Sentences with phrase «acts as special counsel»

Geoff frequently acts as special counsel to boards of directors and special committees in mergers and acquisitions, governance, shareholder activism, and internal investigation matters.

He also acts as special counsel to compensation committees.

Regularly acts as special counsel to Canadian companies and investors in cross-border transactions with US funds or issuers.

We also work with our clients as part of their team, regularly acting as special counsel to municipalities, townships, municipal associations, municipal utilities, municipal utility joint ventures, county convention facilities authorities and other political subdivisions.

We frequently advise our clients about whether and how to conduct an internal investigation, and we conduct such investigations for companies when we conclude we have sufficient independence to do so, sometimes acting as special counsel to companies or their boards of directors.

Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited recently acted as special counsel to Sonnedix BV in connection with its ground - mounted solar photovoltaic projects in Thailand, including an 9.5 MWp (AC) installation in Chiang Rai, a 7.5 MWp (AC) installation

Breslin and Breslin, PA, Donald A. Caminiti, Esq., was one of six law firms selected by the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey to act as special counsel to represent it in its lawsuit against the tobacco industry to recover Medicaid and other health related costs incurred by the state resulting from tobacco related illnesses.

He also has acted as Special Counsel to the Grievance Committee of the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, and has served as director of the national Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and was a member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Task Force on the Certification of In House Counsel.

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The FBI was acting as part of a probe related to Cohen by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who were acting on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election as well as potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

It suggests that the latter should more properly be called «special - creationism», for what it really teaches is that every life - form is made by a special act of creation, and it counsels Christians not «to present God's creative design as if he were granddad in the potting shed with components on a shelf, a workbench and a pencil behind his ear!»

State comptroller's office records show that SUNY Polytechnic entered into a $ 1.5 million contract in July with a criminal defense law firm to act as «special counsel.»

Ms. Kaleta has served as Chief Counsel of the Research and Special Programs Administration, Acting Chief Counsel of the Federal Transit Administration, Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel of the Federal Highway Administration, and staff attorney in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Acting as special or general outside counsel to assist clients in developing corporate compliance programs, including programs relating to antitrust, environmental and securities laws, and developing corporate protocols, such as delegations of authority

An individual who has incorporated or the members of a partnership can thus be sued and require a lawyer or bringing a motion and having «special circumstances» before they can represent their interests (Special circumstances generally being impecuniosity, or the ability to convince the court that the potential representative has sufficient training and experience to act as cspecial circumstances» before they can represent their interests (Special circumstances generally being impecuniosity, or the ability to convince the court that the potential representative has sufficient training and experience to act as cSpecial circumstances generally being impecuniosity, or the ability to convince the court that the potential representative has sufficient training and experience to act as counsel.

He has acted in numerous product liability cases in the United States as Australian counsel, including representing the families and survivors after two military helicopters collided and crashed, killing 18 Australian special forces troops and injuring several others.

Davis Polk acted as special product counsel to the representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering by Five9, Inc. of an aggregate principal amount of $ 258.75 million of its 0.125 % convertible senior notes due 2023.

In July 2017 Gurprit acted as junior counsel in R (on the application of Durand Academy Trust) v OFSTED and the Secretary of State (2017) EWHC 2097 (Admin), an important Judicial Review case; successfully challenging Ofsted's decision to place a school in special measures.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is acting as cocounsel for HP on international antitrust and diligence issues; and Drinker Biddle & Reath is providing special counsel on antitrust issues.

While in law school Joe served as a law clerk with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in Washington, D.C., where he focused his efforts on the Hatch Act, a complex statutory scheme governing the political activities of state and federal employees.

At a Thursday hearing on Paul Manafort's motion to dismiss criminal charges for acts committed prior to 2014 as beyond the scope of the Mueller's investigation the Special Counsel's Office brought out the heavy hitters including Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben.

The Law Society of British Columbia has launched an investigation, the Premier has called for a review of the process by which special prosecutor appointments occur, and the Vancouver Sun (B.C.'s major daily newspaper of record) has dutifully pulled out a list of other prominent counsel who have acted as special prosecutors subsequent to making political donations to the governing party in B.C.

Immediately prior to taking up the first of his full time judicial appointments Sir Wyn acted as leading counsel for the Secretary of State for the Home Department in appeals brought before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission by persons who had been detained on suspicion of engaging in international terrorism.

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For 25 years prior to 1996, before his tenure as special counsel to President Clinton, Lanny was a commercial, antitrust, government contracts and False Claims Act litigator (both in defense as well as plaintiff).

In fact, the FCC's response to the bot activity was to point out that they aren't permitted to delete the comments, though a former FCC special counsel was quoted as suggesting that the FCC «might have an obligation under the Administrative Procedure Act to remove fake comments from its consideration.»

• Assess each assigned client to determine his or her needs for community rehabilitation and inclusion • Create and implement individualized plans to meet the requirements of each client • Meet with each client on a regular basis to identify and discuss any problems or issues • Provide support and advice through well - placed counseling services, in a one on one or group sessions • Refer to clients to appropriate specialists or community agencies, depending on their individual requirements • Act as an advocate of assigned clients, in front of families and government departments • Ascertain that the residential facility is conducive to clients» wellbeing and health • Intervene in crises situations, placing special focus on clients» safety and emotional wellbeing

• Acted as mentor and counsel to students to ensure their comfort and wellbeing within the classroom • Assessed each student on an individual basis to determine their learning abilities and limitations • Communicated assessment results to the school office to be incorporated into the students» files • Incorporated special courses for students with additional (special) needs to provide them with a chance to gel into regular curriculum