Sentences with phrase «interest lawyers who»

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A key presumption of the system is that we are most likely to arrive at a just outcome if all parties to the dispute are represented by lawyers who vigourously pursue their clients» interest.

«There are lawyers across the country representing various interests who are recording that interview,» former federal prosecutor Matt Orwig tells Reuters.

When interests between management and shareholders become adverse, even through the regular course of events, it's important for boards to have their own set of lawyers who are independent from management and seen as objective and willing to act in the interest of directors, not management, and ultimately shareholders.

Hal Mockridge, who was head of Oslers when I joined and a great lawyer, took an interest in me.

Trump's first call with the Vietnamese prime minister was arranged by Marc Kasowitz, a Trump personal lawyer who has another client with business interests in Vietnam, ProPublica reports in the «Trump, Inc.» podcast.

(Bloomberg)-- An investment fund that's seeking a payout from the Cuban government on more than $ 1.3 billion in defaulted debt and back interest has hired the lawyer who won a settlement for hedge funds in a long - running legal battle against Argentina.

Martin Lipton, the corporate lawyer best known for helping managers stay in control with so - called poison pills, says dual - class shares ward off «myopic activists» — hedge - fund managers and buyout specialists who aim to drive up share prices in the short term yet harm the company's long - term interests.

Governance expert Richard Leblanc, who teaches law, governance, and ethics at York University, echoes this and says that while people like Curran come with the appropriate transactional experience a board would be interested in, many in - house lawyers do not.

I would recommend the program to any female lawyers who are interested in professional growth and are looking for both valuable information and motivation.»

Corporate lawyers have complex loyalties, but many seem more concerned to satisfy the company managers who hire and fire lawyers than to protect the interests of scattered shareholder - owners.

Just as sexual self - expression has few limits in a culture where chaste behavior is mocked, lawyers» self - interest is apt to run amok when anyone who places client or court above profit is branded a hypocrite or a chump.

,» relationship editor Monica Gabriel Marshall quotes Joslin Davis, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, who observes that millennials are «particularly choosing prenups as the best option to cover separate property holdings, business interests, anticipated family inheritances, and potential alimony claims.»

Bruce Silverglade, the lawyer who now represents BPI but for many years was chief counsel for Center for Science in the Public Interest

Among those who have shown interest in contesting the forthcoming election of the association are renowned lawyer, Joe Gadzama (SAN) and A. B Mamoud (SAN) who are vying for the position of the NBA President.

A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during his father's 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency said that Mueller has not contacted her, and she thinks he isn't interested in finding the truth.

They do not have consultants, lawyers, advisors, and planners who can contemplate, formulate interests, and implement the programmes.

Long is the first candidate (as far as I can tell) who is responding to the proposal and it's interesting she's using her background as a lawyer and judicial activist to knock judges who side against the proposal.

Teachout, a lawyer and Brooklyn resident who is promoting her new book, «Corruption in America,» conceded when a reporter asked her that the office of state attorney general has appeal because of her interest in tackling economic inequality and monopolies.

But the most interesting contribution of the evening came from Emma Giddings, a lawyer with Norton Rose Fulbright who examined the interrelationship of «taking back control» and the need to maintain the trading relationship.

Silver's lawyers went on to quote a key staffer who said that Silver «acted with integrity and exhibited a deep, consistent commitment to issues that he felt best served the public interest.»

But a deal with the Senate, where a number of lawmakers are lawyers who work for law firms that represent clients with interests before state, has been more difficult to reach for Cuomo.

Aonghus Kelly of Public Interest Lawyers, the firm representing Mr Mousa's family, told politics.co.uk the independent inquiry was a chance to find out «how someone who was taken away and had done nothing wrong ended up dead».

He repeatedly badgered a real estate lawyer who had major legislative interests sitting on Skelos» desk to «help» his «struggling» (actually filthy - rich) son until the panicked lawyer arranged for a $ 20,000 payoff to be made in the guise of a phony title - referral fee.

Saujani, a Manhattan lawyer who previously worked on Wall Street, has hammered Maloney with fliers that accuse the longtime congresswoman of taking campaign funds from special interests as well as holding a fund - raiser with members of political action committees at an event where musicians James Taylor and Carole King played.

It's bad enough that some of our senators are acting out of petty vengeance and self - interested power struggles, but today the Post reveals that Senator John Sampson, the Democratic caucus leader who is a foe of the schools bill supported by the mayor, is actually working as a trial lawyer in a lawsuit against Joel Klein.

