He is also a lecturer
on business law for trainee lawyers in Warsaw.
Before joining Thomson Reuters, Jordan practiced law for 8 years, with a focus
on business law for early stage startups, technology commercialization, and venture capital and angel investing.
Not exact matches
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.
Canada's digital privacy
laws should focus
on preventing «concrete harm,» not abstract concepts of autonomy and human dignity, and should minimize the compliance burden
on businesses, according to a new report from the Macdonald - Laurier Institute
for Public Policy.
For example, a new
law passed by the European Union called GDPR will have a major impact
on what
businesses must do to protect user data.
«Probiotics are probably the single most important new food category to emerge in the last 20 years,» Scott Bass, the head of the Global Life Sciences team at
law firm Sidley Austin LLP and an adviser
for the FDA
on its first dietary supplement website, told
Business Insider.
New retail trading
laws for WA will affect
businesses as varied as Bunnings, Masters, stallholders at short - term markets and even shops
on Rottnest Island as the state government moves to widen trading hours and remove anomalies in current regulations.
Indeed, the courts are more likely to focus
on whether there is «an adequate factual basis
for singling out these specific countries as distinct sources of risk,» Richard Pildes, a professor of Constitutional
Law at New York University, told
Business Insider in an email.
Many state labor departments also have listings
on their websites
for employers about
laws they must abide by when doing
business in the state and these can be helpful in determining what to include in an employee handbook.
Touching
on local, state and federal
laws, it takes the guessing game out of what is and is not legal
on social media
for employees of
businesses.
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments
for two cases that will decide whether your
business is equivalent to a person, and whether companies can also seek exemptions from federal
law based
on religious beliefs.
Neighbors and a former
business partner say he also arranged
for gamblers from mainland China to go
on casino trips, which would be illegal under Chinese
law.
«Operating
on a memo that is in conflict with the
law is just unwise
for any
business, including financial institutions,» Waller said.
Add to this that English is the official language,
business laws are based
on British
laws with protections
for investors, and the lower cost of living and you can enjoy a high quality of life
for much less.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired
businesses into United Technologies» existing
businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities
for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new
business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other
laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their
businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
As the Supreme Court gets ready in June to rule
on the issue
for the second time in two years, conservative states have rushed to enact so - called Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA)
laws that would allow
businesses to object
on religious grounds to serving LGBT people and same - sex couples.
«The HB2
law is bad
for business,» Sorenson said, at a press conference before the hotel's ribbon cutting
on Tuesday morning.
The Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act, signed into
law on April 5, 2012, fundamentally changed the fundraising landscape
for entrepreneurs.
«Simply put, it is against many California
laws for a
business to discriminate against patrons based
on their sex or other personal characteristics, such as race or sexual orientation which should surprise no one,» Rava writes in the suit.
Businesses are confronted by changing healthcare
laws, the need
for SEO that's constantly updated, as well as a need to present themselves
on evolving mobile devices of all kinds.
The JOBS Act became
law on April 5, 2012, with the promise to open a new world of funding
for startup
businesses through equity crowdfunding.
Indiana's
law,
for example, allows people and
businesses to claim exemption based only
on the likelihood that their religious freedom could be infringed, said Katherine Franke, a professor of
law and director of the Center
for Gender and Sexuality at Columbia University, in New York.
«Many smaller
businesses might be
on the cusp of being defined as a large employer — namely those having 50 full - time equivalents — and thus being under this
law,» says Christine Pollack, vice president of government affairs
for the Retail Industry Leaders Association in Arlington, Va., and a spokesperson
for an industry coalition called Employers
for Flexibility in Health Care (E-FLEX), which was formed two years ago to fight
for changes to the Affordable Care Act.
The new tax
law's 20 percent deduction
on qualified
business income is subject to limitations that keep it from being a free -
for - all
for every entrepreneur.
«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections
for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based
law firm focused
on small -
business issues.
Dr. Ryan J. Orr is executive director at Stanford University's Collaboratory
for Research
on Global Projects and teaches classes
on Global Project Finance and Infrastructure Investment to
law,
business, and engineering graduate students.
A libertarian, nonprofit
law firm, it has consistently and successfully represented small -
business owners and entrepreneurs — by,
for example, taking
on licensing
laws that hinder
businesses from competing in established markets.
