Sentences with phrase «as the lawyers say»

Did I detrimentally rely on the guarantee, as the lawyers say?

You can't go back and re-litigate an agreement already made; as the lawyers say you can't have two bites of the apple.

Or as lawyers say, a «handshake» for an agreement is worthless.

That speaks to his credibility, as the lawyers say, on what follows.

So long as the lawyer says «those were my instructions?»

As the lawyer said, «It depends.»

Not exact matches

Saying this could qualify as «willful» disregard of the law, lawyer Robert Barnes wrote for the site LawNewz, and a court would take that into account when assessing the newspaper's right to do so.

«I think there's some lag with the FEC catching up with the times,» says political lawyer Troy McCurry, who served as counsel to the FEC's Republican commissioners at times from 2010 until this year.

The next time I needed to negotiate, I was able to talk to a lawyer, talk to a banker who is a friend of mine, and say OK, I don't want to accept this as it is.

His lawyer characterized the case as an «unfortunate situation» and said Warner «accepts full responsibility for his actions.»

Mark Schankerman, a professor at the London School of Economics, who first met Spangenberg after he donated some of his patent fortune to fund work in entrepreneurship at the London school, said patent trolls and their lawyers play a role in limiting the patent economy, especially in cases where they are demanding too much for IP — «the «holdups,» as he called them.

Generally speaking, lawyers say you should try fighting back now, or at least find a way to delay settling until the summer, when a favorable court decision, as well as pending legislation before Congress that would make trolls responsible for court costs, could work in your favor.

Ottinger lawyers say that employers are typically allowed to put up video cameras around the office so long as they can justify them with business reasons, such as a concern for security.

Of course, you'll also want to make sure you have a good business accountant who's familiar with small business and can meet with you quarterly, as well as a good lawyer if any legal issues come up, Tabaka says.

«It would be a lot harder for Trump to have a lawyer representing him from a big firm, because most big firms, most large firms are not going to want to potentially alienate their client base by representing someone as controversial as Trump,» the former colleague of Hendon's said.

Arruda, who left his job in June to serve as CEO of Ross, says the digital assistant shortens the research time for each case, allowing lawyers to take on more challenging files and preventing client fees from escalating.

«What you often see is privacy used as a last resort when none of your arguments are working,» says Mark Hayes, a privacy lawyer in Toronto.

is dealing with lawyers (or VCs) who say, «As a firm, we never do a, b, c.» Let me tell you now that often this line is BS.

PARIS, April 24 - French billionaire Vincent Bollore, who stepped down days ago as chairman of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into allegations of corrupt business practices in Africa, his lawyer said.

It was wonderful to be his lawyer,» said Lesperance, a former Canadian border officer who has worked as an immigration lawyer for more than 25 years.

«People think of talking about salary as kind of taboo, but it's a good thing,» said Donna Ballman, an employment lawyer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Defense lawyers had portrayed the girl as an aggressor, saying she wanted to generate material for a book and possibly influence the presidential election.

It was a real treat for me as a junior lawyer to work with him and learn from him,» Smith said in an interview.

All three said they returned from maternity leave to find they hadn't been promoted (although they claim MoFo nevertheless billed clients for the lawyers» time as if they were more senior).

As lawyer Charles Pelkey says, «The promise not to compete isn't a promise to starve.»

«Sellers need someone who is going to act as a genuine advocate, like a lawyer,» says Blackburn.

I say this as a recovering lawyer, myself.

«The three senior guys in the campaign thought it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower in the conference room on the 25th floor — with no lawyers,» Bannon is quoted as saying in the book, according to The Guardian.

«In a small city, it will be easier to get to know the best service providers, such as lawyers, your banker may likely be someone you know, and you can more easily create a name for yourself,» said Chuck Sacco, assistant dean of strategic initiatives in the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University.

«A prenup can be seen as very self - serving,» says June Jacobson, a Manhattan - based lawyer, divorce mediator, and licensed psychotherapist.

