«Instead of being office - centric, which is the way I think
a lot of national firms that have multiple offices can be, our thought was it would give us a lot of ability to draw from a much broader expertise in order serve clients if you could pretend that there was no geography between us,» Dufort continues.
Not exact matches
That's because with larger acquisitions, «you start getting questions on
national security... and overall stability and growth
of the Chinese economy, so there's a
lot more scrutiny over large, marquee deals,» said Benjamin Cavender, principal at consulting
firm China Market Research.
«As you are aware the
National Assembly has received a
lot of petitions and complaints over the conducts
of the panel and activities
of the
firms being probed.
The issuer waives the foreign transaction fee completely, which can save cardholders a
lot of money if they travel frequently, says Linda Sherry, director
of national priorities for San Francisco - based advocacy
firm Consumer Action.
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Video game consoles suck a
lot of energy, and it turns out that turning them off can save big bucks, according to a report by
National Resources Defense Council and consulting
firm Ecos.
The
National Academies
of Sciences just completed a multi-year study on how such calculations can be brought to
firmer footing, but the answer involves a
lot more research.
Gamers waste a
lot of energy simply because they don't turn their machines off when they're not playing, according to environmental advocacy group the
National Resources Defense Council and consulting
firm Ecos.
Even if the
national company continues to use its
national law
firm, there will be a
lot of local suppliers and staff looking for legal help.
«We thought the time was right,» says Smart & Biggar
national marketing manager Kristen Petersen, adding the
firm already has
lots of business in Western Canada through its Vancouver office.
«We do a
lot of representative work ourselves,» says Alasdair Douglas, chairman
of the City
of London Law Society and previously senior partner
of Travers Smith; adding that they are «better placed than the
national Law Society to represent the City
firms in a number
of fields».
«We got looked at a
lot more seriously by some in - house counsel who were looking to retain the same quality
of service, but perhaps without the infrastructure that goes along with the
national firms,» he says.
We put a
lot of effort into recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, and it's great to see that reflected in this survey,» said Ahmed J. Davis,
National Chair
of the Diversity Initiative and Principal
of the
firm.
A
lot of smaller care providers are consolidating or being absorbed by regional and
national firms, to better manage risk and meet hospital systems» increased requirements for quality
of care, says James Michel, senior director
of Medicare research and reimbursement at the American Health Care Association, a non-profit federation
of affiliate state health organizations.
«The reality is multifamily going into 2018 is going to be a
lot of the same,» says John Sebree, first vice president and
national director
of the
national multi housing group at Marcus & Millichap, a real estate services
firm.