Sentences with phrase «including general commercial law»

Currently enforced in 16 African countries, OHADA law covers several aspects of business law, including general commercial law, corporate and economic interest groups (GIE) law, and various legal frameworks regulating such areas as accounting, security interest, bankruptcy, arbitration, and contracts of carriage by road.

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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.

In its Judgment of 20 September 2012 in case T ‑ 154 / 10 French Republic vs. European Commission, the General Court of the EU (GC) has established a new test of «bankruptcy - proofness» as an advantage contrary to Article 107 (1) TFEU that may generate a significant shake up in the control of State aid granted (implicitly) to establishments of an industrial and commercial character (EICC, or EPIC in their French acronym)-- ie legal entities governed by public law which have distinct legal personality from the State, financial independence and certain special powers, including the performance of one or more public service tasks.

He has over 20 years of extensive experience in general corporate commercial matters including specific expertise in information technology, intellectual property, real estate, telecommunications, commercial contracts and airline law.

Victoria has a broad commercial property background including landlord and tenant matters, disposals and acquisitions, lease extensions, property management and assisting clients on general commercial real estate law.

His experience includes complex commercial and business litigation, general civil litigation, oil and gas litigation, securities, partnership disputes, real estate litigation, environmental litigation, and appellate law.

Civil & Commercial The Civil & Commercial litigation practice includes, but not limited to; general and complex Commercial litigation, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Debt Recovery & Receiverships, Banking & Finance, Class actions, Consumer protection, Contract law, Employment, Insurance law, Environmental, Energy, Oil & Gas law, Property / Real Estate, Professional liability, Medical negligence, Tax & Compliance, Family law & Administration of Estates, Trademark and Copyright related litigation.

His practice also included litigation in general insurance law and commercial matters.

Her diverse litigation practice includes commercial litigation, employment law, insolvency, and general civil litigation.

With respect to the advancements in farming processes and modern technology, Virginia agricultural law has expanded to include other legal matters of trade, finance, credit, intellectual property and general commercial transactions.

including Chevron New Zealand, EnviroWaste Services, the University of Auckland and the Auckland Council on a broad range of commercial contracts and general commercial law issues

Mr. Smallhoover practices in the areas of regulatory compliance affecting multinational businesses and financial institutions; anti-corruption; data protection and privacy law; banking and financial law (including issues touching public and private funds ranging from hedge, mutual and offshore funds to non-U.S. investment vehicles); corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions (for both financial and strategic buyers and sellers); custom and trade law; corporate restructurings and insolvency matters; and general commercial law.

As a general litigator and well known fraud and commercial lawyer in Vancouver, Mr. Potts has handled leading cases in a number of areas, including corporate and commercial law, shareholder's disputes, internal and external fraud, and regulatory matters.

His main area of practice was general litigation, including estates litigation, construction law, and corporate and commercial litigation.

Along with responsibilities as managing partner, he continues the tradition of our firm's namesake with a general practice which includes: real estate, criminal defence, divorce and matrimonial property law, wills and estates along with corporate and commercial transactions.

As a litigation specialist, my practice covers commercial and general litigation including contractual disputes and insurance disputes, claims in tort, property law, landlord and tenant, private matrimonial and contentious probate.

As the only student in a small general service firm, you'll get a taste of all our practice areas, including charity & non ‑ profit law, commercial law, real estate, human rights, landlord and tenant law, employment law, construction, corporate governance & structuring, estate law and civil litigation.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

He also advises on Commercial matters including general commercial contracts, outsourcing, data protection, advertising, trading standards, consumer law and UK / EU regulaCommercial matters including general commercial contracts, outsourcing, data protection, advertising, trading standards, consumer law and UK / EU regulacommercial contracts, outsourcing, data protection, advertising, trading standards, consumer law and UK / EU regulatory work.

His specialisms include: public law and judicial review, law of contract, property law, planning law and general commercial litigation.

Alissa regularly provides general outside counsel services, including drafting and reviewing a variety of commercial contracts, employment agreements and employee handbooks, and agreements related to ongoing corporate and employment law compliance.

Nick Bullmore advises on all aspects of Cayman Islands corporate law with a particular emphasis on investment funds (including fund financings), structured finance (including CLOs), joint ventures and general corporate and commercial matters.

Mr. Buchweitz has also been named a «Rising Star» on multiple occasions, including by Fordham Law School — Private Practice (2017), Legal 500 — General Commercial Litigation (2017), Benchmark Litigation (2016, 2017, and 2018), the New York Law Journal (2014) and Law360 — Media & Entertainment (2013).

Mr. Lee's practice covers a wide range including private wealth advisory, trusts, tax, philanthropy, corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, general business law, private equity and cross border transactions.

While Nick's general litigation practice focuses on real estate and construction law and personal injury and product liability law, he also handles a number of other complex commercial disputes, including misappropriation of trade secrets and shareholder derivative actions.

