``... the general practice followed
by outside counsel in both Canada and the United States was followed by the respondents.
Once the investigating attorney has identified the subject matter of the investigation (the who, what, when and where), the scope and the purpose of the investigation and a concrete plan for carrying it out should ordinarily be memorialised
by outside counsel in a written work plan.
, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Practical Law Company «What is the single most innovative practice proposed or used
by your outside counsel in the last twelve months?»
Forty five Chief Legal Officers located in Europe were asked by Altman Weil, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Practical Law Company «What is the single most innovative practice proposed or used
by your outside counsel in the last twelve months?»
Not exact matches
But if you're responding to conflict
in a negative way, or feeling threatened
by a peer or subordinate, or letting life pressures from
outside the job leach into the workplace,
counselling in the short term can offer some insight into why you're acting the way you are.
All the arrangements relating to the allocation of the Fearnow Shares to the Fearnow Share Recipients were handled
by Shkreli and Retrophin's then
outside counsel, which negotiated the documents necessary to make the shares freely tradable
in the hands of the
Immediately upon learning of facts that suggested improper behavior, we commenced an internal investigation led
by outside counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and very quickly thereafter, brought the matter to the attention of the U.S. Attorney's Office
in Manhattan.
The compensation consultant (s),
outside counsel and any other advisors retained
by, or providing advice to, the Committee (other than the Company's
in - house
counsel) shall be independent as determined
in the discretion of the Committee after considering the factors specified
in the Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc..
The Committee shall receive appropriate funding from the Company, as determined
by the Committee
in its capacity as a committee of the Board, for the payment of compensation to its compensation consultants,
outside legal
counsel and any other advisors.
Growing up
outside of Toronto,
in middle school she launched an event planning business, followed
by a handbag company, then a career
counseling firm out of high school.
Rather, God is
outside of and, of course, not affected
by time, working «visible miracles» consistent with «his unchanging
counsel,
in whose plan all future events are already present.
Can't he recuse himself and kick the issue to
outside counsel, as has been done
by past AGs when two branches of government duke it out
in court?)
Democrats want to use $ 35 million
in bond premiums — essentially money generated
by borrowing more than needed at higher interest rates — and cutting police overtime
by reopening two closed police precincts and reducing the use of
outside counsel.
The
counsel claimed that following the April 6 ruling, a letter
by Dasuki's lead
counsel Mr Joseph Daudu dated April 13 was despatched to the DSS requesting for permission to access Dasuki
outside the DSS office as contained
in the ruling of the court.
The prosecutor then referenced the crucial April 28, 2010 meeting at Venditto's campaign headquarters
in North Massapequa that was attended, according to testimony
by several witnesses,
by Mangano, Venditto, other county and town officials and
outside counsel to Oyster Bay.
An audit to be released today
by NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer's office shows the NYC Education Department failed to keep tabs
in 2016 on $ 84 million it paid to
outside vendors for services to students with disabilities, such as physical therapy, speech therapy and psychological
counseling.
«Taxpayers have already lost,» said Legislator Sheila Marcotte (R - Eastchester / New Rochelle), reacting to the need for both the Westchester County Executive and Board of Legislators to hire
outside counsel because of a conflict of interest created
by actions of Chairman Ken Jenkins and the Democratic County Legislators
in siding with the CSEA union
in its lawsuit against Westchester County.
Erie County Attorney Michael Siragusa, seated at front right, answers a question asked
by Erie County Legislator Edward Rath III during Thursday's hearing into a $ 25,000 expense for
outside legal
counsel in a query regarding Legislator Joseph Lorigo's brief stint as the West Seneca Town Prosecutor earlier this year.
In fact, our board has retained another
outside law firm to review the initial work done
by counsel and our response to it.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola
in his ruling, dismissed the counter argument
by the Prosecuting
Counsel, opposing Dasuki's need for medical check - up
outside the country.
An additional $ 3,000 each was spent for
outside counsel for an independent sexual harassment investigation
by Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP, while Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP was hired for
outside counsel for the appeals process
in the Assemblyman Micah Kellner case.
«Nobody, no business, your business, my business, nobody can do all of their business out
in the light of day,» said Frank Miller, an
outside counsel hired
by the school board for the proceeding.
«There are a number of things
in this policy that I'm very proud of that I'd like to see
in every sexual harassment policy, including the private sector,» said Rossein, who has since been retained
by the Assembly as an
outside counsel to investigate complaints against members,
in an interview with Gotham Gazette.
As a brief overview, the Management and Board have embarked upon a failed merger that garnered virtually no support from its shareholders, and was opposed
by ISS, and continued on that path until the date of the special shareholders meeting and scheduled vote, spending lavishly
in a failed effort to close it; attempted to implement substantial new options to itself, a plan opposed
by ISS and the shareholders, which was withdrawn; continually paid itself outrageous sums of the shareholders money over the past three years; rejected highly qualified
outside board members with deep, broad healthcare company experience supported
by its shareholders; held many Board and Committee meetings with nothing to show for it; formed a new Strategic Transactions Committee that is highly paid but that has produced no deals for the shareholders to consider or for any
outside valuation experts to formally review; spent lavishly on accountants, auditors and
counsel; failed to successfully hire any
outside professional negotiators and finally extinguish or remove the outstanding lease obligations; distributed no cash to the shareholders despite holding excess amounts; formed no special purpose entity to hold any royalty and milestone rights and payments for the benefit of its shareholders; and thus generally failed
in its fiduciary duties to shareholders.
