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Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2007 Brian Greenspoon	Bankruptcy Sales Understanding sales processes from a legal standpoint during bankruptcy can be useful for commercial real estate professionals in the current market conditions.
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BusinessWeek July 29, 2010 Linda Sandler	$1 Billion to Clean Up Lehman In the biggest U.S. bankruptcy ever, Lehman may spend five more years selling assets of $639 billion to pay unsecured creditors as little as 14.7 cents on the dollar.
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