She routinely handles a wide variety of general outside counsel matters, including discipline and terminations; discrimination, retaliation, and harassment issues; executive employment agreements; issues with employees during mergers and acquisitions; commercial contracts; and advice to employers on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.

Bob Gegios has nearly 30 years of experience representing public and private companies and individuals in a wide range of legal matters, including general business and commercial litigation and counseling, securities, antitrust and trade regulation, dealership and franchise law, intellectual property, RICO, employment disputes, insurance coverage, and international controversies.

Alan's areas of practice include all forms of personal injury, commercial and business litigation, construction law, debt collection / recovery and subrogation, directors and officers liability, environmental liability, general casualty and special risks, insurance coverage, municipal law, products liability, professional liability, property insurance, sports, recreation and resort liability and transportation law.

He was called to the bar in 1963 and for the next 20 years had a litigation practice that included insurance defence, plaintiff's injury claims, municipal law and general commercial litigation.

Antitrust: Cartel Heather Tewksbury Molly Boast Perry Lange Steven Cherry Thomas Mueller Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions Daniel Volchok Leon Greenfield Mark Ford Seth Waxman Thomas Mueller Timothy Syrett Antitrust: Merger Control Hartmut Schneider Heather Tewksbury James Lowe Leon Greenfield Molly Boast Perry Lange Thomas Mueller Dispute Resolution: Appellate Catherine Carroll Danielle Spinelli Mark Fleming Paul Wolfson Seth Waxman Thomas Saunders William Lee Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White - Collar Criminal Defense Anjan Sahni Boyd Johnson Erin Sloane Howard Shapiro Jay Holtmeier Kimberly Parker Randall Lee Stephen Jonas Dispute Resolution: Financial Services: Litigation David Lesser Fraser Hunter Michael Gordon Peter Macdonald William McLucas Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes David Ogden Howard Shapiro Joel Green John Butts Robert Cultice Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration James Carter John Pierce John Trenor Rachael Kent Dispute Resolution: International Trade Benjamin Powell Charlene Barshefsky David Ross Naboth van den Broek Patrick McLain Ronald Meltzer Robert Novick Sharon Cohen Levin Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense Andrea Robinson Christopher Davies Fraser Hunter John Batter Lori Martin Matthew Martens Michael Bongiorno Peter Kolovos Timothy Perla William McLucas Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings Brian Johnson Erika Robinson Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings Brian Johnson David Westenberg Erika Robinson Rosemary Reilly Stuart Falber Finance: Financial Services Regulation Daniel Kearney Franca Harris Gutierrez Reginald Brown Sharon Cohen Levin Government: Government Relations Jamie Gorelick Jonathan Yarowsky Ken Salazar Thomas Strickland Industry Focus: Energy: Regulatory: Conventional Power Andrew Spielman Mark Kalpin Rachel Jacobson Industry Focus: Healthcare: Life Sciences Amy Wigmore Belinda Juran Bruce Manheim Lia Der Marderosian Lisa Pirozzolo Robert Gunther Steven Singer Stuart Falber William Lee Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission Natalie Hanlon Leh William Lee Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage Donald Steinberg Joseph Haag Lisa Pirozzolo Mark Selwyn Michael Summersgill William Lee Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) Amy Wigmore Colleen Superko David Cavanaugh Donald Steinberg Jason Kipnis Monica Grewal Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing David Cavanaugh Michael Bevilacqua Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Amy Null Kimberly Wethly Scott Kilgore M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Commercial Deals and Contracts Belinda Juran Jeffrey Johnson Michael Bevilacqua Robert Finkel Steven Barrett Steven Singer M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance Erika Robinson Hal Leibowitz Jennifer Zepralka Jonathan Wolfman Knute Salhus Lillian Brown Meredith Cross Thomas White M&A / Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle - Market ($ 500m - 999m) Christopher Rose Eric Hwang Hal Leibowitz Jay Bothwick Joseph Wyatt Mark Borden Mick Bain Stephanie Evans M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Christopher Rose David Gammell Eric Hwang Mick Bain Peter Buckland Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber law Alejandro Mayorkas Benjamin Powell Reed Freeman Heather Zachary Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Outsourcing Belinda Juran Michael Bevilacqua Robert Finkel Steven Barrett Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions Ashwin Gokhale Belinda Juran Michael Bevilacqua Jeffrey Johnson Steven Barrett Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory Benjamin Powell Heather Zachary Jonathan Yarowsky Kelly Dunbar Reed Freeman Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Doug Burton Keith Barnett Paul Jakubowski Sean Boulger William O'Reilly Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious Julie Hogan Rodgers Kimberly Wethly Richard Andersen Robert Burke William Caporizzo

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In commercial practice, Lauren has experience and expertise in company and partnership law, corporate disputes, restraint of trade, confidential information, data protection, general contract, commercial property, construction, professional negligence, regulatory compliance, insolvency, fraud, trusts, TOLATA and general property litigation (including housing).

