Lawyers representing the Information Commissioner's Office, which is investigating
allegations against the firm, said its offer was «a poor second best» and are pursuing their application for a warrant.
Prolific collector and hedge fund advisor Steven Cohen was absent from the festival in the wake of insider trading
allegations against his firm, and the impending cessation of Bush era tax cuts at the beginning of next year saw many investors looking to put their money in tax - free, yet relatively illiquid, fine art investments.
Not exact matches
Paul Weiss is the same corporate law
firm that conducted last year's internal investigation into sexual harassment
allegations against Roger Ailes, which resulted in the former Fox News chairman's resignation.
Pao, for example, a former venture capitalist at well - known Silicon Valley
firm Kleiner Perkins, lost a lawsuit last year that she filed
against her former employer over
allegations that it had discriminated
against her because of her gender.
The
allegations against Springer follow closely behind Droga5 parting ways with Chief Creative Officer Ted Royer two days after putting him on leave and hiring an outside
firm to handle an internal investigation in the shop's HR processes.
Mahama Ayariga must not give in to «intimidation» by opposition and governing party MPs, but remain
firm in his position on the bribery
allegation he made
against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament some weeks ago, the Bawku Central NDC has advised.
Denenberg hired Garden City attorney Bruce Barket to fight the
allegations and to «prosecute my claims
against the
firm.»
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics settled its case
against Fred Hiffa, formerly of Ostroff, Hiffa, & Associates, Inc., following
allegations that he had violated the state's lobbying gift ban in 2006 by hiring Matthew Libous in 2006, retaining the Binghamton lawmaker's son for $ 4,166 a month for one year to a Westchester County - based law
firm.
PBS has suspended distribution of «Tavis Smiley» amid «troubling
allegations»
against the news show's namesake host, and hired an outside law
firm to handle an investigation into the matter.
«We were shocked to learn about the
allegations against him of impropriety in the referral of cases to our
firm.
However, none of the charges U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has leveled
against the two men pertain to campaign donations, though Mr. Silver stands accused of pressuring Glenwood into hiring a law
firm that paid him legal fees while Mr. Skelos faces
allegations that he used his position to obtain a sinecure for his son at a company Glenwood held stock in.
Following
allegations made by Mr. Cohen
against the outside auditing
firm Nawrocki Smith, which was working with the state comptroller as well as several town officials in untangling the town's finances, Mr. Bernard wrote Ira McCracken, a chief examiner for the office of the State Comptroller, in May, asking if someone from his office had ever sent a letter to Zachary Cohen saying that Mr. Cohen was correct in one of his criticisms of Nawrocki Smith.
The university has not censured Croce, but school officials, stung by the article, hired a law
firm to conduct a review of how the institution dealt with
allegations of research misconduct, including those
against Croce.
SCMP - Dec 11 -
Allegations of misconduct
against a former employee just 40 hours before his new venture Momo went public have created a media backlash
against NetEase - China's fifth - largest internet
firm by market value.
And yesterday, reports said that the US Justice Department is trying to get the six
firms to settle
against the
allegations or it will take them to court.
Here for example is the type of
allegations and settlements disclosed
against the
firm Edward Jones in 2015: «The
firm was censured and agreed to pay $ 13.5 million including interest in restitution to eligible customers... that had not received available sales charge waivers... since 2009, approximately 18,000 accounts purchased mutual fund shares for which an available sales charge waiver was not applied.»
The extraordinary thing about this decision, to my mind, is the time, effort and expense (the Harding
firm spent over $ 170,000 in fees and expenses) that went into defending
against allegations that should (in this writer's opinion) never have been brought in the first place, or at least dismissed once the facts were clarified for Healthcare.
Earlier this month, Mayer Brown capital markets partner James Tanenbaum resigned after reports surfaced that his former
firm, Morrison & Foerster, had conducted an internal investigation into
allegations of sexual misconduct
against him.
As does the profession's reaction to a regime where a
firm, once complained
against, is prima facie liable to pay the OLC's administrative costs of dealing with that complaint, unless they can show that they first dealt with the complaint through their own procedures, and were, in effect, not guilty of the
allegations made.
Our
firm is ready to stand by the side of injured motorcyclists and their families, fighting back
against allegations of comparative fault and placing the blame for a crash caused by a careless driver where it belongs.
Malfeasance or Malpractice misconduct
allegations against a lawyer are among the most complex we handle because The Pattis & Smith Law
Firm lawyer misconduct team must simultaneously address bar licensing proceedings, police investigations, criminal charges
against the lawyer, potential financial liability in a civil court, and professional and personal reputation concerns.
