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As legal leaders in Canada, we are duty - bound not only to advocate for greater inclusion, but also to act to generate the positive impact we want to see in our businesses and communities,» said Desjardins, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, corporate social responsibility chairman, with Bombardier.
Our lawyers are recognized far and wide
as legal leaders regarding medical malpractice, car accident, and trucking accident claims.
Over the course of her more than 27 - year career, Ms. Scott has been recognized
as a legal leader.
Not exact matches
Boutique law firms Borrello
Legal and Graham & Associates have joined forces, with principal partner Mark Borrello saying the merger would provide a solid platform to establish the company
as a
leader in property, commercial law, and dispute resolution.
Ms. Powell Jobs has become a
leader in pushing for decade - old legislation known
as the Dream Act, a measure that would provide
legal status for immigrants who arrived in the country
as young children.
As a recognized
legal expert in the field and a
leader in shareholder advocacy, Jonas regularly represents Trillium in the media, at public events, and with clients.
This has long been the consensus advice from economists and multilateral institutions such
as the World Bank, whose recent «China 2030» report argues that Chinese
leaders should strengthen the role of markets and liberalize
legal, financial and other institutions governing the economy.
Uber Technologies Inc.'s net loss widened to $ 1.46 billion in the third quarter, according to people with knowledge of the matter,
as the ride - hailing
leader struggled to fend off competition,
legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny.
He has become known
as a thought
leader in this innovative area and is working closely with other Gowling WLG professionals
as part of a fully - integrated fin tech
legal practice group.
«It is not a stable source of value, and it doesn't constitute
legal tender,» she told reporters at her last press conference
as leader of the central bank.
And
as an elected political
leader his task is not to render a
legal opinion but to bring his best judgment, including moral judgment, to bear on public policy.
At a meeting of the National Council of Churches he asked, not for any
legal restriction but a «a voluntary agreement among religious
leaders of all faiths that from now on they would not resort to conversions because the social logic of conversions is not valid now», that the promise of liberation from caste structure has not been fulfilled
as proved by the fact that it persists in all religious communities; and any attempt to organize Hinduism
as a religious community like others of the prophetic tradition has been a failure.
My point, is that
as «church», we invest a huge amount of trust and power in the hands of our (ex)
leaders, who tend to justify their «annointed» position by invoking God with a cut and paste scriptural
legal treatise underpinning their position!
«
As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their familie
As Christian
leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request
legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US
as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their familie
as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.
Leaders from nearly 90 evangelical seminaries, publications, ministries, and churches —
as well
as Catholic and Orthodox clergy — signed a statement last month rejecting any
legal efforts to protect sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
While many food and beverage
leaders are tinkering with their current offerings, most are missing a huge opportunity with a product that's
as old
as nature itself: the increasingly
legal marijuana plant.
Our attorneys have served in leadership and advisory roles in
legal organizations, including the American Bar Association and serve
as leaders in various community organizations.
Democratic Unionist party (DUP)
leader Peter Robinson is back
as Northern Ireland's first minister, after claiming his wife's scandal did not pose a
legal threat to him.
Barring a successful
legal challenge from Republicans, Democrat Todd Kaminsky is likely to be seated
as the next senator from the 9th district, replacing scandal - scarred Dean Skelos, the former majority
leader.
What promises to be a lengthy and sleep - inducing Senate debate over
legal status for «Dreamers» got off to a rocky start,
as Senate Democratic Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer clashed with his Republican counterpart over the unrelated topic of sanctuary cities.
As federal courts move to decide whether to intervene on the Congressional redistricting process, the last ditch
legal efforts on behalf of Albany's legislative
leaders to dismiss the lawsuit was rejected by a three judge panel this evening.
Thus, to appoint a person who is clearly biased against Israel, who believes that a call to destroy a sovereign state should be regarded solely
as «political views» and who justifies his
legal opinion to bring an Israeli political
leader to justice based on mistaken facts, if not on his fertile imagination, is incomprehensible.
Alban Bagbin has become the face of Ghanaian politics not for his 25 years so far in parliament and still counting, but for the extraordinary role he played
as two terms Minority
Leader, twice Majority
Leader and Chairman of some strategic committees of Parliament such
as Constitutional,
Legal and Parliamentary Committee, which he chaired twice, Public Accounts and Appointments Committee.
This time the cases of Sheldon Silver, former speaker of the Assembly, and Dean Skelos, former majority
leader of the Senate, are being watched nationwide
as test cases of federal prosecutors» ability to win public - corruption convictions under a new
legal standard.
Former State Senate
Leader Dean Skelos was stone - faced and silent
as he left a federal courthouse where a jury found him and his son Adam guilty of public corruption charges today, after a four - week trial and just about eight hours of deliberations — but attorneys for both men said they would pursue
legal challenges to the verdict.
Legislative Ethics Commission Commissioner John J. Nigro, who had been active with the Joe Bruno
Legal Defense Fund before Bruno's conviction Dec. 7, is continuing his support
as the former Republican
leader awaits sentencing for two fraud convictions.
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.
