Sentences with phrase «biased against firms»

Having run the GIC desk of a small well - capitalized insurer, with lower ratings, less leverage, and a higher ROE than other larger competitors, I was / am biased against firms with bad credit profiles that get good ratings only because they are big.

Not exact matches

The woman behind a high - profile gender bias lawsuit against a major Silicon Valley venture capital firm testified Monday that a male colleague was «relentless» in his pursuit of her and cut her out of email chains and meetings when she broke off their affair.

To assert bias and untrustworthiness is a serious charge to make against a research firm.

Last month, her Progressive Caucus formally endorsed Ellison «s bid to lead the party into 2018 and beyond, citing the need for «a leader who will stand firm against hatred, bias, discrimination, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia.»

(Stock options used to be used to lean against this bias, but the new and improved regulatory climate has shifted firms away from that approach.)

In particular, he spoke to the issue of Avvo's bias against small - firm lawyers:

At Tabor Law Firm, our attorneys stand up for motorcyclists throughout Indiana against the stereotypes and biases.

These firms will tell you that the family law system is biased against men, meaning men can not only lose custody of their children, have very few visitation rights, and large bills for child support.

* 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.

Like the main Vault Law 100 rankings, the quality of life rankings reflect the subjective opinions of associates, with Vault noting that the rankings are based on perceptions of insiders — some of whom may be biased in favor (or against) their firms.

A brief summary of my crticism is that it's biased against small and solo firms because larger firms have greater wherewithal to manage the extremely cumbersome Avvo profile process, and because Avvo won't let an attorney «unclaim» a profile after «claiming» it (i.e., you can't «unsubscribe).

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.

On the other hand, US patent holders can sue Canadian firms for infringement in any jurisdiction, allowing the patent holders to select venues they believe to be the most friendly to them (and biased against alleged infringers).

You can not blame insurance firms for the apparent bias against clients with blemished driving records.