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of our business lawyers for more information or a confidential consultation.
Our firm and professionals are consistently recognized as being national and global leaders in the IP field by publications such as Expert Guides: The Best of the Best, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The International Who's Who
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Cyndee Todgham Cherniak is recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of customs and trade laws, including The International Who's Who of Trade and Customs Lawyers (2010, 2011, 2012), The International Who's Who
of Business Lawyers: Canada (2011, 2012), The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers (2007 — present), The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Women Lawyers in Business (2010 - 2011, 2012 - 2013), The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading China Lawyers — International Trade Lawyers (2011/2012), Chamber's Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2006 — present), and Canadian Legal L'Expert Directory (2004 - 2007).
If there is a type of legal service you're looking for that isn't on our website, feel free to contact us to find out if one
of our business lawyers has experience in that area.
He is listed in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions of The International Who's Who
of Business Lawyers for Arbitration.
He is also listed in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory under Environmental Law and Property Development and is listed in the International Who's Who
of Business Lawyers, under Environment, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Environmental Lawyers and the National Post-Best Lawyers in Canada directory, among other listings.
At Mirick O'Connell, our interdisciplinary practice blends the skills and experience
of both business lawyers and litigators to achieve our clients» objectives with regard to protection, exploitation and dispute resolution.
He received the inaugural award for «The Chambers Shield of Excellence for Antitrust» in 2006 and similarly the «Global Competition Lawyer of the Year» by The International Who's Who
of Business Lawyers.
If you would like to speak with one
of our business lawyers about tax planning for your business, please call or email one of our tax lawyers.
This essential guide also provides real case studies
of business lawyers and firms successfully using alternative fee arrangements to deliver value to both the clients and the lawyers.
The winners were formally announced in The International Who's Who
of Business Lawyers 2007, a compendium edition of all the individual Who's Who Legal publications which was released in April.
In forming a professional entity, the team
of business lawyers at ADLI Law Group takes the time and attention it takes to understand your unique goals and organizational objectives.
John Campion is nationally and internationally recognized (Chambers, Best Lawyers, Lexpert, International Who's Who
of Business Lawyers, Martindale - Hubbell) as one of Canada's leading senior trial, appeal and arbitration counsel.
But, he adds, the book
of business a lawyer brings in is often the key criterion in lateral hiring at the partner level.
Not exact matches
I had no idea how much I needed to know, and absolutely no idea I was capable
of learning so many different aspects
of a
business this far in my career as a
lawyer.
«It will add more complexity and more unfairness to the tax system and provide lots
of litigation
business to tax
lawyers and add pages and pages to the Income Tax Act, already at 50,000 pages.
One seasoned private equity
lawyer savvily points out that PE is a people
business and that fund performance depends less on the brand name
of the fund family than on the specific people managing the fund.
Wheeler said he also planned to set up an FCC ombudsman that would relieve small
businesses and consumers
of the burden and expense
of retaining their own
lawyers to contest alleged abuses.
True North markets itself to H - 1B visa holders, and offers to walk U.S. companies through the process
of setting up shop in Canada and connects them with useful experts, such as immigration and
business lawyers, and real estate professionals.
Having a
lawyer on standby is one
of the smartest moves a new
business owner can make.
For fear
of losing
business, some
lawyers are wary
of referring clients to other attorneys, even if they have expertise in a particular area, such as tax law.
Some
of Canada's bloodiest corporate battles have involved family members duking it out in epic rifts that enriched
lawyers and filled the
business pages with juicy corporate gossip.
There is a second test under the legislation that establishes a ratio
of wage income and
business income based on level
of capital investment that some industries, such as doctors, accountants,
lawyers, are required to use this second test.
If you plan to raise money for your
business through crowdfunding, get ready to spend lots
of quality time with a good
lawyer.
The reason is that whether the
lawyer works for a
business or runs one, questions arise regarding the intersection
of, and perhaps conflict between, legal ethics on one hand and
business ethics on the other.
Leigh Buchanan on the perils
of office dating How to Write a Code
of Ethics for
Business: Who to Turn to for Help While it can be valuable to consult a
lawyer when drafting a code
of ethics,» [a]
lawyer is not really an ethics individual,» explains Fraedrich.
Of course, you'll also want to make sure you have a good
business accountant who's familiar with small
business and can meet with you quarterly, as well as a good
lawyer if any legal issues come up, Tabaka says.
We've long seen
businesses pay outside
lawyers or accountants rather than bring them on staff, but now outsourcing has become more popular for a growing variety
of services.
