Sentences with phrase «regulatory lawyers in the state»

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«Beyond the legal and regulatory issues implicated by your office's memorandum being improperly leaked to the press, your memorandum reflects either a shocking lack of understanding or a complete disregard of the most fundamental aspects of the state's election laws,» lawyer Laurence Laufer, who represents several other parties named in the memo, wrote.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa437.pdf The settlement of the tobacco litigation, in November 1998, was a legal and public policy debacle of truly historic proportions.5 The tobacco companies agreed to abide by a new set of regulatory constraints and to make multibillion - dollar payments annually to the states (and the trial lawyers from private practice who were hired to represent most of them) in perpetuity.

In states with integrated bars (where the state bar functions as both the regulatory agency governing attorney admission and discipline and also as the «trade association» for lawyers), the LAP program may be an arm of the state bar.

Rather, Marshall Dennehey has over 500 lawyers who litigate in the state and federal courts and self - regulatory entities and administrative agencies.

Of course there are other factors behind the latest investment slowdown, and lawyers point to regulatory delays in approving pipelines and terminals, global competition for resources, and a diminishing appetite for energy from the United States, where oil and gas production is booming.

In that country, competition bureaus and state regulators are pursuing this project along with lawyers» self - regulatory organizations.

Our practice draws on the combined strength of our distinguished Trading and Markets and market - leading regulatory enforcement groups, providing clients with an integrated team of lawyers who are well - known and highly respected throughout the corporate world, within the securities industry and by market regulators and government officials, both in the United States and internationally.

Thompson Hine lawyers routinely defend national banks and other financial institutions, manufacturers, mortgage servicers and others in individual and class actions involving federal and state regulatory violations.

Each California environmental regulatory lawyer at our firm has extensive experience helping businesses comply with packaging and labeling requirements in California and other states across the nation.

In contrast, in states with a unified (or integrated) bar, lawyers are required to be members of the state bar organization, and this organization combines both regulatory and representative functionIn contrast, in states with a unified (or integrated) bar, lawyers are required to be members of the state bar organization, and this organization combines both regulatory and representative functionin states with a unified (or integrated) bar, lawyers are required to be members of the state bar organization, and this organization combines both regulatory and representative functions.

Our lawyers strive to gain an in depth understanding of our clients» business and particular strengths and vulnerabilities to state regulation, and in the process are able to effectively manage local lobbying and regulatory initiatives on our clients» behalf.

David is one of only two lawyers in the State of North Carolina who has earned membership into the Federation of Regulatory Counsel, a multi-national association of lawyers who have significant experience in the practice of insurance regulatory and corporate law.

Our lawyers are cognizant of the difficult challenges businesses face in connection with the Clean Water Act and other federal and state regulatory schemes and we work to manage and mitigate the potential risks and costs associated with these programs.

There is no need for a federal layer of regulatory authority over these lawyers, as was first proposed in this legislation, and the ABA, along with state and local bars and our concerned members, has been diligent in engaging and assisting Congress on this subject.

The American Bar Association and its nearly 400,000 members — indeed, all practicing lawyers in the United States — are gratified that the House and Senate conferees on the financial markets reform legislation have recognized the importance of maintaining the historic role of state supreme courts» regulatory authority over the practice of law.

Baker Botts litigation, antitrust, IP, environmental, and securities lawyers analyzed how the current state of D.C. is due to significant shifts to government policies, agency formation, and regulatory priorities, among others, ushered in by the Trump administration.

In every state and province, however, the original impetus for mandating CLE was the same: we need to ensure lawyers are up to date on the law in their areas of practice, thereby maintaining lawyers» competence and fulfilling our self - regulatory requirementIn every state and province, however, the original impetus for mandating CLE was the same: we need to ensure lawyers are up to date on the law in their areas of practice, thereby maintaining lawyers» competence and fulfilling our self - regulatory requirementin their areas of practice, thereby maintaining lawyers» competence and fulfilling our self - regulatory requirements.

As a Practice Group Leader, he manages over 20 lawyers in nine offices across the United States while maintaining a broad environmental practice involving negotiation of real estate and corporate transactions, administrative and judicial litigation, regulatory enforcement defense, and development and implementation of corporate sustainability policies.

Our lawyers have played an integral role in many of the most significant cases across the globe over the past several years, including internal and governmental investigations; international arbitration proceedings; patent, copyright and trademark cases; regulatory, government and public policy disputes; securities class action lawsuits; and federal and state appellate cases.

Morgan Lewis lawyers represent banks» securities interests before all major financial regulatory agencies, including the CFPB, OCC, FRB, UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), SEC, DOJ, CFTC, FINRA, and CBOE — and before key state agencies — on application, interpretive, supervisory, and compliance matters, as well as in formal and informal administrative enforcement actions.

Labor and employment lawyers can be found in law firms, labor unions, corporate law departments, state and local governments, employee benefit funds, consulting firms, and a variety federal and state governmental regulatory agencies, including the EEOC, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Office of Labor - Management Standards, National Mediation Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Lawyers at large corporations with operations in the United States are tasked with providing recommendations to business leadership on what they can and can't do from a regulatory perspective.

wouldn't tell the public that the problem is not the Law Society's problem, as in effect it does; (15) LSUC's website wouldn't state that lay benchers «represent the public interest,» which is impossible now that we are well beyond the 19th century; (16) CanLII's services would be upgraded in kind and volume to be a true support service, able to have a substantial impact upon the problem, and several other developed support services, all provided at cost, would together, provide a complete solution; (17) LSUC's management would not be part - time management by amateurs - amateurs because benchers don't have the expertise to solve the problem, nor are they trying to get it, nor are they joining with Canada's other law societies to solve this national problem; (18) the Federation of Law Societies of Canada would not describe the problem as being one of mere «gaps in access to legal services» (see its Sept. 2012 text, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada» (1st paragraph), (19) LSUC would not be encouraging the use alternatives to lawyers, such as law students, self - help, and «unbundled, targeted» legal services, as a «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy; and, (20) it would not be necessary to impose an Ontario version of the Clementi Report (UK, 2004) that would separate LSUC's regulatory functions from its representative functions, to be exercised by separate authorities.

«This seems to be another in a series of recent regulatory efforts by state bar regulators that seem woefully out of touch with the Internet era,» wrote Dennis Kennedy, a St. Louis lawyer who posts at Between Lawyers.

Beyond U.S. federal agencies and courts, Baker Botts lawyers handle state regulatory proceedings in select jurisdictions and have appeared before the National Energy Board of Canada.

Over the past year, responsible lawyers focusing on blockchain technology have cautioned a wide range of token sale participants — from potential token sellers to potential token purchasers — that token sales are subject to compliance with a variety of existing regulatory frameworks, both in the United States and in other non-U.S. jurisdictions.

In addition to standard lawyer fees, expenses will also cover licensing fees (both country and state level) in effort to adhere to any and all regulatory requirementIn addition to standard lawyer fees, expenses will also cover licensing fees (both country and state level) in effort to adhere to any and all regulatory requirementin effort to adhere to any and all regulatory requirements.