Sentences with phrase «by outside law firms»

Dolin noted that Google has a dashboard that allows its legal counsel to monitor the billing codes being generated by outside law firms.

On Tuesday, Uber was said to have terminated more than 20 employees as a result of its internal investigation led by an outside law firm.

Not exact matches

According to two sources briefed on parent company 21st Century Fox's outside probe of the Fox News executive, led by New York — based law firm Paul, Weiss, Kelly has told investigators that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her about ten years ago when she was a young correspondent at Fox.

The advice from the Lombard village attorney and an outside consulting law firm has prompted the village to drop its effort to impose five impact fees and to negotiate instead with developers on a case - by - case basis, said Lombard Planner Thomas C. Koenig.

The initial investigation was conducted in the summer of 2016, where members of the committee, along with an outside law firm hired by the Assembly, interviewed 10 witnesses and looked at texts and emails.

Mr. Silver, an attorney by trade, collected more than $ 6 million in outside income from two private law firms since 2002.

Heastie, an accountant by training, has not received outside income since becoming speaker; Flanagan resigned from his law firm when he took the leadership post.

The governor's speech comes shortly after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested by federal law enforcement officials and accused of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks as part of his work with two outside law firms.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver used his office to mask millions of dollars in «bribes and kickbacks» as legitimate outside income from two private law firms over more than a decade, according to a bombshell 35 - page criminal complaint filed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara today.

The complaint, brought by the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, focuses on Silver's outside legal work, primarily for the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, where Silver served as of counsel.

Mr. Silver also stood out in financial disclosure reports that showed him to be one of the largest earners of outside income among New York State politicians, reporting that he had been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by a law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg.

In fact, our board has retained another outside law firm to review the initial work done by counsel and our response to it.

Unlike his GOP colleague, IDC Leader Jeff Klein is all for a full ban on outside income — as he demonstrated by announcing this week he'll divest entirely from his private practice law firm.

Panepinto, who won with less than 50 percent of the vote in 2014, said during his announcement that his decision was both personal and professional, citing the cancer battle being fought by his law firm partner, a looming crackdown on lawmakers» outside income and some sort of sexual harassment probe involving his former chief of staff.

Under New York law, an outside management company headed by an attorney must run any firm categorized as a «reciprocal insurer,» such as PRI.

Under New York law, reciprocal insurers must be run by an outside firm and attorney.

The county restarted foreclosure actions against suburban properties in 2012 by hiring an outside law firm to do that work.

Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.

Tuesday's event, hosted by law firm Hogan Lovell, was aimed at creating ideas for schools on how they could collaborate with outside partners.

As Lipsey envisions them, these communities would feature content drawn from a variety of sources, some generated by users, some drawn from LexisNexis, some from members» law firms, and some from outside sources.

A disciplined small law firm should be able to work through the strategic planning process on its own, but many find this process far easier when it is facilitated by an outside consultant.

A lawyer should disclose to their clients that they use cloud computing resources and that the client's data may be stored outside of Canada, preferably by incorporating this into the law firm's retainer agreement.

Taken as a whole, these amendments set the stage for The Law Society of Manitoba to move towards stronger and more effective protection of the public interest through a more diverse governing body, introduction of multi-disciplinary practices and opportunities for participation in and ownership of firms by those outside the legal profession.

Placide had sought to bolster her contract argument by introducing evidence that she had called the state bar's advisory counsel, who said her contract with the law firm determined whether she was permitted to represent outside clients.

It is widely anticipated that the number of class actions brought around the world will continue to grow, driven by the globalisation of litigation funders and the increasing appetite from funders and plaintiff law firms to develop new claims outside shareholder class actions.

Corporate legal departments working with outside counsel often go through invoices line by line looking for potential overcharges or compliance missteps before payments are made, forcing law firms and legal departments into standoffs over invoicing.

Experts say that law firms can give themselves the best protection by first hiring outside companies to perform vulnerability assessments.

