Sentences with phrase «counsel on business matters»

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The Audit Committee serves a Board - level oversight role, in which it provides advice, counsel, and direction to management and to the auditors on the basis of the information it receives, discussions with management and the auditors, and the experience of the Audit Committee's members in business, financial, and accounting matters.

As outside general counsel for many of her clients, Ms. McCall advises businesses on a wide variety of corporate and other legal matters.

«Their communications to the Mayor's Office, along with those of their support staff working at the principal's direction on those particular matters, are exempt from disclosure when related solely to city business and not on behalf of any client,» said de Blasio counsel Maya Wiley.

«The NDC as a party wishes to state that its official position on this matter is that the Supreme Court as the apex court of the land is entitled to conduct its business as an Independent body within the framework of our democratic and constitutional dispensation», the statement counseled.

Composed of leaders from finance, education, research, legal, nonprofit, and business communities, Committee for Children's Board of Directors serves as the governing body charged with providing oversight and counsel on matters related to the organization's mission, vision, strategic plan, and financial sustainability.

Mr. Egan also counsels clients on issues related to franchises and distributorships, technology, and commercial business matters, as well as real estate and leasing - related matters.

Ms. Pooler's practice focuses on shareholder fiduciary duty and securities litigation in courts throughout the country, as well as counseling public company boards, board committees, and senior management with respect to a broad range of corporate governance and business matters.

Certainly since the Great Recession and possibly a little before, businesses have been relying less on outside counsel and using in - house attorneys more to work on legal matters.

He counsels clients on an array of sophisticated business litigation matters, including fraud, securities, civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), lender liability, accountant liability and trade practices.

He counsels these clients on a broad array of employment and business - related matters, while conscious of their unique and special needs.

Our lawyers provide integrated counsel for plaintiffs and defendants in a broad spectrum of matters, with particular focus on contract and business torts, appellate, intellectual property, and antitrust and securities litigation for clients involved in the energy, technology and finance industries.

Typically a general counsel will consent to you asking their spouse out on a date before he or she will consent to a business person choosing the lawyer on a matter.)

As a member of Hogan Lovells» Business and Finance Group, Jeffrey counselled many Fortune 100 and privately held companies, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.

He brings to business clients substantial experience counseling companies on structuring and negotiating cross-border and domestic acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing agreements; on corporate governance matters; and on U.S. regulation of trade and business practices.

On the transactional side, we serve as consultants to law and accounting firms to provide tax counsel regarding matters as varied as, for example, business succession plan structures, corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and tax - efficient structuring of property settlement agreements upon divorce.

Because we take the time to become experts in our clients» businesses, we can better counsel them on personal legal matters as well.»

As a top tax services law firm with offices in Boston, New York, Paris and Washington D.C., Foley Hoag counsels public and privately owned businesses ranging from start - ups to well - established companies on a wide variety of matters, including:

As a firm that counsels start - up businesses on an array of legal matters, what are the main principles you advise SMBs to adhere by?

The blog focuses on the newsworthy issues that matter most to attorneys, in - house counsel, human resources professionals and the business community, with an emphasis on developments in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He will also serve as outside general counsel to portfolio companies and other businesses, advising on corporate governance, executive compensation, recapitalizations and other strategic business matters.

The team's hands - on business experience in managing information technology risk allows them to provide practical, business - focused counsel on all aspects of information policy, security, data storage and management, regulatory compliance and other cybersecurity matters.

We counsel clients on planning and compliance matters including nexus, apportionment, combined reporting, business / nonbusiness income, credits and incentives, and federal conformity.

He enjoys representing businesses as their «outside in - house counsel,» providing a wide range of legal advice on business and litigation matters based on his many years of experience in the practice of law.

Dwaune Dupree counsels investment funds and business development companies (BDCs) on a broad range of corporate, regulatory, compliance and corporate governance matters.

Our attorneys counsel public and private owners and developers, contractors and subcontractors, homebuilders, design professionals, suppliers, sureties, construction firms, engineers, and other building professionals on all aspects of the construction business, arbitration, mediation, or litigation matters.

He counsels clients on a broad range of corporate, securities and business - related matters.

During such time, he served as outside General Counsel and M&A counsel for domestic and international business entities and private investment and capital groups, which included negotiating and documenting purchase, sale and merger agreements and dissolutions, corporate contracts related to licensing, executive employment agreements, corporate governance, acquisition, vendor contracting, leasing and real estate property matters, and advising on loss mitigation and compliance Counsel and M&A counsel for domestic and international business entities and private investment and capital groups, which included negotiating and documenting purchase, sale and merger agreements and dissolutions, corporate contracts related to licensing, executive employment agreements, corporate governance, acquisition, vendor contracting, leasing and real estate property matters, and advising on loss mitigation and compliance counsel for domestic and international business entities and private investment and capital groups, which included negotiating and documenting purchase, sale and merger agreements and dissolutions, corporate contracts related to licensing, executive employment agreements, corporate governance, acquisition, vendor contracting, leasing and real estate property matters, and advising on loss mitigation and compliance issues.

Served as trial or arbitration counsel in a variety of commercial matters, including a cases involving the voiding of a million - dollar note, a breach of contract case relating to a multi-million dollar insurance coverage dispute arising from a catastrophic loss, and a shareholder dispute centering on the interpretation of ten complex operating, management, business, and employment / non-compete agreements.

