Before joining Hays I studied
Company Law at the LSE to undergraduate level and Corporate Governance at postgraduate level.
Tetiana sits on the board of several sport and cultural institutions and, until recently, taught
company law at the University of Geneva.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or
at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental
laws, such as U.S. export control
laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery
laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental
laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax
law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the
Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign
laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
In their dealings in Canada, as with international transactions generally, Chinese
companies have been scrupulously observant of prevailing
laws and practices, but this is not their way
at home.
Which means that for now,
at least, the choice remains with
companies like Facebook whether to voluntarily comply with the spirit of American election
law, or leave it up to users themselves to do so.
Thanks to the new
law, the largest tech
companies repatriated more than $ 470 billion in cash from their overseas holdings
at the beginning of the year, Materne said, adding that the mass movement «should result in a bottomless well of capital to fuel a significant wave of software M&A.»
Japan's bankruptcy
laws say a
company's liabilities must be registered
at their market value when bankruptcy proceedings were initiated.
Though many tech
companies had been stockpiling cash overseas to defer paying taxes on their foreign profits, the new
law requires
companies to pay taxes on those holdings immediately but
at reduced rates.
At least in the short term, the bank was expected to be the most affected by the new
law, which lowered the corporate tax rate and introduced measures designed to encourage
companies to bring overseas profits back to the US.
Companies can use «statistical sampling and other measures to determine who is likely to be the median employee and base a calculation off of that,» said Mike Stevens, a partner in the compensation group
at law firm Alston & Bird.
By
law, labor receives board representation
at all but the smallest German
companies.
Ari Powell started working
at his father's Toronto - based fountain drink concentrate distribution
company during his first summer break from
law school.
A White House tally shows
at least 275
companies have increased wages, announced bonuses or promised new hires since the
law's passage — a pace Trump said surprised him.
«On a general level, there can be practical barriers to pursuit of a criminal case, such as the victim
company's fear of embarrassment, reputational damage, or the perceived risk — real or not — that their trade secrets will be exposed in a court proceeding,» said Brooke French, shareholder
at law firm Carlton Fields.
Existing tax
laws around equity - based compensation can even drive a
company's employees to let their options go, and miss out on the future windfall when that start - up goes public or is acquired
at a good price.
It is unusual for
companies to delay such a special meeting of shareholders so close to the date but it is possible, said Jesse Fried, professor of
law at Harvard University.
The Office of Government Ethics has revealed that attorneys
at the White House are examining whether loans to the
company owned by Jared Kushner's family violated federal ethics regulations or criminal
law.
From creating software to spy on its competitor Lyft to tracking the whereabouts of
law enforcement officials, the
company takes extraordinary measures to put itself
at the top.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended
at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8)
company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other
laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined
company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or
at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined
company, to retain and hire key personnel.
When I told this story to Alan Tecktiel, Global HR Director
at the
law firm Baker & McKenzie, he noted that Jill was able to go to the lengths she did because
companies like FedEx (FDX) their employees to do these kinds of things.
Iceland's
law stands out in a key way:
Companies and organizations with
at least 25 full - time employees must actually obtain government certification proving their pay policies are based on factors such as education, skills and performance, not gender.
Even though medical marijuana is legal in California, cannabis
companies are still
at risk of being shut down because the
laws are still being developed.
As David Thomas, the senior director of industry research
at BIO, explained to me a while back, one the
law's major provisions ensured that «
companies could go and talk to investors more than one time, and not in a very formal setting like it had been structured before.»
The resulting revolving - door culture has made it tempting for government lawyers,
law firms, and corporations to take it easy on people who perpetrate boondoggles
at major
companies.
Despite that reversal, UPS maintains that its denial of Young's light duty request was lawful
at the time and that its policy change is voluntary and not required by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.The Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief supporting UPS, calling attention to
companies that offer pregnant employees «more than what federal
law compels them to provide.»
Lauren X. Topelsohn, a member of the Labor and Employment Practice
at the
law firm Mandelbaum Salsburg, says
companies shouldn't cancel their parties.
Aaron A. Dhir, of York University's Osgoode Hall
Law School, concluded having
at least three women on a board has significant positive outcomes for a
company.
At the moment, Cain Express is forbidden by
law to ship between U.S. destinations because the
company doesn't have a U.S. subsidiary or a U.S. base of operations with American employees.