(I'm lumping doctors and lawyers together, because this was a time when
law and medicine meant arranging
for your education and running a
business on your own.)
«If we set up a partnership
on a handshake and agree to split the
business 70 - 30, and we then have a falling out because you think you are working harder than I am and deserve a bigger share of the profits, the
law may say we are 50 - 50 partners unless we can clearly document in writing,
for example a signed Form 1065, our intent to create an unequal split,» Ennico says.
The industry is waiting
on the SEC to hand down rules
for Title 3 of the Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, signed into
law in April last year.
But while the European Commission says the reforms will make it easier
for businesses, a conflict between the regulation and another EU directive
on e-privacy could mean national telecommunications
laws would override some elements of the regulation, meaning in some cases companies would still face complying with 27 different national
laws.
Focusing
on Goal 16, about justice, an international
law firm led a process to create a global roadmap of practical steps called «Business for the Rule of Law.&raq
law firm led a process to create a global roadmap of practical steps called «
Business for the Rule of
Law.&raq
Law.»
The advent of the Affordable Care Act has spawned a surge in
business for lawyers, CPAs and industry consultants
on ways
for businesses to navigate the new
law and minimize their financial exposure.
Ms. Singer was previously a reporter in the Sunday
Business section where her series
on the consumer data industry, called «You
for Sale,» helped prompt several congressional and federal investigations, as well as the enactment of a student online data privacy
law in California.
Effective Supply Chain Accountability: Investor Guidance
on Implementation of The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and Beyond identifies good corporate practices to ensure corporate compliance with the
law, the
business case
for compliance, shareholder expectations, and the elements of a comprehensive human rights due diligence framework.
California
law expressly requires employers to reimburse employees
for business expenses and several suits proceeding against Uber are based
on that state
law.
Expect the IRS to issue guidance
on the new deduction
for pass - through entities and other aspects of the new tax
law affecting small
businesses.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our
business and the potential effects of new
laws or regulations or changes in existing
laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other
business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required
for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the
businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing
business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects
on the
businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as
on Express Scripts» most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
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Law has a great summary of the likely effect of tax reform
on executive compensation.
For example, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D - NH) got Zuckerberg to commit to work with Congress
on ways to protect privacy and well - being «even if it... results in some
laws that will require [Facebook] to adjust [its]
business model.»
Our entrepreneurs graduating from
law,
business, computer science or engineering programs need to receive the proper education
for commercializing
on the global stage.
When he had to squeeze extra floors into a new building, he called Sandy Lindenbaum, a zoning -
law guru who called himself «the last of the gunslingers»; when he needed the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to see things his way, he turned to Atlantic City fixture Nick Ribis; when he wanted to divorce Ivana (and, later
on, her successor, Marla Maples), he retained Jay Goldberg, a self - described «killer» who says he can «rip skin off a body»; when it was tax time, he reversed decades of bragging about his billions and had tax attorneys say his properties were worth only a fraction of what he had publicly proclaimed (an ongoing tax appeal in Chicago declares Trump Tower Chicago «a failed
business»); when he was in the market
for a troubleshooter, he hired Michael Cohen, who has threatened journalists who've written about Trump with bodily harm.
Katz has been practicing
law for over 33 years, during which time he has focused
on franchising, real estate, and
business law.
All told, these three
laws contain eight different small
business tax cuts, including the exclusion of up to 75 % capital gains
on key small
business investments, a tax credit
for the cost of health insurance
for small
business employees, and new tax credits
for hiring Americans who had been out of work
for at least two months.
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(
For more
on the
law and how it may affect your
business, see our GDPR guide and ongoing GDPR coverage
on our sister site MarTech Today.)
This federal bill, which has been revived several times, will pave the way
for the collection of sales tax
on Internet sales, and will reverse the severe damage to small online
businesses caused by «Affiliate Nexus Tax»
laws.
We take these protections
for granted, but it's important to be aware of the potential impact
laws like these might have
on our ability to do
business and speak up in support of the protections that keep our online presence open and free.
Despite growing calls
for legalization across the globe and in the US, many marijuana users and
businesses are regularly targeted by large media organizations and subject to discrimination based
on outdated and misguided anti-marijuana
laws.