Sentences with phrase «in global legal markets»

Laurel S. Terry, International Mobility in Global Legal Markets, International Institute of Law Associate Chief Executives (IILACE) Annual Conference 2015 (Washington, D.C. Sept. 12, 2015)

By expanding opportunities for these highly - skilled lawyers in Canada, we not only enhance legal services provided to Canadians, but we also allow the Canadian legal community to compete and excel in global legal markets.»

Advocacy Committee: The Advocacy Committee focuses on coordinating efforts to deal with, among other things, issues of barriers to the legal profession by internationally trained lawyers, diversity in the legal community, access to justice, and the role of Canadians in global legal markets.

During the hour long presentation, researchers walked attendees through what they see as shifting trends in the global legal market space.

One thing that is definitely growing in the global legal market is legal process outsourcing — having commodity work or lower value work done by not necessarily law firms but services based in India or the Philippines where that work is predicated upon repetitive need for that type of work and we don't find we have the demand for that in Canada with respect to our business.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

Leader with deep understanding of business drivers Business designer - launched Polish, Russian and Ukrainian Legal Entity & CEE region - created 4 SSCs in Poland and Ukraine (functions: Global Customer Care, R&D, Regional Administration and Software Development dedicated to a project for gasoline stations); Built SSC Russia (Customer Care)- shaped pioneering business offers to market requirements — developed managed services for banking and retail industry Pioneer in implementing innovations corresponding to future market trends R&D - introduced biometric solutions integrated with mobile offer in Poland - started SSC idea in Poland (2005 — 2006), implemented expert pull (employees exchange between countries / projects)- launched software for ATM cash management optimizing clients» capital involvement in Poland (2008)

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 24, 2016 / PRNewswire / — RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT and RIBTW)(the «Company» or «RBT»), a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, announced today that it has completed the legal process necessary for the release of the US$ 1.9 million that has been held in escrow at a San Francisco bank since the Company's acquisition of Irgovel in 2008.

New test results from the Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) show how manufacturers can sell substandard models in emerging markets — and it's all perfectly legal.

He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid, global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership of equity in corporations, private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is much more fun than people give it credit for.

And this is why the little global microbrands have a pretty cool advantage in this new marketing environment... the ability to connect in a real human voice that doesn't have to be cleared with legal.

In addition to fueling global demand for ivory — both legal and illegal — auctions flood the market with legal ivory, making it easier to sell the essentially identical products of poaching.

But the decision will not stop all whaling by Japan or several other countries, and creating a «whale conservation market» that sells sustainable «whale shares,» as described in Issues, may provide an effective alternative to legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect global whale populations.

by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment Real Clear Markets Representatives from the U.S. and 195 other countries are meeting in Lima, Peru for the 20th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hoping to lay the foundation for a major treaty to reduce global -LSB-...]

A legal staffer for the U.S. House select committee on global warming explains, «The market is really exploding... so there's the potential for scam artists to move in and take advantage of people.»

Every law school has to answer these questions one way or another, and events of the last few years — the crises of American legal education and Canadian articling, and global and technological shifts in the legal services market — have given them greater urgency.

White & Case's London arm saw revenues rise 3.6 % in 2016 after a tough year for Europe's legal markets, with global revenues growing 7.1 % to a new record high of $ 1.63 bn (# 1.31 bn) for the 1,957 - lawyer firm.

As corporate tentacles sprawl across new and emerging geographical markets, legal services providers must be capable of offering their global clients consistently high - quality advice and service anywhere in the world — even in the most remote jurisdictions.

FindLaw is the global leader in legal web marketing.

London is emerging as a global leader in law - tech, with an increasing number of high growth international legal start - ups choosing the city as their second market.

Background Legislation and case law is not the same in each country of the global market and it is unlikely that you would have knowledge of each legal system.

Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions, the global market leader in transformational, technology - based solutions for legal management, today launches LegalVIEW ® BillAnalyzer to help corporate legal departments and insurance claims organizations of all sizes more efficiently manage their incoming legal invoices and improve cost management.

We just had one on called «Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services» which actually where there were something like 1280 tweets from the conference to show the connection between the digital and the in person; we're actually doing one on Friday on global pro-bono.

He wrote that he'd «like to caution the legal industry about possibly having a knee - jerk reaction to the latest business development trend du jour, perhaps in response to the serious and ongoing challenges of a global market that has produced flat or lower demand for legal services in recent years.»

For any French corporation or global corporation seeking to invest in the local, European or global market, an international investment and trade lawyer can assist with the steps to professional legal negotiations.

Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions, the global market leader in transformational, technology - based solutions for legal management, today launches LegalVIEW ® BillAnalyzer to help corporate legal departments...

In a joint statement issued yesterday, the firms said: «Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright and leading Australian law firm Henry Davis York are exploring a potential combination to create one of the largest providers of legal services in the Australian market, with leading positions in key industry sectors and practices.&raquIn a joint statement issued yesterday, the firms said: «Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright and leading Australian law firm Henry Davis York are exploring a potential combination to create one of the largest providers of legal services in the Australian market, with leading positions in key industry sectors and practices.&raquin the Australian market, with leading positions in key industry sectors and practices.&raquin key industry sectors and practices.»

