Against Lemington Home Officers and Directors, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
11. Standing in Bankruptcy Cases: Has the 3rd Circuit Expanded the Doctrine?, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
12. Second Circuit: Liability for PBGC Pension Plan Termination Premiums Survives Bankruptcy», LF Publications: Arnold & Porter, December 8, 2013
13. Buyer Beware: Third Circuit Confirms Claims are Subject to Disallowance Despite Sale to Third Party, LF Publications: Morrison & Foerester: Bankruptcy & Restructuring, December 6, 2013
14. Bankruptcy Court Grants Insurance Premium Financing Company's Motion for Summary Judgment on Claims of Preference Liability, Delaware Business Bankruptcy Report, December 6, 2013

1. Government Addresses Privacy Concerns in Bankruptcy Sales, LF Publications: Norton Rose Fulbright, December 8, 2013
2. Where Have All the Bankruptcies Gone?, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
3. Debt Restructuring and Asset Protection Issues, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
4. Does Chapter 11 Work for Foreign Shipping Companies?, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
5. That Sinking Feeling: Lessons Gleaned From Recent Maritime Bankruptcies, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
6. Bankruptcy Buyers Beware, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
7. Don’t Be Left ‘High and Dry’ — Maritime Lenders Can Glean Lessons from Recent Bankruptcies, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
8. Purchasers of Bankruptcy Claims Beware: "Disabilities" of Purchased Claims Could Limit Your Recovery, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
9. Supreme Court Affirms a Secured Creditor's Right to Credit Bid under a Chapter 11 Sale Plan, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
10. Secured Creditor’s Right to Credit Bid in a Sale Conducted Under a Plan, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
11. The Implications for Charterers when their Shipowners Seek U.S. Bankruptcy, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
12. Litigation Concerning the Petition and First-Day Motions, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
13. Bankruptcy Court Critical of MERS Process, But Grants Relief from Stay on Other Grounds, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
14. Bankruptcy Court Holds Foreign Mail Interception Order Not Enforceable in Chapter 15 as Against Public Policy, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
15. Turning Losses Into Gains: Bankruptcy Battles Over Tax Refunds, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
16. Vendors and the Bankruptcy Reform Act, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
17. Viewpoint: Chapter 11 Voting Rights Under a Subordination Agreement, LF Publications: Arnold & Porter, December 8, 2013
18. Classic Chapter 11 Reorganizations Versus Section 363 Sales and the Effects on Environmental Cleanup Obligations: The Choice After Apex Oil Co. and General Motors, LF Publications: Arnold & Porter, December 8, 2013
19. ‘Free and Clear’ Has Broad Reach in Bankruptcy Sales, LF Publications: WilmerHale, December 6, 2013
20. 5 Easy Ways To Avoid HOA Fees After Bankruptcy, on the Bankruptcy Soapbox, December 6, 2013

ALSO OF NOTE

New Books and Publications

1. The Bankruptcy Claims Handbook, LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013
2. Bankruptcy Law Reform: A Primer for the General Practitioner (Business Bankruptcies), LF Publications: Blank Rome: Strategic Restructuring Publications, December 8, 2013