The benefits for corporations are clear:
in - house
counsel can handle matters directly and save money
by not paying
outside -
counsel rates.
Acting as de facto
in - house
counsel, Dan is able to leverage
Outside GC's expertise
in areas such as employment and intellectual property matters
by bringing
in his colleagues from
Outside GC and its sister firm, Patent GC, as required to provide this specialized guidance to Prelert.
By staying one step ahead of your clients
in evaluating your efficiency, your firm can thrive as clients with more and more ability to evaluate
outside counsel can see for themselves how well you stand up against firms who have failed to take charge of their own efficiency.
Formed
by the merger of Sallah & Cox, LLC and Beam & Astarita, LLC, our attorneys include James D. Sallah, a former Senior SEC Attorney and
in - house lawyer for a national brokerage firm, Mark J. Astarita, a nationally recognized securities litigator and
outside counsel to dozens of regional broker - dealers and investment advisers, and Jeffrey L. Cox, a former Senior SEC Attorney and federal prosecutor responsible for prosecuting economic crimes.
0738 (JSM), 2001 WL 1154666, at * 2 (S.D.N.Y. 1 October 2001)(finding certain communications between the investigator, who conducted the internal investigation, and
in - house and
outside counsel are protected
by attorney — client privilege because the investigator received legal advice from
counsel under circumstances
in which the employee under investigation was an executive and litigation was expected if the employee were terminated).
The leading case applying the selective - waiver analysis is Diversified Industries Inc v. Meredith.87
In Diversified Industries, a corporation retained
outside counsel to conduct an internal investigation into allegations of bribery.88 The internal report prepared
by outside counsel was then produced to the SEC. 89 The Eighth Circuit held that this disclosure constituted only a «limited waiver» that did not preclude the corporation from subsequently withholding the report from private litigants on the grounds of attorney — client privilege.90 The court reasoned that a contrary ruling may undermine corporate incentives to initiate internal investigations conducted
by counsel.91
The court held that
in - house fees were just as «incurred» as fees paid / owed
by a company to
outside counsel.
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In this case, neither party filed a trial brief and
counsel simply submitted a draft consent order that «trial briefs of the plaintiff and defendant be filed
outside the times prescribed»
by the Rules.
Outside counsel spending grew
by 2 percent
in the U.S and
by 3 percent worldwide.
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.
Volkswagen's Dr Manfred Doss went home as Transatlantic General
Counsel of the Year, while Archer Daniels Midland secured the Transatlantic Legal Department of the Year award for a technology - led overhaul that has delivered more than $ 20m
in savings and seen its 700 - firm
outside adviser panel slashed
by 75 %.
When non-attorneys conduct witness interviews, those interviews are not, generally speaking, privileged.9 As discussed above, some legal precedent
in the United States, however, suggests that witness interviews conducted
by non-attorneys may be protected
by the attorney — client privilege where the interviews were authorised
by and conducted under the direction of the company's
in - house or
outside counsel.10 Ideally, any witness interview would be conducted directly
by an
in - house or
outside lawyer.
In terms of documents, correspondence with
outside counsel regarding a current case — independent of its location — is protected
by the attorney's legal privilege.
Voluntarily producing some information will not result
in making all information produced
by a Swiss
outside counsel subject to disclosure.
In 2016, more than 100 individualized responses were provided to lawyers requesting information on topics such as: lawyer mobility (across Canada and
outside Canada); how coverage applies where lawyers enter into indemnity agreements with third parties; coverage for firm general
counsel; and whether coverage is available for document review work or other non-traditional services, such as those provided
by individuals working as workplace investigators, mediators, arbitrators, trustees / executors, or escrow agents.
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):
For some clients, he serves as
outside general
counsel managing legal service providers both within and
outside the firm across a range of disciplines;
in other cases, he is retained on a matter -
by - matter basis.
In summary, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the un-sealing of attorney work products stemming from an
outside legal
counsel led internal investigation upon request
by the Federal Prosecutor with the reasoning that certain aspects of
outside counsel's work went far beyond regular legal advice, ie, was deemed a delegation of extensive fact - finding etc, that the entity itself or also service providers not being attorneys would have been capable of collecting.
Although routine matters can often be handled
by in - house
counsel, an
outside firm should ordinarily conduct the investigation where the potential misconduct could produce significant adverse legal or commercial consequences for the company.
Formed
by the merger of Sallah & Cox, LLC and Beam & Astarita, LLC, our attorneys include James D. Sallah, a former Senior SEC Attorney and
in - house lawyer for a national brokerage firm, Mark J. Astarita, a nationally recognized securities litigator and
outside counsel to dozens of regional broker - dealers and investment advisers, Jeffrey L. Cox, a former Senior SEC Attorney and federal prosecutor responsible for prosecuting economic crimes and Raymond Beam, a former prosecutor and well - known criminal defense attorney.
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).
With the Mississippi House passage of HB 555, the state has taken a bold step
in providing much needed oversight for the hiring of
outside counsel by the state attorney general.
Only 68 per cent of
in - house
counsel who were asked felt their feedback was heard and acted upon
by their
outside legal
counsel.
The fees charged
by outside counsel are essentially insurance premiums, promising clients that everything they need is
in the contract.
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.
In addition to the issues mentioned above, the SRA Report also discusses the practice of clients using
Outside Counsel Guidelines (i.e. «detailed, mandatory sets of terms and conditions» imposed
by clients on the signing of a retainer).