Sentences with phrase «of city lawyers»

The paying party tends to feel they are being asked to pay for the reinvention of the wheel, by a team of City lawyers who are training each other on something which could have been achieved by a specialist firm ticking boxes on a case - management system.

The comments will have wound up a number of city lawyers who read legal cheek, who will have understood then all too well, but pretended not to.

That's a welcome change from the attitude of some city lawyers who, according to the earlier series,

Multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional in its approach, the London team blends the traditional, high - end legal advice of City lawyers with authentic global perspective for London - based and international clients, including many FTSE and Fortune 100 companies.

The life of a City lawyer is unremittingly boring.

Not exact matches

The belief that venture capital performance has been poor, and a desire to diversify internationally, have prompted many institutional investors to move their money out of the asset class, leaving «fewer and fewer venture funds with less and less to invest,» says Steve Hurwitz, a Boston - based lawyer and co-founder of an annual venture capital conference in Quebec City.

That collegial atmosphere served the Montreal - based firm well, distinguishing it from its competitors and helping it attract a diverse roster of lawyers in a city divided on linguistic lines.

FBI agents searched for communications related to the infamous «Access Hollywood» tape involving President Donald Trump when they raided the New York City office and hotel room of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

«In a small city, it will be easier to get to know the best service providers, such as lawyers, your banker may likely be someone you know, and you can more easily create a name for yourself,» said Chuck Sacco, assistant dean of strategic initiatives in the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University.

To prove which anti-Semites cite estimates guessing that a third to a half of the lawyers in New York City and at least a third of the doctors are Jews.

One obvious rejoinder is that a third of the population of New York is also Jewish and that the percentage of Jewish lawyers and doctors in other cities with smaller Jewish populations is correspondingly smaller.

Dunphy acknowledged the request of Uber lawyer John Keefe, who asked if the judge were to grant the city's injunction, would he consider issuing a stay to allow Uber to continue to operate, pending an outcome at the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Hotshot City law firm Linklaters has asked its lawyers to declare any office romances to ensure «any actual or potential conflict of interest» is...

Another early morning in Vancouver, BC and a meeting starts with a full house of equity crowdfunding industry participants including entrepreneurs, lawyers, investors, securities regulators, government, tech and finance executives who want to make sure this city keeps its crown as the entrepreneur and tech startup capital of Canada.

Argentina had even become something of a pariah state, unable to fly its presidential plane or dock its naval ships in some cities abroad out of fear they'd be seized by Singer's lawyers.

Payment Pains: Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is now a member of President Trump's legal team, told Fox News that Trump had reimbursed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $ 130,000 payment made to the adult - film actress Stormy Daniels.

His lawyer, Chris Gale, says Wilson filed the suit,»... in order to help Taft save itself... and, to protect other officers that seem to continually have problems with the City of Taft police department.»

In a surprise all - hands meeting at the Inspire Theater a few weeks ago, Hsieh, whose $ 350 million in funding and vision turned 60 acres of Downtown Las Vegas into a growing tech city, told his staff he was stepping down and handing the reins over to his lawyer, Millie Chou.

On Tuesday, moments after finding out about the layoffs and leadership upheaval at the Downtown Project in Las Vegas, I asked Tony Hsieh by phone why he stepped down as leader of the utopian startup city he had founded, and why he had continued act as head of the ambitious experiment in the desert despite having already handed over the reins to his lawyer and a team of executives.

City of Calgary lawyer Paul Frank also ran in Alberta's 2012 Senator - in - Waiting election.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

President Trump's personal lawyer and a former business associate met privately in New York City last month with a member of the Ukrainian parliament to discuss a peace plan for that country that could give Russia long - term control over territory it seized in 2014 and lead to the lifting of sanctions against Moscow.

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Steven is a member of the New York and New Jersey bars, the French American Chamber of Commerce, the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

(CNN)-- New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan sat for questions from lawyers for victims of sexual abuse by priests in Milwaukee while he was that city's Roman Catholic leader, his office disclosed Wednesday.

Kings, dukes, burghers, copyists, pastors, poets, cousins, lawyers, friends, and rivals march through Geck's account to create a vibrant picture of the great university city during one of its internationally known fairs.

