Sentences with phrase «most of the national firms»

London lawyers do not generally like playing second fiddle to an HQ in the regions, as most of the national firms have found out with varying degrees of pain.

Most of those national firms had retail work which they began to shed in earnest from the late 90's, as being unsuitable / unprofitable.

Not exact matches

Almost half of venture capital dollars were raised by five firms in the three months ending in September, according to the most recent report from the National Venture Capital Association.

And these execs are not always the ideal hire: Local management teams often have deep knowledge and understanding of national cultures, markets, and worker psychology that most companies need for long - term stability, says Mark Murphy, CEO of Leadership IQ, an Atlanta research and management consulting firm.

Before becoming head of the cybersecurity and data privacy division at law firm Mayer Brown, he served as general counsel for the National Security Agency during the most notorious data breach in history: Edward Snowden's exposing of the agency's surveillance programs.

Starting her management career as a team leader over 20 years ago, Reta has progressed her career in leadership, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of a prominent regional law firm and previously the President of Fidelity National Financial's Canadian operation.

Districts interested in national searches are often forced to rely on private firms that do most of their looking outside the public arena.

Reality: The most recent national poll conducted by Democratic polling firm Beck Research for the American Federation for Children found 70 percent of voters support school choice, and 65 percent support opportunity scholarships otherwise known as school vouchers.

As the only national full - service insurance provider dedicated to the needs of renters, we handle things a bit differently than most insurance firms and we think you'll like it.

According to Osler, nearly half of privacy class actions initiated in Canada have been commenced in Ontario — which is not surprising given that most national class actions are initiated in this province purely for logistical reasons, says lawyer Jeff Orenstein of the class action law firm Consumer Law Group.

18 % of donors said that the single most important reason for giving to charity is helping people meet basic needs and 17 % were motivated to make «the world a better place», according to a survey funded by CCS, a national fundraising consulting firm.

But most attribute deforestation to Pakistan's famous «timber mafia,» a shadowy network of politically connected individuals and firms that chop down trees and will and cart them away under cover of darkness, with bribes to local and national officials guaranteeing that forest managers look the other way.

As a firm believer in the concept of additionality - basically, would the proposed renewable energy project have happened under «business as usual» conditions - he explained that offsets would only gain the upper hand through: «public perception (from closer press scrutiny of REC financial figures); possible consumer fraud lawsuits testing deceptive marketing statutes; and perhaps most importantly a thriving domestic offset market built around regional climate schemes such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, AB 32 in California, the Western Climate Initiative, and possibly a national cap - and - trade scheme down the road.»

I would suggest firms be on the lookout for the emergence of more notice and consent laws, most likely through revisions to existing national privacy laws around the world.

Most (68 %) of firms in the Midlands — 16 % higher than the national average — require individual employees to perform data back - up tasks.

As one of the Canada's oldest and most respected national firms, Gowlings is internationally recognized as a leader in business law, intellectual property, and advocacy.

The National Law Journal begins this week's profile of the 50 most influential minority lawyers in the United States with this sobering reminder: Minority lawyers make up just 5.4 percent of partners at U.S. law firms.

Other national firms have certainly had their ups and downs trying to build critical mass in London, and most of them did so from a much stronger regional base than IM; will the Stock Market or a private investor be quite as forgiving with IM if it takes the firm 15 years or more to make a dent?

In coordination with the firm's other national practices, our lawyers have represented business clients in most of the industries that are important drivers to growth to the regional and national economy.

Additionally, the firm is the only law firm participating in the national Challenge Detroit initiative, one of the largest urban revitalization projects in history which places 30 leaders in positions at the most innovative companies in Detroit.

Summary: Yale Law Women has surveyed national law firms, and has produced a list of the ten that implement the most family friendly policies.

One of national law firm Moore Blatch's most widely - commended injury lawyers has been shortlisted for the Law Society's «Solicitor of the Year» Award.

The Cochran Firm Orlando office has combined a powerful national legal network and resources from the nation's most recognized law firm with some of the top lawyers in Orlando, FlorFirm Orlando office has combined a powerful national legal network and resources from the nation's most recognized law firm with some of the top lawyers in Orlando, Florfirm with some of the top lawyers in Orlando, Florida.

I once asked a senior woman lawyer how she was adjusting to working in a small boutique firm after spending most of her career at a large national law firm.

While the BLT's law firm news for the most part stays inside the Beltway, its concise and timely original reporting on all three branches of the federal government gives it national appeal.

We have a lead role in this most recent mass tort litigation and are one of a select group of firms on the National Steering Committee for this multi-district litigation.

The personal injury and criminal defense attorneys at our Houston office have decades of combined experience helping people get the justice they deserve, and remain an active part of our national firm, giving them access to the countless resources and legal expertise of some of the nation's most effective lawyers.

Data released last year by the National Association for Law Placement show the overall percentage of female associates decreased over most of the previous five years, although women and minorities continue to make marginal gains in representation among law firm partners.

This seems to be just the sort of structure the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warned against in its 2003 «Diversity In Law Firms» report which stated, «In large, national law firms, the most pressing issues have probably shifted from hiring and initial access to problems concerning the terms and conditions of employment, especially promotion to partnership.&rFirms» report which stated, «In large, national law firms, the most pressing issues have probably shifted from hiring and initial access to problems concerning the terms and conditions of employment, especially promotion to partnership.&rfirms, the most pressing issues have probably shifted from hiring and initial access to problems concerning the terms and conditions of employment, especially promotion to partnership.»

