Sentences with phrase «interest litigation group»

Prior to leading FAIR, Mr. Stein was the Executive Director of the Immigration Reform Law Institute, a public interest litigation group that has represented a variety of organizations in immigration and administrative law matters.

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Jim Poolman, IALC's executive director, stated that while the group's litigation is «not disputing that retirement advisors should act in the best interests of their clients,» DOL's rule «will harm millions of hard - working Americans who need the principal protection and lifetime guaranteed income that fixed indexed annuities offer.»

This was driven in part by the rise of public interest litigation — think, for example, of an environmental group finding a third - party plaintiff to sue a company to stop an environmentally sensitive development project.

Newly - released ALEC documents obtained as part of CMD» s open records litigation provide more evidence that lobbyists and special interests are calling the shots within ALEC, undermining that group's latest PR spin that it is a «legislator - driven» organization.

CFACT policy analyst Larry Bell reports that President Trump's EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has dealt a death blow to the scurrilous practice of the EPA colluding with interest groups to alter public policy through staged litigation that denies opponents of their punitive schemes no opportunity for their own day in court.

There are distinct cultural markers; familiar tropes and debates; particular groups designated to lobby for change and economic interests accustomed to fighting it; conventional methods of litigation, regulation, and legislation.

An ADLI Law Group litigation attorney knows the right way to protect and fight for a client's rights and interests.

For example, an associate can express interest to the litigation group staffing partners, who then work to pair the associate with an entertainment - related matter.

The addition further strengthens Burleson's Litigation Practice Group and reinforces its regional strategy of delivering a comprehensive range of energy - specific legal services to companies with interests in the Permian Basin (more...)

«What's interesting from my perspective is the result and effect on the oil patch,» says David Madsen, partner in the corporate commercial litigation group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, which represented Weatherford, Weatherford International PLC., Weatherford Canada Ltd., Weatherford Canada Partnership and Harvest Operations Corp..

VAT and indirect taxation specialist Peter Mantle has been involved in various significant matters, none more so than a series of compound interest cases arising from the first ever VAT group litigation to make it to trial.

He has appeared in over 50 reported VAT cases, and was recently involved in FJ Chalke Ltd v HMRC, a compound interest group litigation, which was the first of its nature to go to trial.»

Paris - Rio Guidelines of Best Practices for Transnational Group Actions (International Law Association, Committee on International Civil Litigation and Interests of the Public, 2008).

The Lash & Goldberg LLP sports and entertainment litigation practice group has represented professional athletes, journalists, broadcasters and agents and their various business interests.

Patrick Lamb and three friends launched Valorem Law Group on January 2, 2008 with the objective of representing business interests in complex commercial litigation using non-hourly fee structures.

The point appears to have been misunderstood in The TAG Group Litigation, where it was held that «common interest privilege» could operate as a «sword» to obtain disclosure against party A as well as a «shield» to deny disclosure to third parties.

Karin's practice comprises civil litigation, human rights, and plaintiff - side employment law; and she is particularly interested in using tort and human rights law to strengthen institutional responsibilities towards women's security, as well as that of other historically marginalized groups.

Conferences in Birmingham (organised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG)-RRB- and Belfast (the Public Interest Litigation Support project) discussed the future for legal aid practitioners.

Leo McGrady QC provides a complete range of litigation services to unions, employees, public interest groups and individuals throughout Canada.

CLSMF's Director of Public Interest & Litigation will support and work collaboratively across 10 office locations in our 12 - county service area with practice groups in the areas of Family Law, L / T & Fair Housing, Public Benefits, Children's Rights, Consumer Law, Economic Development, Medical Legal Partnerships, and Strategic Community Litigation (including litigation in cooperation with other civil legal aid and public interest agInterest & Litigation will support and work collaboratively across 10 office locations in our 12 - county service area with practice groups in the areas of Family Law, L / T & Fair Housing, Public Benefits, Children's Rights, Consumer Law, Economic Development, Medical Legal Partnerships, and Strategic Community Litigation (including litigation in cooperation with other civil legal aid and public interest Litigation will support and work collaboratively across 10 office locations in our 12 - county service area with practice groups in the areas of Family Law, L / T & Fair Housing, Public Benefits, Children's Rights, Consumer Law, Economic Development, Medical Legal Partnerships, and Strategic Community Litigation (including litigation in cooperation with other civil legal aid and public interest Litigation (including litigation in cooperation with other civil legal aid and public interest litigation in cooperation with other civil legal aid and public interest aginterest agencies).

A recent Supreme Court decision clarifies Canadian courts» discretion in granting standing to public interest groups to pursue litigation aimed at protecting the rights of vulnerable groups in Canada.

I believe the Ageas fka Fortis settlement, that concluded in March 2016, in which I was deeply involved, proved to be a challenging but also interesting case to be resolved after many years of litigation, using mediators from different continents and different groups protecting different interests.

Prior to joining Zinda Law Group, he gained litigation experience as an intern for the North Las Vegas City Attorney's Office and the Travis County District Attorney and then as a lawyer representing the public interest at the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Our restructuring lawyers are able to utilize the firm's other litigation groups to advance our clients» interests as the industry and company profile dictates, whether it be litigating competition issues, intellectual property disputes, fraud, securities, structured financial products, or corporate governance.

Our summer associates are assigned to the Intellectual Property group based on an expression of interest in patent litigation or patent prosecution.

HARDSHIP PROVISIONS & HARDSHIP CLAUSES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONTRACTS A paper co-authored by the members of the EUROJURIS INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS & LITIGATION Group July 2016 As an introduction, it seems interesting to remind the reader of the definition of force majeure» and of the difference between force majeure and hardship.

This combination of expertise crosses legal disciplines, which is why Torkin Manes» Technology Group combines corporate / commercial, technology, privacy, health, employment and litigation expertise — to protect your assets and your best interests.

The blog has led to speaking engagements, media opportunities, and potential clients for our group's public interest litigation division.

Members interested in forming additional litigation groups should contact the ACTLA office.

This litigation includes a broad range of legal matters, such as cross-border litigation and interventions on behalf of interested groups.

The Commercial Litigation Group at Nelligan O'Brien Payne and our colleagues in the Real Estate and Development Group will be watching these developments with interest.

In concert with Robinson + Cole's Litigation Group, which has broad courtroom experience in the clean - tech sector, we advocate for the interest of our clients and provide business and legal strategies to avoid litigation and minimize the risks inherent in cutting - edge technologicLitigation Group, which has broad courtroom experience in the clean - tech sector, we advocate for the interest of our clients and provide business and legal strategies to avoid litigation and minimize the risks inherent in cutting - edge technologiclitigation and minimize the risks inherent in cutting - edge technological fields.

In April, Shubha Ghosh gave an invited lecture, «Frivolous Patent Litigation,» to the UW E-Business Consortium General Counsel Special Interest Group held at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek in Milwaukee.

These groups represent a wide range of perspectives and interests, but we all recognize that Congress needs to address forum shopping in patent litigation head - on.

Legitimate purposes can include providing certainty to particular interest groups, saving the expense of time consuming litigation, validating mistaken assumptions about future developments in the common law, striking a balance between interest groups and ensuring unimpeded commercial development.

Less litigation means fewer billable hours, so the Florida Bar acted like a special interest group, suggesting messages to the Governor from non-attorneys would be best, so they should write from their private email addresses to hide their profession.