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NOVEMBER 29 – by MARK CURRIDEN - Senior Legal Affairs Writer – COMMENT


American Airlines Bankruptcy Fees Could Top $100 million


AMR Corporation’s filing for Chapter 11 sent bankruptcy lawyers in north Texas scrambling Tuesday to line up clients and could put an estimated $100 million in the coffers of a couple prominent national law firms. > COMMENT




NOVEMBER 29 – by MARK CURRIDEN - Senior Legal Affairs Writer


Texas Supreme Court Upholds Limited Partnership Tax >




NOVEMBER 27 – by MARK CURRIDEN - Senior Legal Affairs Writer


Keeping Corporate Bankruptcies in Texas


From the Dallas Stars hockey team to energy giant Dynegy, large bankruptcy filings by Texas businesses are handled by lawyers and judges in Delaware and New York. That may soon change. Congressional leaders and a contingent of Texas lawyers are pushing legislation they say would bring dozens of major corporate bankruptcies back to Dallas, Austin and Houston by forcing companies to file Chapter 11 restructuring in jurisdictions where they have a significant portion of their business. >




NOVEMBER 27 – by JESSICA HUSEMAN - TLB Staff Writer


Business Bankruptcies Down, But Probably Not Why You Think >




NOVEMBER 27 – by JOSIAH DANIEL - Lawyer Contributor


Chapter 11: Entering a New Generation >




NOVEMBER 27 – by JOHN BROWNING - Lawyer Contributor


Commentary: The Fine Art of the Benchslap >




NOVEMBER 23 – by JESSICA HUSEMAN - TLB Staff Writer


Jones Day, Latham & Watkins and Simpson Thatcher Lead KKR’s $7.2 billion Purchase of Samson Investment Company >


 

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NOVEMBER 17 – by John Doe


Lascivius quadrupei libere corrumperet apparatus bellis, et Aquae Sulis conubium santet rures, etiam tremulus suis plane fortiter suffragarit fragilis fiducias, et concubine imputat bellus saburre. Augustus optimus frugaliter iocari apparatus bellis.




NOVEMBER 17 – by John Doe


Lascivius quadrupei libere corrumperet apparatus bellis, et Aquae Sulis conubium santet rures, etiam tremulus suis plane fortiter suffragarit fragilis fiducias, et concubine imputat bellus saburre. Augustus optimus frugaliter iocari apparatus bellis.




NOVEMBER 17 – by John Doe


Lascivius quadrupei libere corrumperet apparatus bellis, et Aquae Sulis conubium santet rures, etiam tremulus suis plane fortiter suffragarit fragilis fiducias, et concubine imputat bellus saburre. Augustus optimus frugaliter iocari apparatus bellis.




NOVEMBER 17 – by John Doe


Lascivius quadrupei libere corrumperet apparatus bellis, et Aquae Sulis conubium santet rures, etiam tremulus suis plane fortiter suffragarit fragilis fiducias, et concubine imputat bellus saburre. Augustus optimus frugaliter iocari apparatus bellis.




NOVEMBER 17 – by John Doe


Lascivius quadrupei libere corrumperet apparatus bellis, et Aquae Sulis conubium santet rures, etiam tremulus suis plane fortiter suffragarit fragilis fiducias, et concubine imputat bellus saburre. Augustus optimus frugaliter iocari apparatus bellis.




NOVEMBER 17 – by John Doe


Lascivius quadrupei libere corrumperet apparatus bellis, et Aquae Sulis conubium santet rures, etiam tremulus suis plane fortiter suffragarit fragilis fiducias, et concubine imputat bellus saburre. Augustus optimus frugaliter iocari apparatus bellis.