Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Medical Debt Be Included in Creditworthiness Measures?
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Demystifying the Debt Collection Rule
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
Podcast: Questions & Concerns About Documentation: A Conversation with Colin Adams, M-III Partners
Podcast - Credit Funds: How PE Funds Can Address and Minimize Conflict When Expanding Into Credit
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Maximizing Outcomes in Upcoming Asia Restructurings - Executive Summary
Bar President: 3Ls Should Get Paid for Internships
Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock
Consultant: More Big Law Firms Will "Implode"
Law School Applications Crater
Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court?
Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value
Symptoms of Student Loan Crisis Reveal Bubble About to Burst
Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers
Bill on Bankruptcy: Will 2013 Be Kind To The Bankruptcy Bar?
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