Sentences with phrase «litigation against the commission»

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Judge Brendan Shannon of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., indicated he would sign off on the plan, subject to changes, despite attorneys for the U.S. trustee and Securities and Exchange Commission arguing against the broad protections offered to third parties that could shield them from future litigation.

He went on to dismiss Mr. Cahill's criticism as just another in a long series of attempted swipes at his office, which have covered everything from Mr. Schneiderman's involvement in the Moreland Commission to his litigation against tech start - ups like Airbnb and Uber.

In 2013, the Commission released a recommendation on how to properly implement collective redress mechanisms with safeguards against litigation abuse.

With substantial employment litigation experience, we represent clients before state and federal courts, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Slate Senior Editors Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick co-authored «A Few Good Soldiers: More Members of the Military Turn Against the Terror Trials,» for Slate.com, which discusses the military commissions system and the role that military lawyers are playing in the evolution of the detainee litigation.

Given the necessity to maintain the continuity of public services in PPP projects, intergovernmental bodies, sucn as the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNCITRAL and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), have cautioned against the use of litigation as a primary means of resolving PPP - related disputes.

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 tribLitigation & 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 triblitigation, 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 triblitigation 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.

Representing a number of international car parts suppliers in various cartel investigations led by the European Commission and the Bundeskartellamt, and defending them against subsequent follow - on damages litigation.

The latter is representing Biffa in four - party litigation proceedings in the High Court against MW High Tech Projects UK, West Sussex County Council and Megtec Environmental, in a dispute pertaining to defects, time extensions and termination issues regarding the design, construction and commissioning of Biffa's new flagship energy waste plants in Horsham.

Our Sydney partners have represented clients in some of Australia's largest and most complex corporate collapses, crises, disasters, and class actions, including HIH, World Trade Center litigation, Ensham Resources, Babcock & Brown liquidation proceedings, the James Hardie Royal Commission, a class action against the Bank of Queensland and currently running six class actions in the Supreme Court of NSW against vehicle manufacturers arising out of the Takata airbags recalls; as well as presently (as a matter of public record): Arup Pty Ltd, Aurizon, Forge Group, ICICI Bank, NuCoal Ltd, South32, Macquarie Bank, Deloitte, and Viva Energy (amongst others).

Our Advertising & Marketing Litigation attorneys have deep knowledge of the different falsity and substantiation standards that apply in investigations and litigations before the Federal Trade Commission, state and local government agencies, the National Advertising Division and all kinds of private civil litigation, as well as the procedural ins and outs and best tactics to help defend our clients» advertising and marketing against each type of Litigation attorneys have deep knowledge of the different falsity and substantiation standards that apply in investigations and litigations before the Federal Trade Commission, state and local government agencies, the National Advertising Division and all kinds of private civil litigation, as well as the procedural ins and outs and best tactics to help defend our clients» advertising and marketing against each type of litigation, as well as the procedural ins and outs and best tactics to help defend our clients» advertising and marketing against each type of challenge.

A Commission report from January highlights the clear need for that legislation to include safeguards against litigation abuse....