Sentences with phrase «opinion of counseling»

Our society has been changing its collective opinion of counseling — we are more accepting than ever of the benefit that therapy can provide us.

As discussed above, notwithstanding receipt by HP Co. of a private letter ruling from the IRS and / or opinions of counsel and other external tax advisors, the IRS could assert that the distribution does not qualify for tax - free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Accordingly, notwithstanding receipt of the IRS private letter ruling and / or opinions of counsel or other external tax advisors, the IRS could determine that the distribution and certain related transactions should be treated as taxable transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines that any of the facts, assumptions, representations, statements or undertakings that were included in the request for the IRS private letter ruling or on which any opinion was based are false or have been violated.

An opinion of counsel, however, is not binding on the IRS or on the courts, and does not preclude the IRS from taking a contrary position.

Oct. 19, 2011: Mei writes Garry that SRB was applying for financing through NDH Capital Corp, again for improvements at Woodlands: «NDH Capital Corp. is requiring the town to secure an opinion of counsel letter from independent outside counsel stating the town is authorized to make the necessary amendments,» to Singh's concession agreements.

In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in such Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

With more than 50 registered patent attorneys with diverse technical backgrounds, Sheppard Mullin offers a complete patent practice, including patent prosecution, licensing and related transactional matters, as well as providing opinions of counsel, strategic audits and due diligence in connection with corporate transactions.

Opinions of counsel are key and they must address non-infringement.

As a trusted advisor to our clients, we render opinions of counsel to guide and inform your management team regarding patent rights.

The document involved was clearly attorney - client privileged on its face as it contained an opinion of counsel, but the manner in which came into possession of counsel raised a strong argument of waiver.

Not exact matches

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

ETE said it provided written notice terminating the deal due to failure of conditions under the merger agreement, including company counsel Latham's inability to deliver the required tax opinion.

Evercore is acting as financial advisor to a committee of independent directors of T - Mobile and rendered a fairness opinion, and Latham & Watkins is providing legal counsel to the committee of independent directors.

In my personal opinion, the emphasis upon taking out insurance against downside risks lies in conflict with the shift to data dependency given long and variable lags of monetary policy impacts on the broader economy which could have counselled front - loading insurance cuts rather than scattering them (if delivering any more at all) in which case precious little insurance has been taken out.

Any opinions of outside counsel or other external tax advisors and any IRS private letter ruling will be based, among other things, on various facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of HP Co. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (including those relating to the past and future conduct of HP Co. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise).

Any opinions of outside counsel or any other external tax advisor and any IRS private letter ruling will be based, among other things, on various facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of HP Co. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (including those relating to the past and future conduct of HP Co. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise).

Delivering a legal opinion requires a certain level of work by company counsel, which increases legal fees.

In my opinion, Carhart's research counsels skepticism toward those studies that claim you could have beaten the market over time by investing in the hottest funds of the previous year.

Marriott International has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service and an opinion of tax counsel confirming that the distribution of shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock will qualify as a tax - free distribution to Marriott International shareholders.

As a patent attorney, his practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution in a wide variety of mechanical, electrical and computer arts, as well as opinions and IP portfolio counseling, for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start - ups.

Justice Harry Blackmun, who had been counsel for the Mayo Clinic, wrote much of the majority opinion in Roe at the Mayo Clinic library.

While the case was decided 5 — 4, the opinions that accompanied the court's decision also signal that seven of the nine justices agree that businesses can make religious liberty claims in court — an important ruling, said Joshua Hawley, senior counsel for The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Once a brand name is selected and before it is actually adopted, you would be wise to seek the advice of IP counsel for a clearance opinion to minimize the risk of pursuing a course that may infringe another's rights.

It turns out that I'm not alone in my opinion of marriage counseling.

«The company relied on the police, the Press Complaints Commission... and the legal opinion of outside counsel brought in...» He's saying that News International couldn't have known of «any additional illegality» because the police had told them that was the case.

Senate Republicans on Monday leaned heavily on the legal opinion of the conference's top counsel who released a 4 - page legal opinion on Saturday night concluding the arrangement didn't violate the law.

David Lewis, counsel to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, released an opinion declaring the payments as «proper under the authority of the New York State Constitution.»

David Lewis, counsel to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, issued an opinion over the weekend that defended the legality of the practice.

