Sentences with phrase «from small law»

«Details of the specific charges to be brought against Mr. Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed from payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes.»

Our primary competition comes from small law firms and solo attorneys.

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So here's my perspective, from the small law side as a solo practitioner for the last 25 + years, and it comes from litigating against many Big Law firms: The bigger the firm, the more likely that this matter is not a client but a file.

Using the example above from my small law KPI book, the PI firm has billed out $ 495,000 in January and their target is to collect all but 10 % of that within the next 30 days.

it does not really say except that she considers herself a minority, a woman, and coming from a small law firm, implying discrimination and that the Quebec Bar Association needs to work on diversity on many levels.

In the example below from my small law KPI book, in one month we reported 9 promoters, 8 neutrals, and 5 detractors.

The «pipeline» example below is an Excel spreadsheet from my small law KPI book, where we first calculate the value of all the potential work and then weight it to arrive at the Adjusted Value.

The Times reported the charges stemmed from payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes.

The federal inquiry focused on payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes.

«Details of the specific charges against Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed from payments Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes,» the Times reported.

Over in the Assembly, longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver faces a federal probe into his outside income from a small law firm.

Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who has served as speaker of the state assembly since 1994, has been under federal investigation over payments he received from a small law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, that specializes in New York City real estate taxes.

The office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has been investigating secret payments Silver allegedly received from a small law firm as part of its probe into Albany corruption.

Not exact matches

Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991 and worked as a civil rights lawyer for a small Chicago firm.

That's because under current law, profits from a small business «pass through» to the owner and is taxed at his or her individual rate, which can be as high as 39.6 percent.

There were 3,400 legal defenses mounted by small businesses in 2011 for patent cases, a 32 % increase over the prior year, according to research paper from 2012 by Boston University law professors James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer.

Scott Spector, a Silicon Valley compensation expert with law firm Fenwick & West, says the typical small technology company he advises may well grant options equal to 24 % or more of total shares outstanding, up from 15 % just three years ago.

Stoyanov worked for the cyber crime unit at Russia's Interior Ministry from 2001 - 2006 before leaving law enforcement for the private sector, first for a large Internet service provider and then for Indrik, a small Russian Internet security firm.

In 1978, Blankfein graduated from Harvard Law School and took a job as an associate at Donovan, Leisure, a small «old - line» law firm founded in 1929, by William J. «Wild Bill» Donovan, who later formed the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and was known as the father of the CLaw School and took a job as an associate at Donovan, Leisure, a small «old - line» law firm founded in 1929, by William J. «Wild Bill» Donovan, who later formed the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and was known as the father of the Claw firm founded in 1929, by William J. «Wild Bill» Donovan, who later formed the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and was known as the father of the CIA.

From breweries to tech companies and even law offices, small businesses across the country are embracing the benefits of being bike - friendly.

Small business owners may benefit from kinder tax treatment under the new law.

A libertarian, nonprofit law firm, it has consistently and successfully represented small - business owners and entrepreneurs — by, for example, taking on licensing laws that hinder businesses from competing in established markets.

While recent changes to securities law permit companies to raise money from small investors through Kickstarter - style projects, the SEC noted the «DAO» project did not comply with formalities for doing so, such as registering as a broker - dealer or registering the website with regulators.

They include a small - town conservation biologist and a couple of big - city ex-bankers who met after the easements law was changed — at a moment in the wake of the real estate crisis when investors began looking for ways to salvage value from land whose price had plummeted.

Gaebler lauded the law's language allowing the SBA to raise its loan guarantee from current levels to as much as 90 percent for some loans, but said «this latest, new rule negates some of those provisions and... doesn't offer much respect to the small business economy, especially when you consider the big role that small business plays in an economic recovery.»

This Act prohibited price discrimination by retailers among producers and by producers among retailers.63 Its aim was to prevent conglomerates and large companies from using their buyer power to extract crippling discounts from smaller entities, and to keep large manufacturers and retailers from teaming up against rivals.64 Like laws banning predatory pricing, the prohibition against price discrimination effectively curbed the power of size.

Specializing in the areas of securities, commercial finance, real estate and general corporate law, his clients range from individuals and small privately held businesses to multi-million dollar entities.

This impressive milestone marks a long journey from a one - man operation providing small businesses with consistency in their marketing efforts, to a fully staffed hybrid agency model serving clients large and small in a wide variety of fields, including healthcare, law, software, retail and other B2B business, as well as non-profits.

Both large and small venture funds are pulling in money, according to a report from the law firm Fenwick & West.

You'll find the following: The Small Business Legal Toolkit When your business dreams go from idea to reality, you're suddenly faced with laws and regulations governing nearly every move you make.

The law contains several provisions favorable to businesses, including a cut in the corporate income - tax rate to 21 %, down from 35 %; the ability to write off qualified investments in new facilities right away, rather than over several years; and the potential for a 20 % income deduction for small - business owners who own companies via pass - through entities.

Most of the discussion about the 100 % exclusion of capital gains from the sale of «qualified small business» stock, extended now by the new tax law for stock purchased prior to January 1, 2012, has been about the enticement it represents for angels and other early - stage venture investors to fund more startups.

The law also extends the exclusion of 100 % of capital gains from the sale of «qualifying small business stock.»

But the laws are not a perfect solution for professionals, as Emma Plumb writes at 1 Million for Work Flexibility: «In all cases, employers have the right to refuse requests for flexibility on business grounds, and small employers are exempted from the laws in some countries.»

He looked disoriented, like a jet - lagged space traveler just arrived from Planet Stumpf, where deference to him is a natural law and 5,000 a commendably small number.

With help from law firms that specialize in offshore tax shelters, the company canvassed multiple jurisdictions before settling on the small island of Jersey, which typically does not tax corporate income.

For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.»

My sister in law's mother died of cancer, in a very small town a long way from any hospitals of note.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

He also indicated that it was indestructible: «Until Heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the law, until all is accomplished» (Matthew 5:18).

Distance keeps me from going except for twice a year or so, but my brother in law has a small church of around 50 members in a tiny rural town.

@Bill Deacon While the number of clergy directly involved in any given scandal may be small, the fact is that the hierarchy of the RCC has repeatedly conspired to shield the guilty from secular law enforcement.

For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.»

As a small project, why not photocopy those words from the Catechism, and send the copy to your Member of Parliament with a brief note, saying that this is the message that you will be teaching the children in your Confirmation group / parish youth group / RE class and you would like an assurance that it is not against the law to do so?

I tell you the truth until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished» (Matthew 5:17 - 18).

The harmonious perfection of universal law, governing all motion from the smallest particle to the farthest planet, captured men's imagination.

That being said, I don't think it's wrong to say that a progressive tax system reflects Biblical values.Various structures and laws in the Old Testament required smaller sacrifices from «the poor» than they did from everyone else.

you missed the most important one: matthew 5:18 «I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.»

«Until Heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the law, until all is accomplished» (Matthew 5:18).