In the
Firm's R. v. Y.E. [2017], it prevented a sexual assault charge from being laid
against a prominent Toronto Realtor, and secured a withdrawal of domestic assault after proving the
allegation was fabricated in a sex tape.
In order to build a suitable legal case
against the negligent party, our
firm may employ private investigative services to secure evidence that accurately supports your
allegations.
Examples of his recent case - load are: led by Ed Pepperall QC in a large - scale action arising from a defective share sale; defended solicitors from
allegations arising from property transactions, including alleged breaches of the Etridge guidance; acting for a claimant
against solicitors who negligently handled his litigation; defending an IFA from
allegations of inappropriately risky investment advice; acting for solicitors claiming contributions from another
firm in respect of their own liability for breach of trust; advising clients on a claim
against surveyors for losses arising from negligent property valuations.
Google's answer to Bedrock's third amended complaint was submitted on February 10, 2011 by the Texas - based
firm of Potter Minton and the top - notch global
firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which also defends certain Android device makers (such as Motorola and HTC)
against Android - related patent infringement
allegations.
Indian
firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has taken legal action
against its former Chennai office head over
allegations relating to confidentiality and non-compete clauses.
We'll also explain how our
firm assists clients to prepare a robust defence
against allegations and to achieve a satisfactory conclusion.
A successful product liability defense requires a law
firm that has the experience and resources necessary to protect
against serious
allegations and potential exposure.
Failure by members or registered
firms to act in accordance with the mandatory requirements may lead to a finding of negligence
against a surveyor as the court is likely to take account of the relevant statements in cases where
allegations of professional negligence are made
against a surveyor.
The
firm successfully represented this client in an arbitration case, defending
against allegations arising from a contract for a shopping mall property deal.
* Much like what happened with Traci Ribeiro's case
against Sedgwick, Winston & Strawn is trying to push Constance Ramos, a partner who left the
firm amid
allegations of gender bias and discrimination, into arbitration.
Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Emmott: [2011] EWHC 1441 (Comm) Acted for the applicant in the Commercial Court challenging an arbitration award under ss 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 involving
allegations of diversion of corporate opportunities and secret commissions
against a partner of a law
firm.
The publication highlights some of the
firm's high - profile representations, including its role as lead national counsel for an international pharmaceutical company in hormone replacement therapy litigation, Wright's representation of Ford
against allegations of unintended acceleration and faulty spark plugs, and Troyer's defense of Wells Fargo in a nationwide class action and an associated individual action and his representation of a manufacturing company in a toxic tort case.
AA Law v Lord Chancellor Advised a criminal legal aid
firm on the merits and prospects of success of claim
against Lord Chancellor concerning the 2015 criminal legal aid duty provider procurement exercise and then drafted particulars of claim in a complicated claim involving
allegations of race discrimination and subconscious bias.
In the professional malpractice area, Ellen has defended law
firms against allegations of mishandling litigation and transactional matters; claims for securities fraud;
allegations of overbilling; and
allegations of mishandling trust and estate matters.
The comments deal with conflict of interest
allegations against Torys» Darren Sukonick and former partner Elizabeth DeMerchant, both of whom were key lawyers on the sale of Hollinger newspaper assets in the early 2000s and who led the
firm's Hollinger work.
In June 2011, the HRTO dismissed all of Visic's
allegations against the law
firm.
The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a statement of
allegations against a former legal assistant at a major Bay Street law
firm and three other individuals, in which OSC Staff allege that the legal assistant provided an institutional trader with material non-public information, which was then used to carry out significant trades.
Facebook is embroiled in controversy sparked by
allegations against Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics
firm tied to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
As we first reported last month, Mike Rothenberg, the beleaguered founder of the San Francisco - based venture
firm Rothenberg Ventures, has been involved in an ongoing SEC inquiry into possibly deceptive financial practices within his
firm that include wire fraud, bank fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and retaliation
against a lower - level employee who was fired and allegedly threatened with a lawsuit after bringing these
allegations to the SEC.
Given the
firm's dubious use of this misappropriated data in Brexit and the Trump campaign, Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, has stated in a tweet that the EU will be investigating these
allegations against Cambridge Analytica of its misuse, and Facebook's apparent downplaying of the scale of the issue.
Offering deep expertise in conducting fair, unbiased and thorough investigations in response to
allegations of fraud, financial waste or abuse committed
against the
firm.
In Mahler v. Keenan Real Estate, Inc., the Supreme Court of Kansas addressed
allegations of fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation by a buyer
against a vendor and a brokerage
firm.
An Ohio federal court has considered
allegations made by a national franchisor of real estate brokerages
against a large real estate brokerage
firm operating in Ohio arising from a 2000 settlement agreement between the parties
No
allegations have been made
against Jones Lang LaSalle as a
firm, emphasized company officials.