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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

While the law does not require that companies provide retirement plans, health plans, dental or vision plans, life insurance plans, or paid vacation time, many firms still provide these benefits and many candidates have come to expect at least some of these benefits, especially as they progress to the higher management positions,» said Andrew Challenger, vice president of global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc..

Consensus, accords and other soft agreements (such as the 1994 Cairo consensus or the recent Copenhagen Accord), while not being «legally binding», do substantially determine the direction of global governance, establish a «global normative framework», are often «enforced» - effectively implemented, as if political and cultural agreements had become more «binding» than hard law.

Many businesses and business people recognise a social value to the work they do and see their enemy less as the state than the global corporations and banks that are able to escape the constraints of national and supra - national laws to make massive profits while driving out well - established domestic businesses that meet public needs.

Such a paradigm of governance is also applicable, affordable and acceptable to various regional and cultural sensibilities while meeting minimal global criteria of human rights, accountability and respect for international law.

Mr. Ayiku noted that fake news «is also a global crisis» and countries around the world are taking particular interest in it while others are also formulating laws to check fake news.

In a telephone interview, Claudia A. McMurray, assistant secretary for oceans, environment and science, said that while the biggest flow of such contraband is to China, the United States comes in second, and that means far too many Americans are willing to break the law — and threaten global biodiversity — for the sake of having an unusual pet or product.

While the Democratic leadership of the waning 111th Congress failed to get legislation passed into law to address climate change, the House global warming committee, led by Rep. Ed Markey (D - MA), convened dozens of important hearings and briefings featuring top climate scientists and national security experts to educate Congress and the public about the need for swift action to secure America's energy independence, create clean energy jobs and mitigate climate change emissions.

Kirk Smith, a professor of global environmental health at the University of California Berkeley, observed that there are anti-pollution laws in India but they aren't enforced well, so while major cities can ban pollution sources like brick kilns from within their boundaries, they can't stop exhaust from blowing over from the perimeter.

«While getting the federal climate bill signed into law is far more central to solving global warming,» he wrote, «green - lighting the FutureGen project sends an important signal and sets up a test of technology that could be part of the climate fight.»

This law has catalyzed significant cuts in global warming pollution, while the California economy has grown to sixth largest in the world.

Drug traffickers and terrorists use anonymously - owned companies to move cash through the U.S., enabling them to continue operating while slipping under the radar of law enforcement, warns Global Witness.

[Vaclav] Klaus has called man - made global warming a myth and questioned sanity of Al Gore, the former US vice-president who received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for turning a spotlight on climate change... From his vantage point in Prague's Hradcany castle, Klaus could be involved in negotiating a new set of EU climate laws while the Czech Republic chairs the EU in the first half of 2009.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

And while a bigger website may not necessarily be better, I do think it represents an understanding that modern global business relationships have a strong virtual component, that law firm brands are constantly in flux, and that people's opinions are altered by online exposure.

«Global law firm» starts to register only around 2000, while «large law firm» had a major jump in the early 1960s.

But while law firms weigh up their options, numerous corporations (including some of the largest global corporations) have clearly moved ahead by entering into their own LPO arrangements.

Of his move, Sabine told Canadian Lawyer columnist Jim Middlemiss while FMC «didn't want to be left in the dust» in the global consolidation of law firms, the TSX is a mining capital.

While European and North American markets in particular will remain a key source of revenue requiring extensive brand presence, forward - thinking law firms with truly global ambitions will want to be ahead of the curve in embracing new opportunities.

While global leaders in the AI movement proactively research AI safety — and in fact explicitly recognize that this entails «many areas, from economics and law to technical topics «-- the leaders from the legal establishment trail behind.

While it makes sense to start this global approach to basic law with antitrust law, he adds, «I really should be teaching all my other subjects from a global perspective.»

Charlotte Walker - Osborn, head of Eversheds» global telecommunications, media and technology sector continued: «While it's encouraging that law firms recognise the need to invest in technology, the report showed that legal services providers need to get better at prioritising client needs when developing digital technologies.

Competition law is a uniquely global practice area — while divergences between jurisdictions remain, there is increasing convergence and much commonality on the basic principles.

While in law school, he was also a staff writer and editor for the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal, during which he published the commentary «CAFTA - DR and the Iterative Process of Bilateral Treaty Making, Towards a United States Takings Framework for Analyzing International Expropriation Claims.&raqlaw school, he was also a staff writer and editor for the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal, during which he published the commentary «CAFTA - DR and the Iterative Process of Bilateral Treaty Making, Towards a United States Takings Framework for Analyzing International Expropriation Claims.&raqLaw Journal, during which he published the commentary «CAFTA - DR and the Iterative Process of Bilateral Treaty Making, Towards a United States Takings Framework for Analyzing International Expropriation Claims.»

While smaller firms and solo practitioners may not have the extensive resources or global footprint as bigger law firms may have, lawyers at smaller firms or with solo practices are often more resourceful in identifying ways to handle matters which yield the same outcome.

We keep the «local» in state and local while providing clients with the expansive resources of a global top - tier law firm.

