Sentences with phrase «in lobbying practices»

-- I am the sponsor of legislation that would help end «pay to play» and «influence peddling» by establishing disclosure requirements for campaign consultants who also engage in lobbying practices (S. 3245).

Not exact matches

The companies are pushing lawmakers to allow for experimental testing of drone delivery in sparsely populated areas and more research and development of delivery plans, according to Michael E. Drobac, a leader of Akin Gump's unmanned aerial vehicle lobbying practice, which represents Amazon.

Massachusetts is one of only three states in the U.S. that doesn't license title insurers, and lawyers stand to make the most out of the practice (and have lobbied to keep it this way).

So maybe the church my friend attended in the 60's that had vending machines in the lobby, where one could buy sodas and crackers or cookies, which were used for «Communion», wasn't any more «incorrect» in the way they did «Communion» than is the more accepted modern practice!

After loosing his senate position Rick Santorum earned millions of dollars including payments from a lobbying firm, an energy company engaged in controversial practice which pollutes ground water and endangers the public and a hospital conglomerate that was sued for allegedly defrauding the federal government.

We've lobbied against the cruelest practices in industrial agriculture, such as extreme confinement in tiny cages or crates, and we've won.

lol «not afraid» to lobby??? More like ready to lobby from before he gets out of his car before the game in the parking lot, practicing «I've been fouled» whiny faces in the rear - view mirror, stretching his neck muscles to jerk his head back like he's been hit in the face.

She was an active member of both California Association of Midwives and California Nurse Midwives Association, working as a liaison to the boards of both during the licensed midwife practice act legislation in the 1990s, and lobbied extensively for both CNM and LM legislative efforts.

In practice GAIN representatives lobby to weaken regulations to help its partner companies such as Danone (the world's second largest baby food company), Mars, Pepsi and Coca Cola, to create markets for processed foods in low - income countries.9 When «market led approaches» focus on foods for infants and young children it is troublinIn practice GAIN representatives lobby to weaken regulations to help its partner companies such as Danone (the world's second largest baby food company), Mars, Pepsi and Coca Cola, to create markets for processed foods in low - income countries.9 When «market led approaches» focus on foods for infants and young children it is troublinin low - income countries.9 When «market led approaches» focus on foods for infants and young children it is troubling.

We were lobbying for legislation that would remove the barrier of the written practice agreement and give families all over New York better access to midwives in April in Albany.

Just as term limits have the perverse effect of giving power to the lobby (if members are term - limited, lobbyists and a handful of long - term staff become the only institutional memory), cutting Congressional budgets will in practice create even more distance between Congressmembers and the people they represent.

The Heaney team insists that that partner has to be Faso and the New York Law Journal agrees, saying that the «unnamed Albany - based partner who «engaged in the practice of law and government relations, including lobbying»» was John Faso.

The state Public Officers Law that covers lobbying says no former public official «who has served as an officer or any employee in the executive chamber of the governor shall within a period of two years after termination of such services appear or practice before any state agency.»

THE Genetics Forum is a pressure group which lobbies vociferously against what it sees as unethical practices in biotechnology and genetic engineering.

In a room tucked next to the reception desk in a colorful lobby of a Park Avenue office tower, kids slide into the core of a white cylinder and practice something kids typically find quite difficult: staying stilIn a room tucked next to the reception desk in a colorful lobby of a Park Avenue office tower, kids slide into the core of a white cylinder and practice something kids typically find quite difficult: staying stilin a colorful lobby of a Park Avenue office tower, kids slide into the core of a white cylinder and practice something kids typically find quite difficult: staying still.

These powerful companies spend billions to ensure you will be buying their products by using dishonest business practices, rigged clinical studies showing their products in a favorable light, public relations campaigns (like the fraudulent Breast Cancer Awareness Month — started by the manufacturer of mammogram machines), articles from paid «experts» on the internet and news clips to make you believe their products are healthy and safe, and lobbying Washington to enact laws ensuring you don't have healthy alternatives to their products.

The public - school lobby tolerated nonpublic schools in exchange for Catholic acquiescence to minimal state oversight of Catholic school practices.

In light of looming teacher layoffs, Bloomberg has been lobbying to end the practice of firing the most recently - hired teachers first, a tightly held union right.

This practice of windowing has attracted strong criticism from librarians culminating in the national lobby group taking out a full page advert in Sweden's biggest national newspaper slamming the practice, and criticising publishers for mercantile behaviour and failing to see libraries as strategic partners in reader and audience development for their books.