Mr. Witty has for many years been listed as one of London's leading equity capital markets lawyers in all the main legal industry publications, including, for example, in the top tier of rankings by Chambers Global, Chambers UK, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 Financial and Corpolegal industry publications, including, for example, in the top tier of rankings by Chambers Global, Chambers UK, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 Financial and CorpoLegal 500 and IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate.

Jan is recommended by Chambers Global and Europe, Legal 500, IFLR, PLC Which Lawyer, Best Lawyers and Who's Who Legal in the fields of M&A, Corporate, Banking & Capital Markets and Dispute Resolution.

The focus on decreasing the operational budget of legal departments and global increase in litigations is driving the market across all regions.

Global Lawyers of Canada («GLC») is a not - for - profit organization that seeks to promote a diverse and competitive legal market in Canada by representing and supporting internationally educated and globally minded legal professionals through advocacy, community engagement and professional development.

The global legal analytics market is projected to grow from USD 451.1 Million in 2017 to USD 1,858.9 Million by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32.7 % during the forecast period.

- 31) 5.2 Introduction 5.3 Market Segmentation 5.3.1 By Solution 5.3.2 By Deployment Type 5.3.3 By Service Type 5.3.4 By Vertical 5.3.5 By Region 5.4 Evolution 5.5 Market Dynamics 5.5.1 Drivers 5.5.1.1 Focus on Decreasing Operational Budget of Legal DEPArtments 5.5.1.2 Global Increase in Litigations 5.5.1.3 Stringent Policy and Compliance Regulations Worldwide 5.5.1.4 Increase in Mobile Device Penetration and Usage 5.5.2 Restraints 5.5.2.1 High Cost Associated With E-Discovery Solutions and Services 5.5.2.2 Contradiction Between Data Protection and E-Discovery 5.5.3 Opportunities 5.5.3.1 Rise in Demand for Predictive Coding 5.5.3.2 Increased Usage of Social Media Websites 5.5.4 Challenges 5.5.4.1 Less Awareness About E-Discovery 5.5.4.2 Increase in Cross-Border E-Discovery

The EU accounts for only about 15 % of the global economy, so from a legal, regulatory and treaty - making viewpoint, there is greater benefit in exploring the more difficult but more lucrative non-EU markets.

(L - R) Awards host Andrew Ryan; Holly Banham, BD executive; Michelle Elstein, director of market development and strategy in Europe; Lynnsey McCall, head of legal talent and recruitment, Europe; Rachel Brett, research analyst, Morrison & Foerster; Chris Johnson, chief global correspondent, The American Lawyer

«In today's global markets, firms face the reality that they are subject to simultaneous legal regulation by many nations.

CA: Given the firm's global nature, how do you think Brexit and the new presidency in in the US will affect the legal market?

The trend reflects a leveling off of demand for legal services and global uncertainty in core markets, especially Europe, even though 2015 was a record year for U.S. mergers and acquisitions.

I help lawyers and law firms navigate their paths in today's global legal market.

With the increasing convergence of the worldwide financial market, we have filled a critical role in helping our U.S. and international clients understand the global legal landscape, including competing insolvency regimes and out - of - court restructuring practices, different market conventions, intercreditor concerns, issues relating to obtaining credit and collateral support, and other matters that make the difference in obtaining syndicated credit or high - yield financing for complex multinational enterprises.

In his global management role at professional service outsourcing firm Integreon, he was instrumental in their rise to market leadership in legal process outsourcing (LPOIn his global management role at professional service outsourcing firm Integreon, he was instrumental in their rise to market leadership in legal process outsourcing (LPOin their rise to market leadership in legal process outsourcing (LPOin legal process outsourcing (LPO).

Meanwhile, as UK managing partner Duncan Weston takes on a more global role in the business, he argues the firm is in no way «starting from scratch» as it looks to tackle the world's biggest legal market.

«It is true that Dublin is an important legal market and will continue to be so, and that we never rule out any proposition that could materially enhance our ability to service clients in the global sectors in which we operate.»

He previously worked in the Global Strategy Function for Thomson Legal and Regulatory and has held various marketing roles within the legal business since rejoining Thomson Reuters in Legal and Regulatory and has held various marketing roles within the legal business since rejoining Thomson Reuters in legal business since rejoining Thomson Reuters in 2007.

Goltsblat BLP's Corporate / M&A Practice has an unrivalled position on the Russian legal market as part of BLP's global network housing one of the strongest truly domestic teams in Moscow, meaning it has a genuine international presence and local pre-eminence.

Desirée has over twenty years of global corporate communications, investor relations and marketing experience in financial and legal services.

Our Risk team (a global team of in - house lawyers and advisers) supports partners and senior managers to ensure that the firm complies with applicable laws and professional rules and manages the risks associated with our legal practice (including new business risks, e.g. conflicts of interest, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and high growth market risks).

The January issue of the Legal IT Insider newsletter is out now, top stories include... Dealroom & extranet specialist HighQ receives $ 50 million in private equity funding — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley among the investors + Intapp acquires Rekoop and now has 70 % of UK law firm time capture market + New Heads of IT at Macfarlanes — Andrew Powell headhunted from Nabarro as Maurice Millen retires + Edie Dillion promoted to global CIO at Norton Rose Fulbright + Ediscovery — the race is on to consolidate as deals spur «feeding frenzy» among Silicon Valley investors & scrabble by vendors not to be left behind + Zoopla GC Ned Staple Talks Tech: law firms need better time & billing software — real - time billing portals would be helpful