The collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008 was partly due to bad real-estate deals.

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The appointment of Mr. Thomas, who currently is chairman of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The real estate investment trust said that Thomas, who is chairman of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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For all of their problems, they were at least swift and somewhat effective (sorry, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.).

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He had previously headed Morgan Stanley's residential-mortgage business and before that spent 15 years at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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With once-active players such as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. no longer around, some private-equity funds and commercial mortgage real-estate investment trusts have sought to fill the void.

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Aside from his business activities, Dr. Kaufman has been active in a number of public organizations including being on the board of directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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Some of the biggest companies, like Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The case is In re: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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In short order, fund investors learned that Lehman Brothers Holdings Group Inc.

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In the Matter of the FINRA Arbitration Between Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

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