Although the majority of his time was allocated to his managing partner responsibilities, while serving as the firm's leader David continued to counsel clients on issues relating to business matters and disputes, drawing on his prior experience as a business trial lawyer.

Accordingly, our team is ideally placed when it comes to lawyers advising international clients and their internal legal counsel on all matters connected with investing in and doing business in the Gulf region.

Parties, counsel, and arbitrators can conduct an arbitration from start to finish without getting on an airplane, leaving their home or business, or for that matter using a postage stamp.

Mr. Sonpal serves as outside general counsel to a number of small and mid-sized businesses, advising on strategic and commercial matters.

Gemma has a unique and practical perspective on legal matters as a result of her work on a seconded basis at Olin Corporation (negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, managing a large inter-disciplinary team, and coordinating acquisition integration related matters), her work as a contract negotiator on the business side at Texas Instruments (negotiating advanced development as well as intermediate and high volume production contracts and complex joint ventures), her work in house at EXE Technologies (providing commercial counsel and IPO counsel), her work on a seconded basis at Computer Sciences Corporation (managing M&A and negotiating strategic alliances), and at ACS (handling securities matters and negotiating M&A transactions).

Ms. Culp advises clients on the selection, formation, organization and management of business entities and counsels companies on various matters including corporate governance, mergers, and acquisitions, and employment and shareholder agreements.

She's decided to take the approach that she wants to be her client's resource before the matter gets to the point of litigation — resurrecting the relationship of «general counsel» with a client where she becomes their adviser on legal and business issues in a legal framework.

Obviously, in - house counsel asking you to test some arcane point of law might see language different from a business client seeking guidance on a transactional matter.

He says he's investigating the back story, writing, «Entertainment value aside, I return to this unfolding saga for the hard steel of the business and economic issue being vaulted to prominence: No matter how long and hard one may work at establishing a reputation — in this case, that of Boies - Schiller for league - leading counsel on good corporate governance — one can put that reputation at risk in a heartbeat through missteps.»

Robert is a trial lawyer focusing primarily on employment, professional liability, and business litigation matters, as well as employment counseling.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribalBusiness Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribalbusiness dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribalbusiness enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

As a small business we occasionally have debt to chase or need legal counsel on other matter, we have a 100 % record with Sherrards and will continue to use them for the foreseeable future.

Mark's practice extends beyond patent prosecution and includes global patent portfolio development, technical design consulting and client counseling on all aspects of intellectual property matters and related business matters.

John represents companies in a variety of high tech and traditional industries, advising them on general business matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, contracts, financing, licensing, corporate governance, structuring of legal entities, executive compensation, and generally counseling on and fulfilling the day - to - day legal requirements for businesses.

EXPERIENCED HEALTH CARE ATTORNEY With over twenty years of legal experience, Chris represents and counsels numerous hospitals, health systems, physicians, physician practice groups, and other health care businesses on a variety of legal matters such as: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Medical practice transactions and acquisitions; joint ventures; integration strategies and models; corporate formation, affiliation and governance.

From start - ups in the early stages of development to non-profit organizations with hundreds of millions of dollars under endowment, the Business Practice Group has experience counseling management on a wide array of subject matter.

Mr. Gatto's practice is national and international, and it encompasses a full range of IP and technology issues, including: patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation; counseling and technology transactions; developing and implementing IP strategies to protect and to monetize IP assets; creating and implementing corporate IP programs; conducting IP audits; conducting complex patent prosecution, including patent appeals, interferences, Inter Partes Review (IPRs), reissues and protests; handling patent enforcement issues, including licensing and litigation; negotiating and drafting technology agreements; conducting IP due diligence in and negotiating IP aspects of mergers, acquisitions and financings; rendering opinions concerning the infringement, validity and enforceability of patents; handling trademark prosecution, domain name, copyright and trade secret matters; handling IP aspects of employment issues; advising clients on legal issues associated with open source software including open source patent issues, licensing, open source compatibility issues, indemnity issues and developing and implementing corporate policies on use of open source software; advising clients on the legality of cutting edge Internet business methods and technology; and advising clients on computer law issues such as computer fraud and abuse and SPAM - related issues.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Mr. Fong was an associate with a large national firm in San Diego, where his practice focused on employment litigation and counseling, business litigation and professional liability matters.

As a member of Hogan Lovells» Business and Finance Group, Jeffrey counseled many Fortune 100 and privately held companies, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.

Hood provides perceptive PR counsel on litigation PR and crisis matters, gets clients» bylined articles published in relevant trade publications, secures opportunities for attorneys to be speakers at the right industry events and conferences, helps firms make sense of lawyer rankings and lists, and advises on the use of 2.0 media such as social networks and blogs for law firm business development.

Our IP Law & Strategies e-magazine is a free service to in - house counsel involved in IP matters that want to receive an in - depth perspective on business - relevant patent, trademark and copyright law matters from various centers around the world.

In addition to her active trial and appellate dockets, Courtney Culver Baker has served as counsel to clients in the transactional arena, providing representation of corporate entities, governmental entities and individuals on contract, business, banking and lending, leasing, corporate structuring and other complex real estate matters.