Jenner was one of the city's most respected lawyers.

But perhaps the key reference occurs when the lawyer reflects that both he and Bartleby are «sons of Adam»» at which point the reader is expected to see behind a standard metaphor for shared humanity and recollect that Adam's first son was Cain, the builder of the first city and the slayer of his brother.

There are certain key jobs that should be sought: teaching in schools of education, serving as organizers in unions, as lawyers and doctors for the poor, as clergy in various kinds of churches, as city planners, as journalists.

God wishes to make beggars into Lords... Look about you at the courts of all the kings and princes, at the cities and the parishes... There you will find lawyers, doctors, counsellors, writers, preachers, who for the most part were poor and who have certainly all attended school, and who by means of the pen have risen to where they are lords.

She added: «Through this campaign, peace activists, lawyers, city mayors, faith leaders, survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and many others are speaking with one voice.

Melbourne lawyer Mark Elliott, via his specialist class action vehicle Melbourne City Investments, has pursued a separate class action against Treasury in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Bob, soft - spoken and reflective, is an aviation lawyer in Oklahoma City and the father of two.

Roper, the head man since 1919 and a star end on Princeton's 12 - 1 team of 1899, was also a lawyer, insurance executive and three - term Philadelphia city councilman.

Most of the enrollees in this particular session are novices, such as Matt Garrison, 32, a corporate lawyer who has come out from New York City.

Any reference to that year crowbars the bucks out of all these goddamn accountants and water - rights lawyers from the city, and God, was it ever a bitch working this scene.

My friend Brett is a typical big city lawyer in many ways: a sharp dresser, an even sharper mind and plenty of expensive lunches on his firm's dime.

Lawyers for the city and the Chicago Park District erred in letting the parks enter a concession agreement with the owners of a controversial Millennium Park restaurant, a pact that officials want to renegotiate, Mayor Daley said Wednesday.

But she ordered the city not to demolish any airport structures until at least 10 p.m. Wednesday to give lawyers for the state Department of Transportation as well as a group of pilots and business owners who use Meigs time to appeal her decision.

In the meantime, lawyers for the state, the City of Chicago and the Park District will argue in legal briefs whether a long - term delay should be imposed while the Appellate Court considers a full appeal of a Cook County Circuit Court decision rejecting Edgar's attempts to take over Meigs.

In the latest action aimed at the energy drink industry, the top lawyer for the city of San Francisco has asked one major producer to provide evidence that supports the advertising and marketing claims it made for its highly caffeinated drinks.

I began my career sixteen years ago as a city lawyer in London but after having my children, and discovering the power of touch and the benefits of baby massage, I left my job and started to teach infant massage and yoga.

The mayor said the city's lawyers are staying on top of the issue, and plan to follow the lead of the state Attorney General's office.

A crass Facebook exchange among three lawyers of the Administration for Children's Services, the city's child welfare agency, and one from the Legal Aid Society, which represents many children and parents in court proceedings, is under scrutiny.

How one lawyer in New York City has somehow managed to navigate the waters of the feud between Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo, making him an asset to both men.

During a private breakfast meeting at Gracie Mansion, de Blasio, his top attorneys and a senior advisor encouraged a group of lawyers to work with the city on a pro-bono basis, provide internships and other mentoring opportunities to low - income high school students and assist in the bid to win the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

De Blasio said the city won't fund lawyers for immigrants facing deportation if they've been convicted of certain crimes — the same 170 on which the city cooperates with ICE detainers that start the process of deportation.

Nixon is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer in HBO's «Sex & the City,» but has also been involved in New York politics in recent years, calling for more funding of public education and stumping for Cuomo's frequent public sparring partner, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

By hiring Rudy Giuliani, a former prosecutor and New York City mayor, as his lawyer, Trump will presumably be getting what he wants — a trusted friend who can argue his side of the Russia investigation on TV and behind closed doors.

A lawyer for a paraplegic murderer is suing the NYPD for records of how the department treats disabled prisoners after the city went back on a $ 45,000 settlement of a suit claiming cops locked the killer in a cell without his wheelchair.