Sentences with phrase «by corporate counsel as»

Carlton Fields was recognized by corporate counsel as one of only 21 law firms nationally with the best insurance industry client relationships for the second year in a row, according to BTI Consulting's Power Rankings 2017.

In the latest BTI Consulting Group report, «BTI State of Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs),» LTL ATTORNEYS LLP (LTL) was named by corporate counsel as one of only 22 firms of the 650 law firms serving the Fortune 1000 as best at developing and delivering AFAs.

Thompson Hine Recognized by Corporate Counsel as Innovation Leader for Fourth Year - Firm Ranked in Top 1 Percent for Innovation; Among Top Seven Nationally

The survey also contains a leaderboard of 22 law firms named by corporate counsel as best at developing and delivering alternative fee arrangements.

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He was Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association's International Corporate Counsel Committee from 2011 to 2013, and for three consecutive years has been recognized by the Canadian General Counsel Association as one of Canada's top five young in - house cCounsel Committee from 2011 to 2013, and for three consecutive years has been recognized by the Canadian General Counsel Association as one of Canada's top five young in - house cCounsel Association as one of Canada's top five young in - house counselcounsel.

He has presented at a wide variety of corporate law seminars and symposia around the country, including The Tulane Institute of Corporate Law (where he serves as Co-Chair of the Planning Committee), The Association of General Counsel, The Harvard School of Law, Columbia School of Law, The University of Pennsylvania School of Law, and The University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Economics (where he serves as a member of the Board of Advisors), The Annual Institute on Corporate Securities and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association, as well as a variety of seminars sponsored by The Practicing Law Institute and the American and Delaware State Bar Assocorporate law seminars and symposia around the country, including The Tulane Institute of Corporate Law (where he serves as Co-Chair of the Planning Committee), The Association of General Counsel, The Harvard School of Law, Columbia School of Law, The University of Pennsylvania School of Law, and The University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Economics (where he serves as a member of the Board of Advisors), The Annual Institute on Corporate Securities and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association, as well as a variety of seminars sponsored by The Practicing Law Institute and the American and Delaware State Bar AssoCorporate Law (where he serves as Co-Chair of the Planning Committee), The Association of General Counsel, The Harvard School of Law, Columbia School of Law, The University of Pennsylvania School of Law, and The University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Economics (where he serves as a member of the Board of Advisors), The Annual Institute on Corporate Securities and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association, as well as a variety of seminars sponsored by The Practicing Law Institute and the American and Delaware State Bar AssoCorporate Securities and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association, as well as a variety of seminars sponsored by The Practicing Law Institute and the American and Delaware State Bar Associations.

She also served as publisher and corporate counsel for the Clinton - based company that published free community newspapers founded by her parents and grandparents.

There's the ongoing special - counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton; there's the associated inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, whom he had asked not to investigate his former national - security adviser; there are the president's hush - money payments to women with whom he allegedly had extramarital affairs, made through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and facilitated by corporate cash paid to influence the White House; there is his ongoing effort to interfere with the Russia inquiry and politicize federal law enforcement; there are the foreign governments that seem to be utilizing the president's properties as vehicles for influencing administration policy; there's the emerging evidence that Trump campaign officials sought aid not only from Russia, but from other foreign countries, which may have affected Trump's foreign policy; there are the ongoing revelations of the president's Cabinet officials» misusing taxpayer funds; there is the accumulating evidence that administration decisions are made at the behest of private industry, in particular those in which Republican donors have significant interests.

Whether or not the publishers» corporate counsel were earning their keep back in early 2010, there are certainly some serious legal costs now as all of the Defendants are being represented in federal court by some of the highest - billing law firms in the country.

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, each Fund is responsible for the payment of the following expenses among others: (a) the fees payable to the Adviser, (b) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser or Distributor (as defined under the section entitled («The Distributor»)(c) the fees and certain expenses of the Custodian (as defined under the section entitled «Custodian») and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent (as defined under the section entitled «Transfer Agent»), including the cost of maintaining certain required records of the Fund and of pricing the Fund's shares, (d) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and independent accountants for the Fund, (e) brokerage commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Fund in connection with its securities transactions, (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Fund to governmental agencies, (g) the fees of any trade association of which the Fund may be a member, (h) the cost of fidelity and liability insurance, (i) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the Fund and of shares with the SEC, qualifying its shares under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Fund's registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes, (j) all expenses of shareholders and Trustees» meetings (including travel expenses of trustees and officers of the Trust who are not directors,

The Wired GC reports that General Electric's in - house legal department was selected as tops in the nation by Corporate Counsel magazine.

