Sentences with phrase «less pressure on firms»

That means fewer premium bids, less pressure on firms to shape up, and more stitch - ups of minority shareholders.

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In Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 98 the Supreme Court formalized this premise into a doctrinal test.The case involved cigarette manufacturing, an industry dominated by six firms.99 Liggett, one of the six, introduced a line of generic cigarettes, which it sold for about 30 % less than the price of branded cigarettes.100 Liggett alleged that when it became clear that its generics were diverting business from branded cigarettes, Brown & Williamson, a competing manufacturer, began selling its own generics at a loss.101 Liggett sued, claiming that Brown & Williamson's tactic was designed to pressure Liggett to raise prices on its generics, thus enabling Brown & Williamson to maintain high profits on branded cigarettes.

14 % of respondents believe that insider trading practices in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage in such practices think they are smarter than everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents in 2016; and 49 % of respondents believe the influx of money into funds in recent years and the explosion in the number of hedge fund firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.

The medium - firm mattresses may put less pressure on the shoulders and hips, allowing for a more natural sleeping position, often in the fetal position.

Withdrawal of brokerage firms from the equity research business + downward pressure on fees + investor reallocation toward index investing have made traditional active management considerably less lucrative than it was during my working career.

Again, pressure is on large firms to cut legal costs and become more efficient with less time and money to work with.

Innumerable deadlines, constant pressure to do more in less time and increased competition in the marketplace all make demands on firms to cut costs and optimise resources.

All in all, interviewees went on to tell us that «this is a great city for doing interesting work with a little of the pressure taken off you — there's less of a national or global spotlight than in some of the headquarter offices of larger firms in New York.»

Top partners agree the pressure to deliver more for less will intensify as the fast - moving market continues to keep firms on their toes

As Kovalan says, law firm leaders have blamed «more for less» and decreasing budgets for pressure on firm revenues.

Ever since large law firm salaries for new associates jumped to $ 160,000 back in January, we've heard commentary from a variety of constituencies, ranging from (see this post) law firm recruiters, warning that increased billables will place more pressure on associates, to lawyers, arguing that increased salaries demand concommitant salary raises for the judiciary, to (see this post) law firm economists, suggesting that associate salaries are proportionately lower than ever when viewed in the context of their relationship to profits per partner, to law firm marketers who view increased rates as opening opportunities for less expensive, midsized firms.

Outside law firms will find themselves competing for less work, which will put a downward pressure on fees.

Similarly, restraints on using outside counsel have not only forced corporate counsel to do more with less, but also put pressure on private law firms to contain fees.

As clients increase the pressure on law firms to do more in less time, legal project management has become an effective way for firms to meet clients» demands.

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