Sentences with phrase «negotiating business agreements»

However, the field is also rife with complex legal issues, from acquiring financial backing to negotiating business agreements and securing intellectual property rights.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«With rent and other business specific fixed costs, you want to negotiate two -, three - or five - year agreements where you lock in the current price or agree to only inflationary increases,» Leibowitz says.

Those included a court challenge over how much of Wind Mobile was foreign - owned; struggles to negotiate tower - sharing agreements with Rogers, Bell and Telus (Rogers owns Canadian Business); and doubt about Wind's future when its biggest investor, Dutch carrier VimpelCom, revealed it was exploring «strategic alternatives» for its stake.

While with small - and mid-size businesses you may be able to negotiate certain aspects of these agreements or get workarounds for key terms, it is very difficult to do so with larger entities.

«I liken the partnership agreement to a prenup negotiated before a marriage,» says Barbara Weltman, a tax and business attorney and author of such books as J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes (Wilebusiness attorney and author of such books as J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes (WileBusiness Taxes (Wiley 2009).

Comments received by the Department and media reports also indicate that many financial institutions already had completed or largely completed work to establish policies and procedures necessary to make the business structure and practice shifts required by the Impartial Conduct Standards earlier this year (e.g., drafting and implementing training for staff, drafting client correspondence and explanations of revised product and service offerings, negotiating changes to agreements with product manufacturers as part of their approach to compliance with the PTEs, changing employee and agent compensation structures, and designing conflict - free product offerings), and the Department believes that financial institutions may use this compliance infrastructure to ensure that they meet the Impartial Conduct Standards after taking the additional Start Printed Page 16910sixty days for an orderly transition between June 9, 2017, and January 1, 2018.

Agreements should be negotiated in writing and documented in the business continuity plan.

For the U.S. government to negotiate a trade agreement manifestly to the advantage of international business interests using the «motherhood and apple pie» issue of security and prevention of terrorism is highly suspect.

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«This is a very complex piece of business,» says former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who negotiated the original Canada-U.S. free - trade agreement and later fought to secure Canada's place at the NAFTA table.

The Harper government has moved to negotiate trade agreements and support business objectives.

In addition, she has extensive experience counseling businesses in all aspects of the business life cycle from the initial structuring and formation of the business to financing that business; hiring employees; corporate governance; day - to - day operations; negotiating licensing and other commercial agreements; equity incentive plans; and liquidity events.

The ACCC today granted «interim authorisation to the Victorian Potato Growers Council and its members to continue collectively negotiating contracts and keep doing business through contracts negotiated under the previous authorisation granted in 2007», granted authorisation to an «Affiliation Agreement between Emirates and Flydubai, and separately, to a Commercial Alliance between Etihad and Air Berlin» and granted authorisation «to Star Alliance for its Corporate Plus, Conventions Plus and Meetings Plus programs for a period of eight years».

Ph.D. scientists working in business development scout for new technologies, plan new initiatives, negotiate licensing agreements, and often work directly with customers.

«Associates participate in facilitating start - up companies, writing business plans, marketing and licensing new technologies as well as negotiating inter-institutional, material transfer, sponsored research and confidentiality agreements,» states Derval.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Pearson needs to end its involvement with fee - paying private schools in the global south; stop all practices that promote and support the obsession with high - stakes testing; and negotiate with teachers» unions and others to secure agreement on the appropriate role of «edu - business» in education.

«We developed the «Scorecard» to ensure that librarians have the information they need to better negotiate ebook licensing agreements with publishers,» said Erika Linke, co-chair of the DCWG's business models subgroup.

Following the April 1 Business Insider report that implied Amazon was losing patience with HarperCollins in negotiating a new sales agreement, Publishers Lunch has learned that Harper is preparing to return to full agency for ebook sales next week.

The evidence proves that Apple acted independently, to further its own legitimate business goals, in negotiating agency agreements with the publishers to enter the e-book market,» the company said in a court filing.

Business Affairs reviews all of Trident's authors» agreements and interfaces with publishers to ensure that those agreements contain the very favorable negotiated boilerplate provisions Trident has with the major publishers and accurately reflect the business terms of the deal struck by theBusiness Affairs reviews all of Trident's authors» agreements and interfaces with publishers to ensure that those agreements contain the very favorable negotiated boilerplate provisions Trident has with the major publishers and accurately reflect the business terms of the deal struck by thebusiness terms of the deal struck by the agents.

Under the terms of Marriott's merger agreement with Starwood, Marriott has the right to propose revised terms and Starwood must negotiate in good faith with Marriott to discuss any such proposed revised terms, for a period of five business days ending on Monday, March 28th.

You have negotiated the sale of a business and you want to define the important terms and conditions of the sale in an Agreement.

Mr. Montgomery has extensive experience helping entrepreneurs and established clients choose the most advantageous form of business entity and performing the attendant legal requirements to preserve those advantages for their business, along with negotiating and drafting commercial legal documents such as contracts, purchase / sale agreements, and promissory notes, as well as representing businesses in their commercial transactions with others, including:

His commercial practice includes preparing, negotiating and advising clients on all types of commercial agreements and business arrangements, including shareholders» agreements, partnership agreements and employee equity participation plans.

To protect the business interests of our health care clients, the firm's attorneys regularly draft, review, revise, and negotiate vendor contracts, employment agreements, non-competition agreements, leases and other documents which govern the essential relationships of health care clients.

Back to basics - negotiating IP rights in technology development agreements Businesses frequently choose to engage third party providers to build technology to support business activities.

Our West Palm Beach business lawyers may also be able to negotiate a licensing agreement with the infringing company as a practical alternative to litigation.