He had one Twitter feud with City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who himself has sounded more like a lawyer for the medallion holders than someone with the best interests of all New Yorkers in mind, and is now battling de Blasio spokeswoman Karen Hinton.

«The U.S. attorney in Manhattan generally believes Albany is corrupt and that the politicians are not acting in the public interest, so that's the area where he is going to focus,» said lawyer Bradley Simon, a former federal prosecutor who represented ex-state Controller Alan Hevesi on corruption charges.

The 36 - year - old Orthodox Jewish lawyer, who formerly practiced corporate law at Rosenman & Colin, considers himself politically moderate and, in the context of the committee, very much a middleman between conflicting interests.

According to Douglas Seidu, who is a lawyer by profession, Ms Charlotte Osei, has strong business links with the Director of Aerovote and is interpreting that to mean a situation of conflict of interest and had «arranged» the deal even before the procurement process opened.

But proving transmission between adults who consented to sex is of more interest to lawyers, they say.

Because being successful does not just mean being good in business, the website has profiles of athletes, doctors, lawyers, models, and others so it gives you a higher chance of meeting people who have the same interests as you.

«For well over a decade, we've been serving a very exclusive, elite clientele of rich and attractive men and women, CEOs, pro athletes, doctors, lawyers, investors, entrepreneurs, beauty queens, super models and Hollywood celebrities who are all seeking millionaire dating opportunities and a serious, long - term relationship.We have millions of members, so get started right now to find and meet local attractive singles like you, interested in dating another millionaire!

We have millions of members, elite clientele of rich and attractive men and women, ceos, pro athletes, doctors, lawyers, investors, entrepreneurs, Once you have achieved a certain level of success, it can be harder than ever to find someone interested in you for who you are and not what you have.

He plays Jim Grant, a public - interest lawyer and single father, who lives a quiet life in a suburb of Albany, New York.

Martin Rose (Eric Bana) is a lawyer in London who must team up with fellow lawyer and former love interest Claudia Simmons - Howe (Rebecca Hall).

They include Jaya (Namrata Shirodkar), who has eyes for lawyer Balraj (Lost's Naveen Andrews), and Lalita (Aishwarya Rai) who is interested in Balraj's American friend Will Darcy (Martin Henderson), until she actually bothers to talk to him.

One author was interested, but the idea seemed to be squelched by her agent's lawyers, who were reluctant to be involved with a start - up.

«This heightens the tension between borrowers who are already struggling to understand how they can best repay their student loans and student loan servicers who seem to be actively working against their best interests,» said Jay Fleischman, a lawyer specializing in resolving student loan debt issues.

Make sure you get the advice of an experienced bankruptcy lawyer who will be working in your best interest, to protect you and your assets from creditors.

My colleague John Mac Kah donated a painting to such a local nonprofit association of lawyers, and thereafter made several thousands of dollars of sales to clients who saw his painting at the event and wanted to talk about commissions or were interested in other originals / prints.The key is to be visible at such an event and to make it easy for interested people to connect with you.

Shaw replaced Kathleen Hartnett White, a lawyer and rancher who often was on the prevailing side of 2 - 1 votes favoring industry interests.

For those interested in more detail, the article involved a disbarred lawyer who'd been elected vice president of a fathers» rights group.

Mary Juetten: One of the things you were mentioning with these lawyers that are killing it and then not really understanding where they're at... When I was writing the book, Thomson Reuters did a little survey of some of their customers and the Firm Central customers, who provided some really interesting feedback in terms of how they measured success with respect to profitability.

Attorneys Justin Leto and Larry Bassuk launched Level Insurance last month and it's too early to say whether the product is a success but they hope to carve out a niche in competition with existing lenders who finance plaintiff lawyers with high - interest loans, often secured by personal property.

Linda Hayman, a corporate partner at Skadden came up with an idea with her partner Kayalyn Marafioti: a pilot project, «Back to Business Law,» to provide seminars and informal networking opportunities for lawyers who have left active practice but are still interested in corporate law.

That's certainly an issue that rings true for many new lawyers, who profess to yearn for public interest jobs, but march off to Biglaw to repay loans.

Would you hire a lawyers who says, «Been there; done that; wish your case were a bit more interesting»?

The Swedish judge who last week sentenced four men to prison in the high - profile Pirate Bay file - sharing case is being accused by the lawyer for one of the four of having conflicts of interest that should compel a new trial.

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