As Amy Miller at Corporate Counsel magazine writes, even the survey's editor is not surprised by this.

Kathleen Sullivan is revered by clients and peers as a major force in the nationwide appellate sphere, who laud her keen insights and expert counsel in constitutional law and wider corporate disputes.

The Third Circuit in In re Bevill Bresler & Schulman Asset Management Corp., developed a five - part test (the Bevill test) to examine the merits of such an assertion by an individual employee against company counsel.50 Under this test, employees must show that (1) they approached corporate counsel for the purpose of seeking legal advice; (2) they made it clear that they were seeking advice in their individual capacity; (3) counsel sought to communicate with the employee in this individual capacity, mindful of the conflicts with its representation of the company; (4) the communications were confidential; and (5) the communications did not concern the employee's official duties or the general affairs of the company.51 The Bevill test has been recognised by other jurisdictions as a means of assessing whether a company employee may assert attorney — client privilege in an individual capacity arising out of communications with corporate counsel.52 (See also Chapter 13 on employee rights.)

Amy is also the founder and co-organizer of Legal Hackers LA, which programs around the intersection of law and technology; was named one of the one of ten women to watch in legal technology by the American Bar Association Journal in 2014; and was nominated as a Finalist for the Corporate Counsel of the Year Award 2015 by LA Business Journal.

The firm is recognized as a «Go - To Law Firm for Fortune 500 Companies» according to Corporate Counsel magazine, a «Best Law Firm» according to U.S. News, a «Best at Client Focus» firm according to Fortune 1000 companies surveyed by The BTI Consulting Group, one of the top intellectual property firms according to Fortune 100 companies surveyed by IP Law & Business, and is listed on the Law360 Intellectual Property 100 List.

As defined by BTI, these are the law firms that corporate counsel are willing to bet their reputation on and recommend to their peers.

David's record of success and achievement was marked by a series of positions of increased influence, authority, and accountability until his retirement from the company as Senior Corporate Counsel in 2015.

Mark Adams has been appointed senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at AGF Management Ltd., stepping into the role previously held by Judy Goldring, who will continue in her role as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

She has been recognized as an Association of Corporate Counsel Value Champion, and included by The National Law Journal on its roster of Outstanding Women Lawyers.

In the fourth of four videos from the InHouse / Association of Corporate Counsel general counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP, the participants discuss how they manage increasing pressures and workload as a result of regulatory and compliance Counsel general counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP, the participants discuss how they manage increasing pressures and workload as a result of regulatory and compliance counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP, the participants discuss how they manage increasing pressures and workload as a result of regulatory and compliance issues.

The firm was also recently recognized as the leading law firm representing America's largest companies in IP litigation by Corporate Counsel.

In his prior role as general counsel, Mr. Black's leadership included overseeing a full spectrum of global business operations, including building a corporate legal department; handling compliance matters arising from investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice; and day - to - day corporate operational concerns.

Estrella LLC has been listed as a 2015 Top Ranked «Go - To Firm» by the publisher of Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal.

Microsoft wants 90 % of the legal work performed by its outside firms to be compensated under alternative fee arrangements — an increase of as much as 35 %, according to figures Howard gave Corporate Counsel.

A few days ago, in one of those small world Internet ways, I learned about a new Web log (new to me, anyway), Legal Literacy, written by Hanna Hasl - Kelchner, a corporate attorney with a business background who serves as associate counsel for a large corporation.

Corporate counsel rely on their firms to be effectively staffed to represent them, and, of course, law firms are impacted by the tough economy, just as corporate law departments hCorporate counsel rely on their firms to be effectively staffed to represent them, and, of course, law firms are impacted by the tough economy, just as corporate law departments hcorporate law departments have been.

