John Terzaken, co-head of the global
competition practice at Allen & Overy (A&O) and head of the magic circle firm's investigations and litigation practice in Washington, is poised to join Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as a partner.
Xolani Nyali, a senior associate in
the Competition Practice at Bowmans South Africa, looks at some of the competition law issues making headlines in Africa this year and how they will impact competition law proceedings in the coming year.
Xolani Nyali, a senior associate in
the Competition Practice at Bowmans South Africa, looks at some
Not exact matches
After a two - year investigation, the
Competition Bureau found that Amazon's
practice of comparing its prices to regular prices on its Canadian site gave consumers the impression that the website was selling items
at a price lower than the general market.
«If that revelation turns out to be true, it raises a whole host of issues,» adds Robert S. Russell, head of the
competition and foreign investment
practice at Borden Ladner Gervais.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or
at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense
competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's
practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense
competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
In
practice, any significant increase in
competition at the retail level is more likely to come through a different route, such as the acquisition of an existing retail operation by a large foreign bank or the amalgamation of existing retail banks.
The destruction of the voting assemblies of the eastern cities, which came about as a consequence of their inclusion in the empire, effectively left
competition in the
practice of benefactions as the only means by which the civic elites could compete for power in their localities; and success in this was dependent upon attaining the patronage of the man who sat
at the top of the social pyramid.
The code is aimed
at improving price and production signals, stopping
practices that transfer risk inappropriately and enhancing
competition for farmers» milk.
In the
practice sessions and fundraisers over the coming year, the chefs will work with the team's coaches and managers to prepare their first
competition at the Culinary World Cup / EXPOGAST 2018 in Luxembourg.
The proposed Harper
competition reforms can boost national prosperity and help turn the tables on many years of past poor infrastructure policies and
practices, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said today
at an Infrastructure Partnerships Australia conference in Sydney.
He also directed his sons (Ernie's younger brother, Gary, is a former All - Ivy basketball star
at Dartmouth who
practices law in San Jose, Calif.) into sports with a steadfast eye to the virtues of
competition.
The
competition sometimes turns into private wars and the player who loses his purple is apt to show up
at the next
practice with a red neck.
Yes, the
competition level may not be as good in high school, but managing the relationships developed in five - or six - day - a-week
practices is a skill that becomes even more critical in college where every player was a star
at the youth level.
Miami hired him for his offensive expertise but did not realize how well he relates to players, how good he is
at developing players, how his
practices would be full of
competition and meaningful work and, most importantly, how he artfully changes mindsets.
A youth athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a
practice or game must be removed from
competition at that time.
Neal Goldman, Brand Manager for Men's Lacrosse
at Brine, talks about ways to reduce the risk of concussion in boy's lacrosse, which, according to a 2011 study1 of U.S. high schools with
at least one athletic trainer on staff, has the third highest concussion rate (46.6 per 100,000 athletic exposures (1 AE is one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic
practice or
competition, regardless of the amount of time played), behind only football (76.8) and boys» ice hockey (61.9).
Disallow sugary or caffeinated beverages
at practices and
competition.
«While
practice is necessary for elite athletes to reach a high level of
competition, after a certain point, the amount of
practice essentially stops differentiating who makes it far and who makes it to the very top,» said Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor of psychological sciences
at Case Western Reserve University and lead author of the study.
The 3MT
competition began as an experiment
at the University of Queensland in Australia in 2008, when then - graduate school dean Alan Lawson concocted it as a means of forcing grad students to
practice their communication skills.
A champion in her youth, she recalls not even wanting to take part in her first yoga
competition at age 9 - she had always been more interested in track and field but
at the urging of her parents, she
practiced yoga.
And it was a good thing too, about time I took a turn
at playing Splatoon's online mode, which let's face it, is the game's biggest selling point and what more importantly, the first Splatfest is this month, first in Northern America on June 20th and then here, in good old Europe for the 27th and it is an online gaming
competition I want to be a part of, so it was good I was getting some
practice in.
Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty
at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management
practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case
Competition where teams of Harvard University students present recommendations for a school district to a panel of faculty judges.
Join me for a quick read to look
at the importance of measurement and sharing of some data about learning measurement best
practices and how organizations that are measuring are doing compared to the
competition.
At home, my oldest son had school band
practice after school every day to prepare for the State Festival Band
Competition scheduled for the end of April.
During my stay in Iwate I participated in a traditional tea ceremony,
practiced Zen meditation, tried my hand
at origami and calligraphy, and came in third in a wanko soba noodle eating
competition the object of which was to eat as many plates of buckwheat noodles in 30 minutes as you can.