A legal opinion from Senate GOP counsel David Lewis released Saturday night said the committee chairman title in the paperwork submitted with the controller's office was used as a type of accounting code rather than to identify the title of specific senators receiving the stipends.

The opinions were written by the department's Office of Legal Counsel amid investigations into President Richard M. Nixon and President Bill Clinton.

In the new opinion, David Barron, the acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel, wrote that the statute — a restriction Congress imposed in the State Department's annual budget bill — «unconstitutionally infringes on the president's authority to conduct the nation's diplomacy, and the State Department may disregard it.»

With Kenya's presidential election drawing near, campaigns here are for the first time making widespread use of opinion polls, text messaging, teleprompters, spin doctors, $ 15,000 - a-plate fundraisers and even high - powered foreign political consultants such as Dick Morris, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, who swooped in for a few days to counsel opposition candidate Raila Odinga.

In one opinion, Barry Ginsberg, executive director and general counsel of the New York State Commission on Public Integrity, said state law allows a local municipality to accept the state disclosure form in place of the local form.

Brooke included a «counsel's opinion'that the Water Act of 1989, which established the NRA, requires the authority to consider the option of retreat and the environmental benefits that might follow, whenever it assesses the cost of coastal defence projects.

Randall G. Bennett is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the Tennessee School Boards Association where he provides general legal opinions to local boards of education, superintendents and TSBA staff on school governanace issues, organizes and presents at seminars and training events, prepares and files amicus briefs in appellate cases affecting public schools, monitors current litigation and changes in state and federal law, and supervises the Association's Policy Department, A former school board member and police officer, Mr. Bennett obtained his law degree from Nashville School of Law.

At the request of the Board, the Secretary asked the Department's Office of Chief Counsel to render an opinion on the issue.

The California Senate Legislative Counsel issued last week a sweeping opinion, concluding a controversy as to whether a school district — Los Angeles Unified, in this case — can proclaim itself exempt from California's historic Parent Trigger law, which enables parents of kids in chronically underperforming schools to transform it if a majority of parents -LSB-...]

In addition to the expert opinion, legal arguments pertaining to mootness and ripeness, as well as a strong defense of CCJEF's legitimate standing in the case, the reply brief was offered by counsel for the plaintiffs, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (New York), with assistance from the Yale Law School Education Adequacy Clinic, both of which serve pro bono in this action.

From time to time, the Office of the General Counsel generates documents, such as legal opinions and interpretations, that may be of interest to the public and helpful in understanding law and regulations pertinent to transportation.

Opinion of borrower's counsel (addressing legal authority of Borrower, execution of documents, etc.) and of bond counsel (addressing legality and validity of security interests and validity, priority and perfection of lien, if applicable, and due authorization, legality, and binding nature of the credit instrument)

A poll of both traditional lenders (such as banks and national mortgage companies), and non-traditional lenders (such as sub-prime lenders, non-conforming mortgage companies, and finance companies) yielded a fairly unanimous opinion: being in a debt counselling program or consumer credit counseling program was just as damaging to a person's credit as filing a bankruptcy.

Legal opinion: A written opinion by a bond counsel stating whether or not a bond issue conforms with all the laws of the issuer, and the state and federal governments.

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) is currently conducting a review of the credit counselling requirement so we think it is appropriate that we express our opinion on the matter.

First and foremost, we are of the opinion that credit counselling has the ability to provide a real benefit to the individuals that receive it.

The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) recently surveyed peoples» opinions of their mother's personal finance skills.

Okay (bearing in mind that the opinion of an IRS counsel does NOT make it the law), but...

In any event, in a previous posting, Anthony provided a link to the written Opinion of learned Counsel to the effect that I am a member of the Lords, and that I am fully entitled to say so.

replete with such language: it disdains the district court's «abrupt handling» of Appellant's first case; sarcastically refers to Appellant's previous counsel's «new - found appreciation for defendant's mental abilities;» criticizes the district court's «oblique language» on an issue unrelated to this appeal; states that the district court opinion in Jones «revealed a crabby and complaining reaction to Project Exile;» insinuates that the district court's concerns «require -LSB--RSB- a belief in the absurd that is similar in kind to embracing paranormal conspiracy theories;» and accuses Appellant of being a «charlatan» and «exploit [ing] his identity as an African - American.»

The page includes a plain - English summary of the case, the questions presented, and links to blog commentary, the lower - court opinions, the oral argument transcript, all briefs, the decision when issued, counsel for each party, and outside resources.