Now back at Breitbart, Bannon is quoted in the book as saying that if such a meeting needed to take place, Trump Jr. and Kushner should have set it up «in a Holiday Inn in Manchester, New Hampshire, with your lawyers who meet with these people,» according to The Guardian.

As for whether to consult a lawyer when crafting a warning letter, in most cases it's a good belt - and - suspenders measure if you can afford it, but some experts say it's unnecessary.

As a former lawyer, business leader and now president of Bentley University for the past seven years, I can say that based on my personal experience, this stereotype couldn't be further from the truth.

When you call the number, as Breaking Bad fans (myself included) did, actor Bob Odenkirk's recording says, ««Hello, you've reached the law office ofJames M McGill esquire, a lawyer you can trust.»

Following a wild day of proceedings as part of a criminal investigation into Cohen — including the revelation that Fox News host Sean Hannity had been a client of Cohen's — Avenatti said none of the lawyer's associates are safe.

It subsequently came to light that she was supposed to file an additional form but had not, lawyers said, and as a result received a notice of termination of her residence status from the immigration department.

Katherine Russell, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, has not been identified as a witness for prosecutors, her lawyer said when the trial began.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels» lawyer, Michael Avenatti, told «CBS This Morning» he was «stunned» and «speechless» after he heard President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, say the president reimbursed attorney and fixer Michael Cohen for a $ 130,000 payment he made to Daniels from personal funds as part of a non-disclosure agreement..

«It is apparent from the comments of your CEO» that he chose the name «because of the pronunciation «Thrinder,»» lawyers for Tinder said in a December letter that attached The Post's story as evidence.

as to the President's unfettered power to fire anyone... Joe Digenova, former US Attorney,» Trump quoted him as saying on the show, misspelling the lawyer's name.

«The last time we had a hearing, Google and Twitter and Facebook sent their lawyers, which undoubtedly were expensive because they did a damn fine job of dodging and bobbing and weaving and they didn't say a damn thing — which is what they were paid to do, or not to do, as the case may be,» Republican Senator John Kennedy told Politico.

Nick Morgan, formerly a lawyer in the S.E.C.'s enforcement division, said that the security label was likely to apply to any coin that an investor buys with the expectation that it will increase in value as a result of the efforts of the entrepreneurs who created it.

A lawyer for Mr. Trump, Michael D. Cohen, whom The Journal identified as the person who helped arrange the payment, said in an email earlier this month that Mr. Trump «vehemently denies any such occurrence.»

As Trump prepares to announce the date and time for a historic summit with Kim Jong Un, lawyer Rudy Giuliani appeared to preview an imminent development saying, «We've got Kim Jong Un impressed enough to be releasing three prisoners today.»

President Donald Trump has nominated a former corporate lawyer — who previously said that AT&T's bid for Time Warner doesn't pose a «major antitrust problem» — as the U.S. Justice Department's next competition chief.

A.M.I. told The Times last month that it decided not to print Ms. McDougal's story because it could not verify important details, though it acknowledged discussing her allegations with Mr. Cohen, the president's lawyer, saying it did so as part of its reporting process.

Trump's lawyers have said they are continuing to cooperate with Mueller's team as they work to negotiate the terms of an interview.

Mueller charges lawyer with false statements in Russia probe, Reuters Most Americans say Trump, Congress not doing enough to stop mass shootings, Post-ABC poll finds, Washington Post International Netanyahu confidants named as suspects in new corruption probe, Reuters Oxfam boss apologizes to MPs over abuse of Haiti quake victims, The Guardian

John Dowd, who resigned as President Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, broke with Mr. Trump over whether the president should agree to be questioned in the inquiry, a person briefed on the matter said.

A paper co-authored by University of Ottawa Professor Michael Wolfson, one of Canada's top researchers on income and equality issues, said there was much debate of Ottawa's new program this year allowing some income splitting for couples with children, but most people don't realize income splitting has long existed for thousands of professionals such as doctors and lawyers who have been able to funnel their incomes through private companies they create to hold their income.