One specific comment that caught my attention was this: «So, whether it is artificial intelligence or other items that drive efficiency, there is an expectation
from clients of law firms that those technologies are implemented to achieve better results.»
Not exact matches
«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.
As a result, Eric Hatfield,
from RIA Hatfield Insurance and Financial Services in Sherman Oaks, California, said his
firm now will not adapt the paperwork that its outside
law firm had drafted to be used when the DOL rule takes effect but will continue to work on behalf
of the best interests
of its
clients as always.
It is the second proposed movie on the scandal that thrust tax havens and transparency into the spotlight after the details
of hundreds
of thousands
of clients» tax affairs were leaked
from Panama - based
law firm Mossack Fonseca in April by an anonymous whistleblower.
In an alert to
clients, attorneys
from the
law firm Olshan describe the scope
of the legislation as «unduly burdensome, excessive and inequitable,» and warn that «it could have a chilling effect on shareholder activism and proxy advisory work that have a specified presence in Texas, which, in turn, would help entrench management and the Boards
of underperforming Texas - based companies.»
The conceit that
law is not a business, or only incidentally so, seems connected with the efforts
of elite lawyers in the early years
of this century to distance themselves
from the buccaneer - founders
of their own
firms and
from «hustling» immigrant lawyers, as well as to assert their independence
from their own
clients.
That's the Manhattan
law firm perhaps best known (in political circles, anyway) for its key role in the corruption scandal
of now former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and in legal circles for representing
clients suffering
from mesothelioma, an asbestos - related cancer.
A leading London
law firm has already started proceedings on behalf
of a group
of clients «to ensure the UK Government will not trigger the procedure for withdrawal
from the EU without an Act
of Parliament.
Even if Silver was taking the money and not detailing it — he recently admitted the $ 650,000 in outside earnings he listed on his 2013 disclosure form included private
law clients in addition to payments
from Weitz & Luxenberg, a large plaintiff's
firm — a failure
of disclosure is not a federal offense.
Several senators, including Skelos, earn hundreds
of thousands
of dollars a year in outside income
from private
law firms, and if the governor's ethics package is adopted, would have to disclose more details, including names
of their
clients.
The veteran Nassau County legislator, a Democrat
from Merrick, suddenly dropped out
of one
of the year's most closely watched races, one on which the Senate's balance
of power might hinge, after his former
law firm alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he defrauded a
client of $ 2 million by billing for legal services he never performed.
That's an important point for the defense team, which is seeking to prove Taub received no special treatment
from the former speaker, and that the two grants were for his research not in exchange for
clients to the
law firm where Silver worked, and
from which he received millions
of dollars in referral fees.
In another, Silver stood accused
of receiving secret legal fees
from another
law firm after he referred two real - estate developers to it as
clients.
The the 24 - hour, toll - free number intended for
clients of a Long Island adoption
law firm, has been flooded with hundreds
of calls
from Trump supporters across the country.
It rode the Sheldon Silver gravy train for years, reaping a steady stream
of asbestos - litigation
clients from referrals fed to him in an illegal quid pro quo, but since the former Assembly speaker's January arrest, the
law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg has seen a 17 percent drop in new cases, The Post has learned.
There would be more disclosure
of the
law clients from Senators and Assemblymembers who work for private
law firms.
The jury also found that the Lower East Side resident earned $ 700,000
from a separate
law firm after hooking them up with a pair
of lucrative real - estate - developer
clients.
Silver (D - Manhattan) whose income
from the huge personal - injury
law firm Weitz & Luxenberg has long been kept secret, will agree to disclose the names
of his
clients — except when an independent panel agrees there would be an unwarranted invasion
of privacy — and the amount
of his outside income within a «narrow income band,» a source close to Silver said.
Vance said he has no regrets about his decision to not prosecute Weinstein in 2015, but will «rethink» his practice
of taking campaign contributions
from law firms representing
clients who might be prosecuted by his office.
His white - shoe
law firm — which has yet to receive a penny
from him despite nearly a year's worth
of legal work, essentially extending him a line
of credit — itself lobbies city agencies on behalf
of clients with business before the city.
Flanagan overcame some bad optics — he, like the scandalized Skelos, is a lawyer
from Long Island, and a recent Daily News story highlighted how Flanagan has voted in favor
of bills that have helped
clients of his
law firm.
Silver was accused
of receiving $ 700,000 in payments
from one
law firm in exchange for using his official position to obtain recurring tax certiorari legal claims
of two real estate developer
clients with business before the New York State Legislature.
On May 5 — days after Howe's name surfaced in the federal probe — the Albany
law firm Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna submitted an online «additional lobbyist termination» that appears to have resulted in the deletion
of Howe's name
from the
firm's online filings for several
clients, records show.
Skelos, who makes over $ 100,000 a year in income
from a private
law firm, declined to name his
clients, but says greater disclosure
of law clients is part
of the budget talks.
Still, the judge argued there was no proof that Mr. Bharara's commentary prompted the grand jury to decide to indict Mr. Silver on charges
of mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion for earning referral fees
from two
law firms toward whom he directed
clients with business before the state.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has accused Mr. Silver
of collecting referral fees as outside income
from law firms with
clients who have business with the state, and thus monetizing his powerful position.
