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{ Monthly Archives } September 2008

Ben Bernanke Explains It All

  Like many people, I assumed that the Treasury Department, as part of its the bailout plan for the financial industry, would buy up bad debt at less than market value. I wondered how firms would make up for the hole that would leave in their balance sheets.

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The Congress Strikes Back

  Criticism of Paulson’s bailout plan came swiftly after release of the details on Friday. Examples can be found here , here ,

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The End Of The World As We Know It

  Eight or nine months ago when the effects of the collapsing housing bubble finally became serious enough to warrant attention in the mainstream national press, speculation arose as to whether and to what extent the government should intervene in the crisis.

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring Attorney Shelly A. DeRousse Joins Stahl Cowen

CHICAGO – Stahl Cowen has announced that Shelly DeRousse has joined the firm as a partner. Shelly brings a wide range of experience counseling debtors and creditors matters in all aspects of business restructuring.

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Jessica Fink and Joseph Glynn Join Cadwalader’s Financial Restructuring Practice As Special Counsel

NEW YORK – Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP has announced that Jessica L.

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