And like Brenton observed in the quote at the beginning of this post (which by the way was in reference to legal education, not outside law firms although the same concept applies), the gap between what people at CLOC are doing, saying and advocating and what most outside law firms are really doing is so broad, so vast and so deep, I'm starting to think it can never be bridged.

Law21 How To Kill A Law Firm August 12 by Jordan Furlong «Most lawyers are blissfully unaware that they're in the cross-hairs of numerous entities outside the legal profession, entities that have set their sights on the legal marketplace intending to own some or all of it.

As this was outside the usual six - month period within which, by convention, the government responds to Law Commission reports we might have expected a thorough and considered response and some firm proposals for implementation.

Hubbard One joins FindLaw on the heels of FindLaw's acquisition of Glasser LegalWorks and the launch of the Thomson Legal Record, an innovative service that enables in - house corporate counsel to do due diligence by researching the litigation track record of outside lawyers and law firms.

When Christine M. Netski, a partner at Sugarman Rogers Barshak & Cohen PC in Boston and named one of the «Top Women of Law» by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, was interviewed by Law360 and asked «Outside your firm, name an attorney you admire and tell us why,» her reply was:

Barclays and Avis are just a few examples of how LPM has permeated legal department expectations for their outside counsel, but many Request for Proposals (RFPs) received by law firms in recent years have also emphasized the importance of LPM (you will note that as Casey suggested, some of these ask for specifics which make it harder to BS):

It found that Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester are the leading cities outside of London, each with more than 750,000 square feet of office space occupied by top 100 law firms.

The Law Society of British Columbia has already made the same mistake as the American Bar Association recently made by declining to allow outside investment in law firLaw Society of British Columbia has already made the same mistake as the American Bar Association recently made by declining to allow outside investment in law firlaw firms.

The latest decision by the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) has only shut down majority outside ownership of law firLaw Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) has only shut down majority outside ownership of law firlaw firms.

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 arrangements).

The 2008 report, which was prepared by Reeves, also urges young attorneys to «show up» and «speak up» at social events and meetings, and notes that even if you're shy or don't like to schmooze, you should actively seek out mentors inside and outside your law firm by joining organizations and networking.

The average time taken by Kia's nine outside law firms?

That is particularly true where there is outside access to the internal system by third parties, including law firm employees working at other firm offices, at home or when traveling, or clients who have been given access to the firm's document system.

With a significant international client base, especially in the technology and consumer products sectors, Valerie sees her role as bridging the gap between in - house counsel and a traditional external law firm — by thinking more like her clients, and not just as an outside lawyer.

The magic circle firm was one of many law firms that wanted to cut costs by setting up offices in cheaper locations outside of London.

As a result, we are recognized as one of the most highly - regarded law firms in Korea; ranking first around similarly - sized law firms as the outside counsel of choice for Korea's 30 largest business groups, according to a recent survey by the influential Chosun Daily.

Directories and rankings were named as the sixth most influential factor by clients when asked to indicate the importance of different ways in helping to research outside lawyers and law firms for potential hire in a new survey of in - house counsel trends.

Compliance with both IG policies and outside counsel guidelines (OCG) is an issue faced by law firms of all sizes, and this partnership has created a streamlined solution.

All of our users» information is restricted to our offices, attorneys outside our firm with whom we may consult or refer your potential claim, and vendors utilized by law firm for legal, marketing or research purposes.

For corporate litigants, document review is typically handled by outside resources, such as law firms or review service vendors.

Summer associate profile: We seek to hire an extraordinarily talented and diverse group of students whose academic and personal record of achievement demonstrates a commitment to excellence and who want to practice law at the highest and most demanding levels, while still enjoying lives enriched by public, professional and personal pursuits outside the firm.

Aided by outside investment, client demands and internal pressures, law firms consistently drive sustaining innovation.

The irony is that those barriers — prohibitions of outside investment in law firms; profit - sharing with «non-lawyers», corporate structure; and inter-disciplinary practice — have been circumnavigated by in - house legal departments and service providers.