«Leaving to compete with a startup
business, or otherwise, would likely attract a greater amount
of notice — but especially a startup,» says Ronald Minken, head
of the boutique employment firm Minken Employment
Lawyers in Markam, Ont.
When Chicago
lawyer Marvin Bower rescued what was then an accounting and engineering firm from near bankruptcy in 1939 and proceeded to invent the discipline
of management consulting, he enshrined a set
of commandments that guides McKinsey to this day: put client interest above firm profits; speak truth to power no matter the consequences; our work must have real impact on the client's
business; take client secrets to the grave.
Business Insider reached out to Robert Barnett, the
lawyer Petraeus hired in the aftermath
of his resignation, for comment.
This is particularly important in the case
of businesses and services where recommendations from other users, such as
lawyers, are key.
PARIS, April 24 - French billionaire Vincent Bollore, who stepped down days ago as chairman
of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part
of an investigation into allegations
of corrupt
business practices in Africa, his
lawyer said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5 - Uber was so driven to «win at all costs» in the race to develop self - driving vehicles that it cheated, a Waymo
lawyer told a jury on Monday, the opening salvo in a trade - secrets lawsuit between the two technology companies that could help determine who emerges in the forefront
of the autonomous car
business.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5 (Reuters)- Uber was so driven to «win at all costs» in the race to develop self - driving vehicles that it cheated, a Waymo
lawyer told a jury on Monday, the opening salvo in a trade - secrets lawsuit between the two technology companies that could help determine who emerges in the forefront
of the autonomous car
business.
(Poets & Quants)-- T.J. Duane began the Startup Garage course at Stanford University's Graduate School
of Business last September planning to build a closed online network for
lawyers.
A
Lawyer While a
lawyer doesn't play much
of a role in your company's books, he or she will be helpful with the foundational elements
of your
business — namely, which kind
of business entity you choose.
CHICAGO, April 11 - Retailer Toys» R» Us has received multiple bids
of more than $ 1 billion for an 85 percent stake in its Asian
business, its
lawyer Joshua Sussberg said at a U.S. bankruptcy court hearing on Wednesday.
Instead, after what JPMorgan said were «conversations with (Fed) Board staff», the bank's
lawyers submitted a revised request in August, seeking three one - year extensions all at once, with no mention
of how it intended to own the
business.
In chapter two
of our
business around 2010 to 2014, we added
lawyers to the mix.
For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium
business, the company understands the importance
of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a
lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.
A series
of letters between JPMorgan's
lawyers and the Fed, released to Reuters through a Freedom
of Information Act request, show Wall Street's primary regulator took a tough stance on the bank's efforts to hold onto the global network
of Henry Bath & Sons warehouses, part
of the larger RBSSempra commodity trading
business it bought in mid-2010.
You are now dealing with the executor
of Aunt Irma's estate, who may be 1) a greedy relative who sees the «gift» as an investment for which the estate is entitled to a substantial piece
of your
business, 2) a local estate
lawyer whose main purpose in life is to squeeze as many assets out
of the estate as possible so as to maximize their fees, or 3) someone even worse.
It adds layers
of obligations, regulations, costs, and pressures to the already challenging daily grind
of running a
business, not to mention hundreds
of hours
of planning, meetings with bankers and
lawyers, and travel in preparation for the biggest event in the company's history.
«A lot
of my clients are in Class 35 for marketing agencies and
business consultants, but some also consider themselves business coaches, where Class 41 comes in,» says Rachel Rodgers, a lawyer and the founder of startup law resource Small Business Bo
business consultants, but some also consider themselves
business coaches, where Class 41 comes in,» says Rachel Rodgers, a lawyer and the founder of startup law resource Small Business Bo
business coaches, where Class 41 comes in,» says Rachel Rodgers, a
lawyer and the founder
of startup law resource Small
Business Bo
Business Bodyguard.
In the meantime, De Palma is running
businesses in Calgary and Vancouver, according to his
lawyer, Tim Chick
of Davis LLP.
For instance, entrepreneurs with service
businesses — including doctors,
lawyers and financial advisors — may not be able to take advantage
of the deduction if their income is too high.
A spokesman for Kushner's
lawyer told the Times that he «has taken no part
of any
business, loans or projects with or for» Kushner Companies since joining the White House.
As a former
lawyer,
business leader and now president
of Bentley University for the past seven years, I can say that based on my personal experience, this stereotype couldn't be further from the truth.
When you go to China, you have to know how to deal with the government and how they deal with your
business, so now a lot
of my time is spent with
lawyers and accountants, which I hate.