Sentences with phrase «position against firms»

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Ackman first revealed a $ 1 billion short position against nutritional supplement firm Herbalife five years prior, dubbing the organization a pyramid scheme.

The dog began biting Mr. Jackson, who could not escape due to his position against the plane's window,» according to the firm's account.

To rail against carbon pricing, when most Canadians want something done, is to open the door to more burdensome regulations and a worse competitive position for Canadian firms abroad.

In some cases, evidence of past incorrect opinion is sufficient: The CEO of the software firm Mozilla, Brendan Eich, was hounded from his post in 2014 for a $ 1,000 contribution to a 2008 California referendum campaign against gay marriage, evidence of a position he shared at the time with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

«If your baby gets too frustrated laying flat, try rolling a blanket or towel into a firm log shape, then place baby in a kneeling position with his tummy right up against the bolster and his forearms resting on the top at chest level,» she says.

Silver's attorney suggested that Taub's referrals — which were to a number of firms in addition to Weitz — were done in the most altruistic manner, and noted that he'd fought to retain his tenured position at Columbia despite being removed in the wake of Silver's arrest, because — as he said in his suit against the university that brought a temporary injunction against the school — he believed he had done nothing wrong.

Mahama Ayariga must not give in to «intimidation» by opposition and governing party MPs, but remain firm in his position on the bribery allegation he made against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament some weeks ago, the Bawku Central NDC has advised.

In Bournemouth for the TUC Congress, the leaders of the three biggest unions affiliated to the Labour Party yesterday firmed up their position against Ed Miliband's proposals to «reform» the Labour Party trade union link.

However, none of the charges U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has leveled against the two men pertain to campaign donations, though Mr. Silver stands accused of pressuring Glenwood into hiring a law firm that paid him legal fees while Mr. Skelos faces allegations that he used his position to obtain a sinecure for his son at a company Glenwood held stock in.

Olusegun who also warned against toying with its survival of the party said: «As concerned youths, we deem it necessary to come together to take a firm position in the interest of party members nationwide.

Perhaps one of the reasons that the mass public has continued to fail to embrace the film is that he works against the grain at every opportunity, playing a borderline villain, not unlike Captain Ahab in «Moby Dick», willing to push his entire family to the brink of his own madness in order to come to a destiny that he keeps changing a firm position on.

The market takes action against firms that carry positions bigger than their funding base can handle.

Badmouthing the competition is against the regulations and is downright stupid if the other firm is in a position to refer work to you.

An Arkansas woman who contends she was scared into surgery to remove vaginal mesh to bolster her position in litigation has filed a lawsuit against her former law firm and...

Bar associations have long been regulating against non lawyers owning law firms, but these changes may force the ABA to reconsider this position as law firms will have to increasingly think like businesses in order to be competitive.

This depth of experience and broad - ranging expertise positions our firm to defend against all types of directors and officers liability claims.

«The Legal Services Act creates enormous challenges for traditional law firms, not least how to position themselves against the likes of The Co-operative and other well - known high - street brands,» he says.

Scott Hay - Bartlem of Brisbane law firm Cooper Grace Ward says: «Applicants have long taken comfort from Singer v Berghouse (1994), in which the High Court ruled that costs orders will not be made against unsuccessful applicants but that everyone's costs will be paid from the estate — particularly if a cost order would have a detrimental effect on an applicant's financial position.»

Our firm is uniquely positioned among personal injury attorneys in America, with strength in numbers, available resources, and dedication to take on the most complex legal issues against large corporate defendants.

This depth of experience positions our firm to effectively counsel and defend manufacturing clients against the wide range of liability claims and legal disputes facing the manufacturing industry.

This depth of experience and multi-disciplinary approach positions our firm to successfully counsel and defend against all types of claims and disputes involving members of the hospitality industry.

With a partner lawyer in our firm who has been named a Super lawyer for the past two years and a combination of 40 years of legal experience, our firm is well - positioned to represent you in your claim against your employer for wrongly denying the benefits due to you.

With DataNovo's legal intelligence, legal practitioners can walk into any case pitch with a firm understanding of the patent in dispute, and how to best position themselves against competition from other firms.

But the EEOC's position, and a 7th Circuit ruling against Sidley & Austin in an age discrimination case, is that many so - called «partners» are really «employees» with fancy titles — e.g., if they lack a meaningful equity stake or role running the firm.

In light of the nature of asbestos litigation, which often involves a limited number of plaintiffs» law firms repeatedly asserting the same or similar claims against defendants, clients facing extensive asbestos litigation are positioned to benefit from Thompson Hine's SmartPaTH ®, a service delivery approach that leverages legal project management, process efficiency, flexible staffing and value - based pricing to better align our services with clients» needs.

According to a statement by Hailsham Chambers, whose Michael Pooles QC and Imran Benson acted for the respondent firm of solicitors, the ruling «draws residential conveyancing solicitors closer than ever before into the position of effectively guaranteeing their clients against the possibility of fraud by third parties.

The suit puts Bloomberg L.P. in a familiar position, representing the latest in a series of discrimination and sexual harassment complaints filed against the firm since the 1990s.

Since joining Berger & Montague, Mr. Lechtzin has been instrumental in helping the firm secure leadership positions in national securities fraud class actions against Centerline Holding Company, Municipal Mortgage & Equity, Fifth Third Bancorp, Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund and Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc..

The pursuit of profit lies at the heat of every partnership endeavour and the strategy of every firm needs to be tested against the imperative to improve the firm's overall economic position.

Another reason why the tech giant may have opted against a direct acquisition of HTC's phone unit is the fact that the firm wanted to avoid positioning itself as a clear competitor to its OEM partners, ABI Research Director speculates, noting how such a scenario is still a realistic possibility.

That will give you a better read on your chances and help you figure out how to position yourself against incumbents, said Robert Hawthorne, president of search firm Hawthorne Research.

Balanced traders» computer generated trading positions against the clearing firm's statement of open positions.

Peter, I am not discounting validity in the Realtysellers matter, but i remain firm in my position that a $ 750,000,000 lawsuit against TREB is rather absurd.