Led by the Association of Corporate Counsel's «ACC Value Challenge,» corporate America is increasingly demanding that their outside law firms abandon the entrenched, historic, «cost - plus,» «billable hour» economic pricing model in favor of «Alternative Fee Arrangements» («AFAs») and other «value billing» approaches (e.g., non-hourly pricing arrangements such as «fixed fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid» fee arranCorporate Counsel's «ACC Value Challenge,» corporate America is increasingly demanding that their outside law firms abandon the entrenched, historic, «cost - plus,» «billable hour» economic pricing model in favor of «Alternative Fee Arrangements» («AFAs») and other «value billing» approaches (e.g., non-hourly pricing arrangements such as «fixed fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid» fee arrancorporate America is increasingly demanding that their outside law firms abandon the entrenched, historic, «cost - plus,» «billable hour» economic pricing model in favor of «Alternative Fee Arrangements» («AFAs») and other «value billing» approaches (e.g., non-hourly pricing arrangements such as «fixed fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid» fee arrangements).

Given the new Apology Act in Ontario, corporate counsel should look to campaigns like this one by Taco Bell as a better way to handle reputation management and engage the public over contentious litigation.

Two US partners were recognized by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) as being among the region's top lawyers.

The Database is used by both private Law Firms and Corporate Counsel worldwide to effectively price the legal services offered or received either in Hourly Rates or Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) such as Fixed Fee, Transaction Fees, Fixed + Hourly Rate, Collars, Caps, Contingencies and Bonus pricing schemes.

Contrary to the idea that the law is a single body, something immutable, Vanguard shows its evolving nature, doing so through the multitude of legal philosophies as spoken by corporate counsel based in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and surely more nations as the digital magazine gains scope and influence.

We have been recognized by Corporate Counsel in 2014, 2015, and 2016 as one of the law firms used by Fortune 500 companies most frequently.

Next on the list was Martindale - Hubbell, ranked as important by 42 percent of corporate counsel.

I recently spent a Sunday acting as an executive in residence at the Business Leadership Program for In - House Counsel run by the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association and Rotman School of Management.

On the corporate commercial side, 90 per cent of the transactions are done internally, but litigation matters such as human rights and passenger claims are handled by external counsel by firms across Canada with large national firms.

We note that you have called no expert evidence to contradict the evidence given by Mr. Jewett (and corroborated by every witness we have called) as to how corporate lawyers identify and manage conflict issues as professionals and approach judgments they must make as counsel in situations comparable to those at issue in our case having regard to, among other things, the important role performed by independent directors deliberating separately and by in - house counsel.

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Some law departments have removed this hierarchy by eliminating these titles and referring to all attorneys as corporate counsel.

Respected industry consultant Ari Kaplan lead several sessions that discussed core competencies, responsibilities, and coverage areas supported by a legal operations team, as well as the purpose and benefits of what an efficient legal operations staff can provide to corporate counsel.

The lead article reported on a 2006 survey conducted by the Association Of Corporate Counsel (incidentally, no longer known as the American Corporate Counsel Association, as it is referred to in the article), and then discussed a Section of Litigation program from the recent annual meeting which discussed the results of the ACC survey.

Corporate legal departments are generally headed by the general counsel (GC), who serves as the chief legal officer of the company.

Organized by The Canadian Bar Association and Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, and hosted by McCarthy Tetrault Liam shares insights and observations about market forces impacting the legal industry, from his perspective as a long - time advisor to global law firms and corporations, and as an acquirer of emerging technologies and companies.

Another 12.5 percent report the ability to use previously collected and processed electronically stored information (ESI) for other matters as the most important factor, pointing to a desire among corporate counsel to achieve efficiencies by reusing prior work product.

Mr. Zwang has been selected by Super Lawyer Magazine as one of Northern California's Super Lawyers in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and was also selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition, in 2010 and 2011.

Her hands - on approach has been recognized by her peers in the Association of Corporate Counsel as In - House Counsel of the Year and by the San Diego Business Journal as Top Corporate Counsel.

LegalVIEW ® analytics offerings, which are powered by the world's largest repository of legal performance data, further enhance corporate counsel's ability to understand the drivers of legal costs and inefficiencies, as well as to communicate departmental performance

I am available on a part - time or as - needed basis, on - site or remotely, to supply all of the services normally provided by inhouse or inside general counsel — everything from drafting and negotiating contracts, form agreements and policies to providing advice and services regarding your strategic planning, corporate governance, dispute resolution and legal compliance issues.

As such, cases against corporations often have a unique element of concern that are best handled by experienced corporate crime counsel.

Who's Who Legal named Boris as one of their inaugural Thought Leaders — Competition 2018, placing him among the very best in the world in the area of competition litigation, as judged by his peers, corporate counsel and market sources.