Sentences with phrase «giving international lawyers»

It's famous because the first modern bridge that was built here not so very long ago fell down, giving international lawyers a field day deciding who was to blame.

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My view was that UBC had a compound degree that gave you a Bachelor of Commerce and a law degree and so my initial idea was to become a lawyer specializing in international natural resource taxation.
Through masterful storytelling, Goff — a successful lawyer, professor, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Uganda to the United States, and founder of Restore Internationalgives readers a glimpse into the life that has made him something of a legend among those who know him.
While international lawyers will no doubt argue over whether this is true, accusations of unilateralism will likely ring hollow given that regional players were asking for French involvement, and the UN was claiming that the situation in Mali constituted «a direct threat to international peace and security» (as the current President of the Security Council confirmed today).
Given the US history of ignoring WTO rulings that go against it, and only enforcing those rulings that are in its favor (as a lawyer specializing in international trade I've had some experience in this area), the actions taken by Antigua, being perfectly legal, may send reverberations around the world.
It is more powerful to say that an international directory ranked you as a top lawyer than it is to give yourself that label.
As of June 30, I gave up my lawyer license and continue running Trademark Factory International Inc. with my trademark agent license.
An international divorce lawyer, who consults with local lawyers as appropriate, can give you much more objective «big - picture» advice.
Since launching in October last year, the network has attracted more than 400 member firms in 175 countries, giving clients access to more than 21,000 lawyers across the international firm's network.
Given my moot history in law school it's no surprise that I've been approached repeatedly by a number of different international moots now that I'm a lawyer.
Given that international law is shaped, in significant part, by what states do and a clear understanding of why they do it, what government lawyers advise and the impact that has on the actions of states is central to the development and «enforcement» of international law.
The Permanent Sovereignty Act limits the rights of parties to access international dispute resolution, which will give investors and their lawyers pause for thought, while the Review and Renegotiation Act forces parties to renegotiate contracts which contain any «unconscionable» term or subject the contract to a foreign law or forum.
As government lawyers who help ground decision - making in the international rule of law we have a crucial role to play in ensuring that the short - term and expedient solution to any given problem — which may be legally arguable - is set in the wider political and legal context that protects the UK's longer - term interests in having a responsive but robust international legal system.
For example, the article Prenuptial Agreements in the United States from the International Academy of Family Lawyers tries to give «an overview of this rather complex area of American family law and estate planning», yet contains not mention of engagement...
The National Federation of Municipal Analysts honoured me with its Municipal Industry Contribution Award, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association gave me its Most Outstanding Associate Member Award.
My local bar association even conflates the two ideas in its committee structure, which is so baffling that both the international lawyers and the immigration lawyers in town have given up trying to convince everybody else.
The International Bar Association is the leading global organisation for lawyers giving Sherrards access to lawyers and professionals across the globe alongside its membership of The Alliott Group.
During their time at WilmerHale, interns are given the chance to put theory into practice by working with the International Arbitration Group's lawyers on factual and legal assignments stemming from current cases, as well as the opportunity to further academic interests with involvement on research projects in conjunction with lawyers in the practice.
The competition gives young lawyers (those who have been qualified for practice for fewer than three years) the opportunity to showcase and hone their advocacy skills on an international stage.
Chang Pistilli managing partner Mark Pistilli, in a statement, said, «The merger will build on [Chang Pistilli's] existing success while giving our well - respected partners and lawyers exposure to global clients and top - tier international work through Clifford Chance's offices.»
The two clear indications of practicing Chinese law would include appearing in front of a Chinese court and they can not give legal opinions under Chinese law,» said another international lawyer.
As of June 30, I will give up my lawyer license and continue running Trademark Factory International Inc. with my trademark agent license.
This, in and of itself, is remarkable given the suspicion with which ESCR have long been met by international lawyers.
Given the already international structure of FinanceFox Group, Katy worked together with a team of Swiss and Spanish lawyers.
Facebook's strategy of arguing it is not under the jurisdiction of privacy laws in international markets is a standard play for the company which instructs its lawyers to argue it is only subject to Irish data protection law, given its international HQ is based in Ireland.
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