«Donors range
from deep - pocketed members
of elite New York City
law firms to a
client whose white - collar criminal conviction Schreibman convinced a judge to throw out.
In their cross hairs
from the outset were the pots
of money that had long spawned scandals in the Legislature: campaign donations and spending; the easy - to - abuse expense reimbursements known as per diem payments; and the outside income that some lawmakers earned in lucrative part - time jobs, often at
law firms representing
clients with business before the state.
At least 27
clients of a real estate
law firm that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver works for received state - authorized tax breaks
from the 421a program — a program that he helped pass.
A
law firm is a public entity visited by people
from all walks
of life -
clients, employees, students and interns and you can not relax with sauna like at home or you wouldn't want to check heater buying guide if you are talking about a
law firm's toilet.
A former state and district education chief, Jim Nelson currently provides advice and counsel to the Texas - based
law firm of Thompson & Horton LLP, supporting
clients ranging
from Texas Instruments, AVID, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), and the Texas Association
of School Boards.
A recent
client news brief
from the education
law firm of Lozano Smith noted that districts will need to be aware that playground aides have new rights:
Today McWhirter is a supervising attorney at the ASU Alumni
Law Group, a teaching law firm providing training for new lawyers from the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and serving clients of modest mea
Law Group, a teaching
law firm providing training for new lawyers from the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and serving clients of modest mea
law firm providing training for new lawyers
from the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College
of Law, and serving clients of modest mea
Law, and serving
clients of modest means.
«He enjoys the perks that come
from sitting atop his
law firm: The respectful associates whose offices were once the sitting rooms and servants» bedrooms
of the 19th century mansion...
Clients can't help noticing the glamour, the elegance... [especially] the women who come to him at the most difficult time
of their lives and tearfully whisper revealing details about their most personal encounters in their marriages.
In fact, according to numbers
from Lexington
Law, the
firm's
clients saw an average
of 10.2 negative items removed, and over 9 million items were removed in 2016 alone.
Just to give you one example
of a debt settlement success story
from my debt relief
law firm, our
client owed Bank
of America $ 11,134.27.
Unlike other
law firms that advertise bankruptcy services, we specialize in Minnesota bankruptcy — it's all we do — and our team
of experienced bankruptcy specialists are out in the real - world every day helping our
clients regain their freedom
from outstanding credit card debt.
In my debt relief
law firm, I regularly take on
clients who have been the victims
of scams
from debt settlement companies.
The Gamez
Law Firm is in the business
of saving our
clients money by offering debt relief services ranging
from credit card debt help to student loan debt help and more.
At Kain & Scott, we understand that there are hundreds
of different bankruptcy
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from; to show our appreciation for being your winning pick, we offer our
clients exclusive perks like our Free 90 Day Credit Repair Program that is designed to help you repair your credit to ease your ability to obtain financing for the things your family needs in the future.
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Holmstead's coal
clients have doled out over $ 10.7 million dollars (UPDATE June 2017: $ 23.5 million) to his
firm since he joined in 2007, and a primary undertaking
of Holmstead's has been to block and weaken
laws that cut back on mercury pollution
from power plants.
In one case, it appears that the Chinese government may have targeted several Canadian
law firms in an apparent effort to derail a $ 40 billion acquisition.11 In another, a
firm's managing clerk is alleged to have accessed inside information about the
firm's
clients as part
of an insider - trading scheme.12 Also, it recently was revealed that hackers working for the Chinese military targeted one company for information useful in ongoing litigation.13 Failure to secure such data
from malicious employees, cyber-attacks, or carelessness can cause drastic reputational damage as well as liability.
Recently, Acritas, a UK based provider
of legal market research, released their annual Canadian
Law Firm Brand Index for 2014 revealing the leading Canadian law firm brands most favoured by «influential» clients from Canada and around the wor
Law Firm Brand Index for 2014 revealing the leading Canadian law firm brands most favoured by «influential» clients from Canada and around the wo
Firm Brand Index for 2014 revealing the leading Canadian
law firm brands most favoured by «influential» clients from Canada and around the wor
law firm brands most favoured by «influential» clients from Canada and around the wo
firm brands most favoured by «influential»
clients from Canada and around the world.
95 %
of your potentially «new» and «referred»
clients» first impression
of you, your partners or your
law firm will be
from a digital source.
Millennials come to the table with a set
of expectations that are very different
from most traditional
law firm clients.
We called this out long ago when our own research showed that nearly one - third
of traffic to our own
clients»
law firm websites was coming
from mobile devices.
A raft
of firms including Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and DLA Piper are facing legal action
from Dewey & LeBoeuf's estate over
client matters they allegedly took on when recruiting former partners
of the collapsed US
law firm.
W Limited v. M Sdn Bhd arose
from a London Court
of International Arbitration proceeding where, shortly after Mr. Haigh's appointment, the parent company
of the claimant in the arbitration acquired a company that was a
client of Mr. Haigh's
law firm.
Clients now wield more power in the relationship with their lawyer, as they have benefited
from greater access to information about cost, greater ability to unbundle services and an expanding array
of alternative
law firms from which to source work.