The Court confirmed that because collective bargaining agreements are negotiated and refined over time by the parties themselves to reflect their needs, and since arbitrators are chosen by the parties because of their expertise in the particular business and their trusted judgment to interpret and apply the agreement, a court's review of an arbitration award is «very limited».

Substantial experience in structuring, drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial contracts and agreements, including, but not limited to: Merger Agreements, Stock Purchase Agreements, Membership Interest Purchase Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Loan Agreements / Credit Facilities, Employment Agreements, Transition Services Agreements, Supply Agreements, Management Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements / Convenants Not to Compete, Non-Disclosure Agreements / Confidentiality Agreements, Buy - Sell Agreements / Shareholder Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Articles / Certificates of Organization, Operating Agreements / Limited Liability Company Agreements, Articles / Certificates of Incorporation, Bylaws, «No - Raid» Agreements, Promissory Notes, Lease Agreements, Letters of Intent, Term Sheets, Warrants, Stock Option Plans and Grant Agreements, Phantom Stock Plans, and similar contracts and agreements for commercial transactions and business arragreements, including, but not limited to: Merger Agreements, Stock Purchase Agreements, Membership Interest Purchase Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Loan Agreements / Credit Facilities, Employment Agreements, Transition Services Agreements, Supply Agreements, Management Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements / Convenants Not to Compete, Non-Disclosure Agreements / Confidentiality Agreements, Buy - Sell Agreements / Shareholder Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Articles / Certificates of Organization, Operating Agreements / Limited Liability Company Agreements, Articles / Certificates of Incorporation, Bylaws, «No - Raid» Agreements, Promissory Notes, Lease Agreements, Letters of Intent, Term Sheets, Warrants, Stock Option Plans and Grant Agreements, Phantom Stock Plans, and similar contracts and agreements for commercial transactions and business arrAgreements, Stock Purchase Agreements, Membership Interest Purchase Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Loan Agreements / Credit Facilities, Employment Agreements, Transition Services Agreements, Supply Agreements, Management Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements / Convenants Not to Compete, Non-Disclosure Agreements / Confidentiality Agreements, Buy - Sell Agreements / Shareholder Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Articles / Certificates of Organization, Operating Agreements / Limited Liability Company Agreements, Articles / Certificates of Incorporation, Bylaws, «No - 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Mr. Montgomery has extensive experience helping entrepreneurs and established clients choose the most advantageous form of business entity and performing the attendant legal requirements to preserve those advantages for their business, along with negotiating and drafting commercial legal documents such as contracts, purchase / sale agreements, and promissory notes, as well as representing businesses in their commercial transactions with others.

He brings to business clients substantial experience counseling companies on structuring and negotiating cross-border and domestic acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing agreements; on corporate governance matters; and on U.S. regulation of trade and business practices.

Finding new outside counsel, negotiating fee agreements and delegating files (large and small) have allowed me to combine both the business and legal sides of my practice.

Of course, one would expect it to be in the interests of all parties concerned for the European Council to swiftly agree the general guidelines and thus move to the extremely complicated business of negotiating the withdrawal agreement itself as quickly as possible.

A basic understanding of a client's business, of course, aids with traditional transactional lawyering tasks, such as due diligence, negotiating a deal, and drafting acquisition agreements.

Indian nations not only interact with the Federal government, in today's commercial marketplace they must negotiate intergovernmental «compacts» with the states as well as business agreements with corporations and individuals in almost every spectrum of private enterprise.

If appropriate, he seeks a business solution first in the form of licensing agreements, supply contracts, or other negotiated settlements before taking the a dispute to court.

It is not unusual for law firms to negotiate split - fee agreements that account for lawyers moving on after they have worked on contingency fee matters, Toronto business lawyer Bill Northcote tells Law Times.

During such time, he served as outside General Counsel and M&A counsel for domestic and international business entities and private investment and capital groups, which included negotiating and documenting purchase, sale and merger agreements and dissolutions, corporate contracts related to licensing, executive employment agreements, corporate governance, acquisition, vendor contracting, leasing and real estate property matters, and advising on loss mitigation and compliance issues.

They just need to get the deal done, and they don't want to... Of course there's going to be risks, but perhaps it's going to be more of a business, sort of like a dollar figure question, and negotiating that dollar figure for that agreement.

The knowledgeable attorneys at Johnston, Moore & Thompson reviews, prepares, and negotiates a wide array of business agreements and contracts.

Our Los Angeles attorneys helps clients with the process of negotiating and preparing prenuptial agreements to protect their assets, finances, and business interests.

Whatever the case, a business should negotiate a written agreement with the broker or banker.

Gemma has a unique and practical perspective on legal matters as a result of her work on a seconded basis at Olin Corporation (negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, managing a large inter-disciplinary team, and coordinating acquisition integration related matters), her work as a contract negotiator on the business side at Texas Instruments (negotiating advanced development as well as intermediate and high volume production contracts and complex joint ventures), her work in house at EXE Technologies (providing commercial counsel and IPO counsel), her work on a seconded basis at Computer Sciences Corporation (managing M&A and negotiating strategic alliances), and at ACS (handling securities matters and negotiating M&A transactions).

Negotiate: Discussions leading to the conclusion of a business transaction or agreement.

Finally, the process of negotiating trade agreements is very different than the focused expert approach in bodies such as UNCITRAL, where sound and fair business practices are the primary objective.

Spokesman for various businesses in the manufacturing and education sectors involved in negotiating renewals of their collective labour agreements.

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 - 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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 tribal rights.

Negotiated favorable plea agreement for owner of well - known St. Louis business charged with numerous felony counts of fraud and unlawful merchandising practices.

Counseled independent filmmakers on film financing and business entity formation and negotiated production / distribution agreement.