Fixed fees (or, crucially, flexible fixed fees) have typically been used by UK nationals and heavyweight regionals - but even the most traditional of London firms are finding they need to be more imaginative as it becomes increasingly difficult to access the levels of work enjoyed in the past.

As one of the Canada's oldest and most respected national firms, Gowlings is internationally recognized as a leader in business law, intellectual property,...

Brooks Kushman is also the only law firm participating in the national Challenge Detroit initiative — one of the largest urban revitalization projects in history which places 30 leaders in positions at the most innovative companies in Detroit.

If you want to try for a large firm or be considered by a highly competitive employer, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the Sierra Club, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, get your applications in as soon after December 1 as possible — though most employers will write back thanking you for your application and asking that you send them your first semester grades.

Stevenson says most of the parties in the deals done prior to 2009 were represented by regional law firms and the potential for national and international opportunities was identified.

Irwin Mitchell has revealed how 424 of its lawyers based in offices across the country have pledged to help the national law firm become one of the most dementia - friendly businesses in the UK, after they took part in training to become «Dementia Friends».

As a result, most large firms lose 80 percent of law school hires within five years, according to The National Association for Law Placement.

In an interview with National Law Review, Steven R. Petrie, Chief Strategy Officer at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, said «I do believe that the most effective and successful firms will be those who continue to shift their overall allocation of marketing resources, toward the one - to - one, ground - game activities that are characteristic of true business development.»

While many of our lawyers have been trained at the most prestigious local, national and international law firms, and can practice anywhere they choose, they have chosen to practice here, in a creative and high - quality environment.

In 2014 and 2015, the National Law Journal cited the Harborview and RALI MBS in designating the firm an Elite Trial Law Firm and placing the firm on the Hot List; Law360 cited the RALI and Harborview cases in designating the firm one of «The Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms» in 2015, the third year in a row that Cohen Milstein received the designation; and in 2015, Law360 selected Cohen Milstein as the sole plaintiff firm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the awfirm an Elite Trial Law Firm and placing the firm on the Hot List; Law360 cited the RALI and Harborview cases in designating the firm one of «The Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms» in 2015, the third year in a row that Cohen Milstein received the designation; and in 2015, Law360 selected Cohen Milstein as the sole plaintiff firm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the awFirm and placing the firm on the Hot List; Law360 cited the RALI and Harborview cases in designating the firm one of «The Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms» in 2015, the third year in a row that Cohen Milstein received the designation; and in 2015, Law360 selected Cohen Milstein as the sole plaintiff firm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the awfirm on the Hot List; Law360 cited the RALI and Harborview cases in designating the firm one of «The Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms» in 2015, the third year in a row that Cohen Milstein received the designation; and in 2015, Law360 selected Cohen Milstein as the sole plaintiff firm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the awfirm one of «The Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms» in 2015, the third year in a row that Cohen Milstein received the designation; and in 2015, Law360 selected Cohen Milstein as the sole plaintiff firm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the aFirms» in 2015, the third year in a row that Cohen Milstein received the designation; and in 2015, Law360 selected Cohen Milstein as the sole plaintiff firm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the awfirm to be chosen in two «Practice Groups of the Year» categories and one of only five class action law firms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the afirms to be recognized, singling out the RALI and Harborview cases in the award.

Many of our partners are veterans of major regional and national firms who are equipped to handle your most challenging transactions, resolve sensitive disputes and go toe - to - toe with anyone.

Eidson Recognized Among Nation's Elite by Trial Lawyer Magazine CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2018)-- The law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson is pleased to announce that partner Lewis S. «Mike» Eidson has been selected as one of America's 50 Most Influential Lawyers by The Trial Lawyer magazine, the official magazine of The National Trial Lawyers organization.

Allen & Gledhill won the region's most innovative national firm of the year while King & Wood Mallesons was crowned Australian and Chinese firm of the year.

These innovative initiatives and others received national recognition and attracted the attention of the Financial Times, which honored Andrew as one of the top 10 legal innovators in North America and ranked Akerman as one of North America's most forward - thinking and socially responsible law firms.

Veatch joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he was most recently Chief of the National Security & Cybercrimes Section at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois.

To identify the most diverse firms, The American Lawyer evaluates Am Law 200 and National Law Journal 250 firms according to their inclusion of Asian - American, African - American, Latino or Hispanic, Native American and self - described multiracial attorneys.

Representation of national and international accounting firms in securities fraud cases; most dismissed at pleading or summary judgment stage.

Named «One of America's Most Winning Law Firms» by the National Law Journal, our firm is well known and respected throughout the legal community in the area of personal injury law.

In this episode of «KM with Kim», Thomson Reuters national manager of knowledge management, Kim Stein discusses how firms can get the most out of the KM systems A white paper on «Knowledge Management Software Has...

Some of our most notable subscribers include: The United States Supreme Court, The Delaware Supreme Court, The Delaware Court of Chancery, the Federal Trade Commission, General Mills, Bank of America, Time Warner, Inc., BlueCross BlueShield, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, and several other national and local law firms.

The Howard Law Group is a national business and civil litigation firm, handling some of the nation's biggest, ugliest, and most - complicated bet - the - company lawsuits.