Two years ago, PELP, a collaborative project between faculty
at Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education that focuses on developing effective leadership and management
practices to support large - scale organizational change in urban school districts, began the Case
Competition where teams of Harvard University students present...
An earlier EdNext article looks
at the impact of charter
competition on policy and
practice in urban school districts.
Risi Competizione has returned to the top of the time charts in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
competition, with Toni Vilander going quickest in
Practice 3 for Sunday's Michelin GT Challenge
at VIR.
Penguin's filing (pdf) takes a host of shots
at Amazon, which it repeatedly refers to as a monopoly that drove the retail price of some ebooks to $ 9.99 through «predatory, below - cost pricing
practices... apparently designed to exclude
competition and control the pricing of ebooks».
Dogs can take a few
practice waves before the
competition begins
at 10:30 a.m..
We encourage ethical breeding
practices and sportsmanlike
competition at all dog shows and trials.
To move beyond the numbers, check out the
competition to explore popular pet topics and find new angles or perspectives to share
at your own
practice.
The Alabama Veterinary
Practice Owners Association may have used different tactics (i.e., «concern» for the care of the animals treated
at low - cost clinics), but they seem to share what many of us believe to be the true goal of HAHF / HCVMS: to eliminate their low - cost
competition.
Teams will
practice searching to the
competition standards set by the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW), which includes searching for blind hides (location of hide unknown to handler), searching for multiple hides in a single search area, and,
at the higher levels of
competition, searching for an unknown number of hides in a search area.
The shelter is not in
competition with private
practice at all.
Analyzing your veterinary
practice's financial and client data can give you a first - hand look
at the health of your business while guiding marketing initiatives that give you a leg up on the
competition.
If you already are an experienced surfer it would be a shame not to surf the amazing waves
at Playa Hermosa, Escondida, Herradura and Esterillos, all only minutes away from Jaco and famous for being the
practice spot of Surfing Champions before their International
competitions.
At best, the representatives could fly early to Japan and get some
practice in a few days before the actual
competition.
Rather than invest money to create a new IP (beneficial for gamers) they throw money
at devs to hinder the
competition (bad for gamers) If there is no financial downside to this
practice then it will continue, and more and more devs will be bought.
Gelpi's design
practice has won numerous design awards including first place for the proposal «Table Distortions»
at the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach, a Pamphlet Architecture Honorable Mention for the proposal «System Failure,» and, most recently, the first place in the international design
competition for a new Wynwood Gateway Park in Miami, «The Wynwood Greenhouse.»
(nom de plume) 1959: Born in Canton, China 1973 - 76: Member of Youth Association of Art in Canton; Winner in National High School art
competition 1974 - 85: Studied and
practiced at Dongyu Chen's studio; Student of professor's Lau Sing and Su Urlong 1980 - 85: Designer for the Southern China Institute of Landscape Architectural Design, focusing on Architecture and landscape architecture 1985: Moved to the United States 1993: Master's Degree of Fine Art and Design
at Pratt Institute in New York City 1987 - Present: Arnot Gallery, New York
In my opinion this book beats out its well - written
competition, Climate Crash (2005) by John Cox, because Alley is a
practicing scientist, and a luminary one
at that.
I was
at that debate, Don, and Mike Crichton «s performance prevailed not just because he could act — he was a screenwriter after all, but because besides
practicing his act before a critical CalTech audience, he was studying environmental law as part of his due diligence for State of Fear — John Gresham made for serious hardcover
competition in those days.
At FindLaw, we deploy our best - in - the - industry integrated legal marketing programs to help lawyers and law
practices in southern Georgia compete effectively — regardless of the level of
competition.
The minds: Joshua D'Cunha, S.M. Karim, Zoma Ogbonna, and Malik Suliman, part of the first batch of students
at Ryerson University's Law
Practice Program, pitched this idea and came out No. 1 in a Dragons» Den - like
competition to address access to justice issues through innovation.
By Hilary CampbellHilary Campbell, a 3L
at Duke University School of Law, served as the 2012 — 2013 Client Counseling
Competition National Student Director.As a lawyer, you'll be expected to have a certain level of
practice area - specific knowledge readily available.
The team
at Dentons Boekel was led by Partner Marc Kuijper, Co-Head of the EU
Competition practice in the Netherlands, and included associate Pascalle van Overbeek and paralegal Anna Kowalska.
While in school, law students also get practical experience which may include volunteering in community legal clinics, participating in
competitions or
practice trials and working
at summer or part - time jobs in law firms.
From the Aug. 5 Boston Business Journal article, The lawyer hunt: In the legal industry,
competition heats up for lateral hires: «The lateral hiring sprees
at national firms that have colonized Boston in recent years and the growing embrace of businesslike
practices and cultures have spurred a bare - knuckled fight for talent.