Give the first treat when getting in the car to go to the veterinary practice, the second in the parking lot of the practice, third as your go in the door, fourth in the lobby, fifth on the scale or exam table.

We are dedicated to being cat friendly both in the physical environment of our practice — including our cat - only exam room, feline - only ICU unit, and enclosed lobby seating areas — and in the way in which we approach medical care for cats — continuing education for our veterinarians and support staff, feline - friendly handling techniques, and understanding the unique physical, social, and psychological needs of cats.

As general small animal practices cater more toward the dog - owning client — another possible reason for the decline — you can start to recapture feline clients if you embrace strategies designed to reduce fear, anxiety and stress at home, in the lobby and in the exam room.

The Sparring Ring arena that you can dip into while waiting in the lobby to practice your air punching skills is going to be added as a straight up arena to fight in, while badges will track and unlock your various achievements in the game, letting you then have these as your in - game icon to show off to those you're facing off against.

When you are not playing a versus match in the lobby, you can watch how others are playing, reading their move sets or simply practice your own moves.

As is made clear in the statement Edward Davey's intent was not to point to any particular group or party, but to the practice of public relations and lobbying in all areas of public governance, some arguing for change, some arguing for no change, and how it can sometimes be reflected unchallenged in some sections of the media.

As the main powerhouse behind the French fishing lobby, convincing Intermarché to change its fishing practices was a crucial first step to securing a ban on deep - sea bottom trawling in France.

However, in many (though not all cases) blogs tend to consist primarily of chronologically ordered commentary on recent legal developments in a niche practice area, while traditional microsites tend to also feature extensive libraries of resources such as (in the case of Law and Ethics Online) links to lobbying laws, rules and regulations in all 50 States.

Of course, out of context, this sounds absurd, but Jack goes on to write that «getting the new norm to be «we fill out our data forms after every matter» requires firm leaders to proselytize their practice group heads, requires those heads to lobby the partners and senior associates in their groups, and requires those lawyers to set the expectation with the junior lawyers that those forms must be completed.»

Rent control continues to diminish in popularity, with rental property owners lobbying lawmakers for bills banning the practice.

Attorneys in Perkins Coie's Political Law practice will provide insight and guidance on legal developments involving campaign finance, lobbying, the Federal Election Commission, and other topics of interest to those active in the political process.»

Lobbying has always been a staple of law firm business here in Washington D.C. where I practice.

Almost a year after graduation in 2011, only 55 percent of law school grads held full - time, long - term positions requiring a legal degree and bar passage; fewer than half of graduates found jobs in private practice (good - bye marbled lobbies and fancy associate titles!).

She also maintained a general law practice while representing clients in government affairs before state and municipal adjudicatory boards, and as a registered lobbyist she has lobbied for community organizations and citizens» groups initiatives and funding.

In addition to our federal lobbying practice, each one of the states where we have offices has a state lobbying practice.

Our preeminent Public Policy Practice is consistently recognized as the leading US offering in the areas of public policy, lobbying and the representation of sovereign governments and entities across the region and around the globe.

The organization has been responsible for training hundreds of attorneys, mental health professionals and financial professionals in the process, and worked to lobby for the passage of the Uniform Collaborative Family Law Act, which expanded the understanding of the ethical and effective practice of collaborative law.

Our law firm counts over 150 attorneys practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense litigation, natural resources, mining and energy law, healthcare, commercial transactions, banking and finance, creditors rights, real estate transactions and development, tax and estate planning and administration, intellectual property matters, employment law, and governmental affairs and lobbying.

Call the personal injury practice group of Altman & Altman LLP if you have been injured in a hotel lobby or hallway or if you'd simply like to learn more about premises liability law.

An iconic American brand in public policy, advocacy, and lobbying, we are the most experienced public policy practice in the US and internationally.

This makes so much more sense for a fledgling practice than paying someone to sit in the lobby for 40 hours a week and answer 10 phone calls that entire week.

The hope of those lobbying for statutes is to finesse these other issues, rarely discussed, with a statute blessing collaborative law, however practiced (mostly unseen by judges or regulators or members of the public, in the shadow of their private «containers»), and thus create a done deal before the multitude of other ethics problems come to light.

We lobby the government and we've cut our dues seven times in the last 13 years because we really do practice fiscal responsibility and we try to cut where we can with regards to expenses.»

OREA needs to continue the lobby for Realtor incorporation and other unfair practices in Ontario.