Sentences with phrase «when firm leaders»

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That bleak irony was hammered home earlier this month when John Boehner, a former leader in the political party that formally initiated the War on Drugs, joined the advisory board of a marijuana firm.

Samsung is the clear leader when it comes to smartphone use, accounting for 24.4 % of the worldwide market, according to research firm Gartner.

Typically, when a firm wins an engagement, it spends several months defining the candidate criteria, quietly reaching out to leaders worldwide, compiling a short list, interviewing and investigating candidates, then acting as a hush - hush go - between for the client and the top prospects.

In December, SQZ partnered with global pharma firm and cancer treatment leader F. Hoffmann - La Roche in a deal that could be worth $ 500 million or more — a large undisclosed upfront payment, and additional sums when SQZ meets certain milestones — to speed up the development of its technology specifically to inject a person's immune cells with a protein to activate a «killer T» cell response to fight off cancer.

The plunge of those notes began in earnest on September 6, when it became known that the company had hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis, whose bankruptcy - and - restructuring practice is considered a leader in the industry.

A case in point is SoftBank's initial investment in e-commerce firm Snapdeal which was followed by a larger investment in market leader Flipkart when it realised that the former could not play catch - up.

What the Experts Say «As a leader, you need to have a strong voice and you need to know when it's time to listen,» says Amy Jen Su, co-owner of Paravis Partners, an executive training and coaching firm.

Massachusetts» entirely Democratic Senate delegation of Ted Kennedy and John Kerry went along with the assessment to the point of preventing his confirmation — only to hear a howl, when the senators got back home, from the hospitals and medical firms around Boston, whose leaders thought Astrue was as good as they were likely to get from the Republican administration in Washington.

The denomination took a decided step to the right when Patterson, Rogers, and the leaders of the 1970s and 80s planted a firm stake for biblical inerrancy and social conservatism.

Reuel Lemmons, editor of the widely circulated journal Firm Foundation, shares the opinion of many church leaders when he laments «the disfellowshipping mania» which regularly threatens to erupt in the congregations.

When a private - equity firm is involved, people expects a lot of cost - cutting, but Greg Wank, leader of the food and beverage practice at Anchin Block & Anchin, says that probably won't be the case with this deal.

When parents who are firm in Attachment Parenting have a question about whether a child - rearing practice leads to a secure parent - child attachment bond, they feel certain that they can turn to API resources, specifically API's Eight Principles of Parenting, the cofounders» book Attached at the Heart, or local API Support Groups and API Leaders.

When he took over the top post last year as Senate majority leader, John Flanagan announced he was leaving his private - practice law firm.

Flanagan, who announced that he would leave his law firm last year when he was elected majority leader in the Senate, wrote in his filing that «Reporting individual did not provide direct services in 2015» with his firm, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, where he holds an «of counsel» position.

The Nassau County - based Skelos, who works for Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, a major Long Island law firm that represents dozens of powerful businesses before state agencies, voluntarily revealed last year that he was paid as much as $ 250,000 in private legal fees in 2009, when he was Senate minority leader.

But the tide may be turning — at least temporarily: Mr. Flanagan left his law firm when he was elected senate leader.

The bishops proved their power in the House, when, following direct negotiations with the House Speaker, they forced House Democratic leaders to allow a vote on the Stupak amendment, which introduced firmer restrictions on abortion funding.

Though Flanagan left the firm shortly before becoming Senate majority leader in May 2015, a lawyer who represents abuse victims says Flanagan has a conflict when it comes to the Child Victims Act.

Elliot finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious leader (Christian Slater, The Adderall Diaries) of an underground hacker group recruits him to destroy the firm he is paid to protect.

Even when firms have declared bankruptcy or are on the verge of doing so, as in the airline and auto parts industries in recent years, union leaders frequently resist concessions on wages, benefits, or work conditions.

And those students with fewer caring relationships with adults are less likely to feel appreciated or welcome at school.22 When education leaders cultivate positive and inclusive learning environments, however, students are more likely to have a firm sense of belonging.23 This, in turn, improves their beliefs about their learning ability and enhances their classroom performance.24

Remember puppies LOVE IT when we take our position as the gentle but firm leaders in their lives.

Always be firm when speaking to your puppy as this will convey to him that you are the «leader of the pack.»