Main areas of work Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has three main areas of practice: corporate (including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment funds, insurance, banking, leveraged finance, business restructuring and workouts, asset management, capital markets, corporate governance, structured and project finance, aviation finance, healthcare and life sciences, intellectual property, media and telecommunications, real estate, energy and environmental law), litigation (including white collar / regulatory, international dispute resolution, intellectual property, general commercial litigation, cybersecurity and data privacy, insurance, securities, antitrust, employment, bankruptcy and products liability) and tax and employee benefits.

David's practice interests include land development and corporate - commercial law along with general civil litigation.

Greek law support over a range of areas including general commercial, employment and real estate matters

Our exceptionally skilled realtime and general court reporters are experienced in every facet of the law, including intellectual property, pharmaceutical, environmental, construction, medical malpractice, labor and employment, securities and commercial litigation.

Rick Casey litigates complex commercial cases in the areas of professional liability, securities, antitrust and general commercial law including business torts.

In 1984, he set up his own law practice and for over three decades he has operated a general Solicitor's practice, including the areas of estates and corporate - commercial law.

Where the law provides no assistance, the CTL then allows the rules of commercial practice (including general or international practice) to be applied.

The candidate will handle cases in a wide range of areas, including health law, intellectual property law, real estate, construction, family law, guardianships, probate, employment discrimination and other employment disputes, and general commercial litigation.

Other practice areas include insurance bad faith, legal malpractice, construction law and general commercial litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

Marian is a partner in the employment team, advising commercial clients on a range of employment law issues, including general day - to - day advisory work, disciplinary and grievance issues, redundancy and restructuring programmes, diversity and equality matters, senior executive contracts and severance arrangements and team moves.

The firm's litigation practice is comprised of highly qualified and experienced attorneys, including those Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Civil and Criminal trial attorneys, who are capable of representing clients in varied types of general, commercial, employment and criminal litigation, ranging from relatively simple contractual matters to litigation involving complex questions of law and fact.

Chris practices general commercial law, with a particular emphasis on the areas of public - private partnerships, procurement and infrastructure including drafting, negotiating and reviewing public - private partnerships, design - build, integrated project delivery, construction, consulting, supply and related agreements.

The firm's practice covers, but is not limited to, general business law including investment law, corporate law (incorporation, company secretariat, due diligence in mergers and acquisition deals, liquidation etc), general commercial law, debt recovery, securities, intellectual property law, mining and energy law, telecommunication law, banking law, insurance law, aviation law, maritime law, employment contracts and labour disputes, as well as civil law (adoption, divorce, real estate transactions and probate law etc...) and immigration law.

Some of our notable entertainment and media attorneys are: John Quinn, General Counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who has also represented entertainment and media clients in a number of high profile cases; Kathleen Sullivan, the former Dean of Stanford Law School, First Amendment scholar, and nationally renowned appellate advocate, who heads the firm's appellate practice group; Bob Raskopf, an expert in the sports, entertainment and media bars in New York, who is perhaps best known for his work on behalf of professional sports leagues and teams, newspapers and publishers; Claude Stern, who has represented a broad array of leading software developers, videogame manufacturers, online publishers and other media clients in all forms of intellectual property litigation, including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, and licensing disputes; Bruce Van Dalsem, who has tried and resolved disputes for studios, producers and performing artists in the film, television, music and finance businesses, securing a top five verdict in California based on the misappropriation of a film library; Gary Gans, an expert litigator in motion picture financing, production and distribution disputes, as well as copyright and idea theft cases, who has been named in 2012 by The Hollywood Reporter as one of America's «Top Entertainment Attorneys;» Jeff McFarland, who has litigated entertainment related cases for more than 20 years, including cases involving motion picture and television series profits, video game licenses, idea theft and the «seven year rule;» and Michael Williams, who represents a satellite exhibitor and other media clients in trademark, copyright, patent, antitrust and other commercial litigation.

In addition to our nationwide litigation experience representing businesses in sophisticated contract, construction and employment matters, we have successfully represented municipalities, other public entities, insurance carriers, their insureds, and private clients in many other areas of law, including legal and accounting professional liability, medical malpractice, construction defects and related surety and performance bond issues, commercial litigation, employment discrimination (L.A.D. and A.D.A.), products liability, Civil Rights § § 1983 and 1985 and other Constitutional claims, environmental and general insurance coverage, E.R.I.S.A., first party C.E.R.C.L.A. and I.S.R.A. actions and general negligence.

Richard Small specialises in general property law, including commercial property acquisitions and landlord and tenant cases.

Joanna's passion for family law grew during her articles with Birdsell Grant LLP, where she gained experience in family law, as well as other areas of law including general civil litigation, estate litigation, employment law, wills, estates, residential real estate, as well as corporate and commercial law.

• Commercial Real Estate Development • Municipal Zoning Applications / Compliance • Real Estate Financing, Including Public / Private • Commercial Title Insurance Underwriting • Condemnation • Construction Financing, Disbursing & Lien Laws • Quiet Title Actions • Tax Sale Properties • Foreclosures • General Title Curative