Tuesday's rhetoric is the same
as Cuomo's position earlier this year after Silver — the longtime
leader of the State Assembly — was indicted for pocketing $ 4 million in
legal fees that prosecutors proved were little more than bribes for official favors.
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs had been asked to choose between two rival groups that claim they have the
legal right to accept federal aid
as the Cayuga Nation's recognized
leaders.
But Flanagan does not expect Skelos's
legal troubles to push new reform measures even
as Albany faces an unprecedented session in which two legislative
leaders have resigned their posts due to separate arrests only months apart.
Deputy Senate Minority
Leader Mike Gianaris said the Senate and Assembly Democrats were in talks about a potential
legal challenge to the MOU, which he saw
as a slippery slope and something that established a dangerous precedent.
Senate Independent Democratic Conference
Leader Jeffrey Klein said the law requiring victims of sex abuse to seek
legal recourse before their 23rd birthday should be eliminated not just for civil cases, but for criminal cases
as well.
But he added this time that with Silver's mounting
legal troubles, the very system Albany runs on of having in essence the two top
leaders in the Legislature, plus the governor, decide things strikes him
as problematic.
Before being elected to the Council, Minority
Leader Oddo served
as chief - of - staff for Mr. Fusco and
Legal Counsel for former Minority
Leader Thomas V. Ognibene.
As the program was coming to a close, Legislator Lorigo met with Felissa Masumbuko, 4 - H Youth CAN Teen
Leader Intern and Global Concepts student, to learn more about her internship with
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled, and Disadvantaged of WNY.
Senate Minority
Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a
legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (D - N.Y.) has called on Senate Democrats to be on the floor at 9:30 Wednesday morning to hear what, if anything, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive
as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.)
Dozens of New York politicians have faced
legal or ethics charges since 2000, including John Sampson, who replaced Smith
as the Senate's Democratic
leader and who is currently on trial in Brooklyn federal court for alleged obstruction of justice.
Democratic
leaders of the California legislature have hired former attorney general Eric Holder
as they prepare for «the
legal fight of a generation» against the incoming administration.
Additionally, prosecutors say Silver's position
as the
leader of the state Assembly put him in a position to force two prominent real estate developers, Glenwood Management and the Witkoff Group, to hire attorney Jay Goldberg of Goldberg & Iryami to represent them in complex
legal matters.
Decision lays the
legal framework for garnishing the pensions of convicted former lawmakers such
as ex-Majority
Leader Dean Skelos and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Kolb became minority
leader in 2009, when Republicans grew frustrated
as then -
leader Jim Tedisco, of suburban Schenectady, unsuccessfully ran for Congress and steered resources to help pay
legal bills for Bill Sherman, a top aide.
They are Sheriff
as the National Chairman; Prof. Wale Oladapo (National Secretary); Dennis Alonge - Niyi (Deputy National Youth
Leader); Alhaji Bashir Maidugu (Deputy National
Legal Advier); Mrs. Hanatu Ulam (Deputy National Women
Leader); Alhaji Lawa Dutsima Anchi (Deputy National Auditor); Chief Okey Nnadozie (Deputy National Organising Secretary); and Chief Olia Metuh (National Publicity Secretary).
«The majority
leader felt he had the authority, and he's got
legal opinion to suggest it's correct, the authority to move the stipends around
as long
as he didn't exceed the amount of the stipends,» DeFrancisco said.
In the words of the National Conference
leader Syed Mir Qasim, India had the «
legal»
as well
as «moral» justification to send in the army through the Maharaja's accession and the people's support of it.
Family loyalty angle But
legal and political experts alike expect the Skelos lawyers to try to turn the family narrative to their advantage, recasting the ugly allegations
as a more sympathetic story of parental love for a child who needed help that may resonate, and arguing that any quid pro quos were imagined by people who wanted to curry favor with the GOP
leader.
Green Party
leaders congratulated voters in Kent, Ohio, for passing Issue 43, which called for a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood and abolish the
legal definition of money
as free speech,
as well
as establishment of an annual «Democracy Day» public hearing for residents to testify on the effect of big contributions from corporations and the wealthy on elections.
Foster, who has repeatedly criticised Mr Corbyn's tenure
as party
leader, launched a failed
legal bid to block him from the leadership ballot triggered by a shadow cabinet revolt last summer.
District
Leader Jenifer Rajkumar, along with MFY
Legal Services and University Settlement, will be holding as free legal clinic on the Lower East Side tomo
Legal Services and University Settlement, will be holding
as free
legal clinic on the Lower East Side tomo
legal clinic on the Lower East Side tomorrow.
He favors full public financing of state campaigns, adding, «The legislators should be banned from taking outside income,» a harsh remedy for the
legal corruption that dominates Albany politics, but one that has become increasingly plausible
as more has been revealed about the influence - peddling legislative
leaders are able to do, to their personal enrichment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Association of Erie County Governments urgently asks Governor Andrew M. Cuomo & the Legislative
leaders to suspend this law
as soon
as possible and to look at all of the aspects of gun control using the proper
legal procedure to bring about a law that will address gun control in a more logical manner, focusing on the real issues related to gun control — a law that will strengthen the effect on public safety and not infringe upon our constitutional rights.