These dogs do well when given firm boundaries — they like having a strong leader and they like knowing their place.

Despite being known as a fighting breed, the Tosa is sensitive dog when it comes to training and requires a firm and authoritative leader who is also calm in nature.

Your puppy needs and wants you (even when he is acting like a bratty teenager) to be a clear, firm, loving leader.

When carrying out your dogs education you need to establish early who is the leader and it needs to be you, firstly by being calm firm and in control, so start as you mean to go on.

When law firms choose Legal Leader, they reinforce their position as thought leaders among their peers and show their potential clients a degree of expertise traditional marketing simply can not match.

When law firms merge, professional development leaders can have a significant role in ensuring that the merger succeeds.

Given the natural conservatism of the legal market both in the UK and globally, when the leader of one of the UK's largest law firms describes the pace of change in the sector as «glacial» it's a definite sign that a dramatic move is long overdue.

In The Boston Globe, Lauren Stiller Rikleen, a senior partner at the law firm Bowditch & Dewey and author of the book, Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law, says of the survey: «This shows that we are reaching a crisis point when it comes to the retention and advancement of women in the legal profession, and therefore a crisis point when it comes to women leaders generally.»

This story, NY BigLaw Leader Scores $ 1 Million Fee in Pro Bono Case, raises some interesting questions about how to assess attorney fees under a reimbursable fee statute, when the plaintiffs are represented pro bono by a large law firm.

Allison, who had been at the firm for 23 years, had been managing partner since December last year, when he replaced longstanding leader Andrew Relton.

The interview concludes this week with a discussion of how law firm leaders can build trust within their organizations and how this can create competitive advantage in an era when trust in leadership seems to be at an all time low.

When the Managing Partner Forum presents its next leadership conference for law firm leaders of U.S. firms with 10 or more lawyers on October 12 in Chicago, Jaffe PR founder / CEO Jay Jaffe will participate as a «faculty expert» on marketing and business development.

Knowledge management becomes knowledge strategy when it becomes a core function managed by the firm's senior-most leaders to support the firm's strategic goals.

In my next blog, I'll expand on what some of the Chinese law firm leaders were thinking about when they mentioned the need to redefine the market.

However, when lawyers representing 75 percent of the revenue leave within a year, something bad will happen to those who are left behind unless a charismatic leader with a vision (three separate characteristics) steps up, calms the lenders and vendors, and energizes the firm with concrete business development actions.

«So, if you knew nothing about law firms other than what the faces of their leaders looked like when they were in college, you could predict their firms» profits today,» Rule says.

Though the function has come a long way, outside a handful of notable exceptions, most law firm leaders still have some semblance of the «I don't get it» mindset «when it comes to the professional management of marketing and business development.

We found that law firm leaders are frustrated with alleged search engine gurus with online expertise but clueless when it comes to the subtleties and differences among legal practices and their client personas.

«In our conversations with firm leaders,» she wrote «many express bafflement as to why so many firms adopted the increases when their productivity and profitability results couldn't support them.

When I ask law firm leaders about their talent strategy, I often get the response, «You mean our recruiting?»

The Chambers guides and recommendations are widely used by business leaders and in - house counsel when selecting law firms and lawyers.

So what is a law firm leader to do when a firm suddenly ends a nice streak of fiscal successes with a significant shortfall against budget?

This is phenomenal, particularly when you compare this to the typical sentiment I have heard about Chinese firms from Western firm leaders.

When a leader is not in the same firm as other team members, it may be even harder to direct or influence what and how work is done.

Succession planning can help a firm prepare the next generation so that when a current leader retires, steps down, or leaves (especially if the withdrawal is unexpected), there is a smooth and seamless transition to new leadership.

One last thought on leadership. When truly disruptive innovation collides with any market, historically the big boys don't survive. They are lacking the bold leadership required to make major course corrections. The top ten most profitable law firms - 9 of which have no blogging presence to speak of — will lose their position if they don't join the party. As Kevin O'keefe noted this week, anonymity online is a losing proposition, while others disagree. We aren't just talking about blogging though, it's the whole social media system - Legal Onramp, JDSupra, and even LinkedIN, Twitter, and Facebook. These are powerful tools, and real leaders will understand, like their younger counterparts, it is much more significant to harness the power of fire, than to simply try and stamp it out for fear of getting burned.

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