Proponents of the UBE cite a number of factors that warrant a simpler licensing process while still allowing state supreme courts to maintain control over the attorneys practicing in their states: the job market has been tight; the practice of law has become more federal and even more global; testing students on three or four local essay topics in no way makes them practice - ready in those areas of law, which they typically learn once they start practicing; and young people today move more frequently early in their careers.

Previously a finance lawyer, Caroline transitioned into innovation and technology roles while at global law firm Allen & Overy in London.

In mergermarket's league of leading global M&A law firms by value for the first half of 2008, Freshfields, fell from 4th in 2007 to 16th in the first half of 2008, while Clifford Chance, failed to get a top 20 place.

While the law is «local,» start - ups are consistently global now.

The intention is that the MPEPIL will be a work that reflects international law from a global perspective while taking into account regional perspectives.

The Law Student Blogger / Social Invitational pre-conference seminar brings together global blogging and social participants from the eDiscovery and Legal Technology community with law students forward thinking enough to create and share their knowledge via online media while still in schoLaw Student Blogger / Social Invitational pre-conference seminar brings together global blogging and social participants from the eDiscovery and Legal Technology community with law students forward thinking enough to create and share their knowledge via online media while still in scholaw students forward thinking enough to create and share their knowledge via online media while still in school.

While some submit that the order granted is consistent with standard rules and norms of private international law, others contend that such an order sets a dangerous precedent that will enable the global restriction of information impacting other countries, all without input from the courts of those affected countries.

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He points to global chief counsel of compliance and regulation, Joanna Talbot, as worthy of mention, while head of labour law Victoria Halliday had an enormous workload not only because of a management restructure but with implementing the first phase of GDPR compliance.

Our 2013 survey saw a marked increase in Apple adoption, with a 10 % leap in both office Mac OS usages (from 56 to 66 %), and iPad usage (from 57 % to 67 %), with iPhone usage spiking 12 % to 74 % (while Android and Blackberry both saw decreases in law firm usage compared to global adoption rates).

Not only will you gain first - hand experience working at a leading global law firm, but you'll get paid while you do it.

As an intern, you'll work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry while you learn the ins and outs of life at a global law firm.

He adds that while businesses and law firms face greater uncertainty due to the ongoing economic challenges, Norton Rose's global position allows the firm to expand and set up offices in countries where there are opportunities.

While Thomas Miller Law Australia can draw on the global network and vast technical expertise of the Thomas Miller Group, it operates independently, serving a diverse range of marine and logistics clients within Australia and the Asia Pacific region, as well as those from further afield doing business here.

Nixon Peabody formed an alliance with the 300 - lawyer Hylands Law Firm earlier this month, while another Chinese firm, Broad & Bright, has joined the MSI Global Alliance of law and accounting firLaw Firm earlier this month, while another Chinese firm, Broad & Bright, has joined the MSI Global Alliance of law and accounting firlaw and accounting firms.

While the previous spate of mergers and acquisitions that combined so many of the larger firms was often in pursuit of a global footprint, few law firms have proprietary technology or ideas to protect.

While sovereign states constantly refine their definitions of who can enter a particular country and for what purpose, the national practice of immigration law has been transformed into a global compliance practice.

In 2018, we took another leap for our next 10 years (at least) by creating ElevateNext, a law firm working alongside the acclaimed global law company, Elevate, to help corporate customers substantially reduce their legal department spend while providing sophisticated legal representation using the Valorem model.

Legislators at both the state and federal level continue to push for new laws — both in support of and in opposition to renewable energy solutions — while global energy players also look to exploit new market opportunities both here in the United States and abroad.

For this purpose, the ambition is to build a law firm with a truly global footprint, while integrating process and technology as part of the delivery model.

While the allegations in the Hudbay Minerals case have not been proven in court, the case is yet another stark reminder of the importance of implementing risk - based global human rights compliance systems, rooted in the UN Guiding Principles, for corporations operating in multiple jurisdictions — particularly those in the developing world where there is lax or non-existent labour and criminal law enforcement (or, in many instances, a dearth of rule of law - based institutions).

Law schools are tripping over themselves to show off their credentials in this area: The University of Ottawa's law school claims to offer a «particularly exceptional» program in international law, while Western says its focus on business law in the global environment is «unique among all Canadian law schools.&raqLaw schools are tripping over themselves to show off their credentials in this area: The University of Ottawa's law school claims to offer a «particularly exceptional» program in international law, while Western says its focus on business law in the global environment is «unique among all Canadian law schools.&raqlaw school claims to offer a «particularly exceptional» program in international law, while Western says its focus on business law in the global environment is «unique among all Canadian law schools.&raqlaw, while Western says its focus on business law in the global environment is «unique among all Canadian law schools.&raqlaw in the global environment is «unique among all Canadian law schools.&raqlaw schools.»

The eight - lawyer firm has joined EY's global network in the same way that Camford Law became part of PwC in July; allowing EY to offer local Singapore legal advice while PK Wong remains a separate partnership.