When the development centre was announced in 2014 it was characterized as a way for Microsoft to get around U.S. immigration
laws that made it hard to place some international talent
at the
company's headquarters in suburban Seattle, just three hours» drive to the south.
«Even after the President signs tax reform into
law,
company - level implications will remain unclear for quite some time,» Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist
at Credit Suisse, told clients.
Laws regulating MLM typically 1) require that MLM
companies explicitly permit their agents to cancel their agreements and to agree to repurchase inventories
at not less than 90 percent of the original transfer price; 2) prohibit inducements under which the agent is told that he or she will earn a specific amount of money; 3) prohibit the purchase of a minimum inventory; and 4) prohibit operations under which agents are only paid for recruiting others.
John Coffee, a
law professor
at Columbia University and an expert in securities
law, says he believes the
company should have disclosed news of the death earlier, and the fact that the stock didn't fall following the news of the crash doesn't prove the event wasn't material and shouldn't have been disclosed.
While Cook was critical of the
laws in his tweet, his peers
at other
companies came out forcefully against it.
«It doesn't really change the landscape significantly other than insulate
companies from lawsuits,» said Yaron Nili, a
law professor
at the University of Wisconsin who focuses on corporate governance.
Even if the FDA puts its foot down, «
companies are always going to be able to find a new synonym or creative marketing term» that doesn't run afoul of regulations, says Margaret Pollan, an assistant professor of environmental food
law at Pace Law Scho
law at Pace
Law Scho
Law School.
Barbara has been the Chief Marketing Officer of TripAdvisor for the past few years, and we spoke about redefining and growing her
company's brand what innovation means
at TripAdvisor, and how she jumped from a career in
law to marketing.
Inter IKEA Systems B.V., the Dutch
company at the heart of the investigation, said in a statement: «Inter IKEA Group including its subsidiary Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is committed to paying taxes in accordance with
laws and regulations wherever we operate.
In a majority opinion written by Judge Christopher F. Droney, the appeals court said the Barry Diller - backed Internet
company does not appear to violate copyright
law because subscribers are assigned to their own tiny antennas
at Aereo's Brooklyn data centre.
Overseas, your
company will be subject to unfamiliar regulations and, depending on your agreement with distributors, you may have significant legal exposure, says Brad Peterson, a business lawyer and partner
at the
law firm Mayer Brown.
Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the
Company conspired with other dental supply
companies to violate federal antitrust
laws; (ii) discovery of the foregoing conduct would subject the
Company to heightened regulatory scrutiny and potential criminal sanctions; and (iii) that as a result of the foregoing, Henry Schein's public statements were materially false and misleading
at all relevant times.
«The problem is, I don't know whether I'm going to get the mensch or the schmuck,» Joele Frank, of the eponymous public relations firm that has helped
companies fight Elliott and other activists, commented
at a panel
at a Tulane
law school event in March.
«And so then, the lie detector
laws come into effect,» which could put
companies at risk of violating
laws that ban subjecting job candidates to polygraph tests.
The actor and former governor of California said in a Politico - sponsored podcast
at the SXSW festival in Austin that he is in talks with
law firms about possibly suing global oil
companies «for knowingly killing people all over the world.»
«Aside from pure in - game token situations,
companies really need to think of these as securities,» says Jeffrey Neuburger, who advises clients about ICOs
at the
law firm Proskauer in New York.
«A lot of
companies have been set up to try to capitalize on the millennium,» says Glenn Gundersen, a partner
at the
law firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads, in Philadelphia.
Indeed, James Tierney, former attorney general of Maine and a lecturer
at Harvard
Law School, said the civil investigative demands are not uncommon and the
companies «may be totally innocent.»
«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior
at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner
at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based
law firm focused on small - business issues.
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Analogic Corporation («Analogic» or the «
Company»)(NASDAQ GS: ALOG) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of
law related to the
Company's entry into an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC («Altaris») in a transaction valued
at approximately $ 1.1 billion.
To business owners who recoil
at the thought of endless detail cluttering their monthly bills, Mays responds, «
Companies that take control of their legal relationship by requiring more of this kind of information force
law firms to be more accountable.»
«Even if you have a product that's in beta, you're still subject to liability
laws,» said Jenn Wall, corporate counsel
at X (formerly GoogleX), without mentioning any
company names.