Sentences with phrase «regulatory practices of other»

Some states look to the regulatory practices of other professions — physicians, for instance.

Not exact matches

It was the unanimous opinion of this hearing panel that forcing a regional bank engaging in safe and sound banking and lending practices with $ 50 billion in assets to undergo stress tests and other regulatory rigors as a systemically important financial institution placed in the same league as a $ 2.5 trillion bank like JPMorgan, is nonsense.

When considering alternative investments, you should consider the fact that some products may utilize leverage and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss and be illiquid, are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, often charge high fees including incentive fees, and in many cases have underlying investments that are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.

Our investment management practice advises on investment funds, tax law and regulatory issues in the context of structuring various kinds of collective capital assets investing in private equity, real estate, renewable energy, leasing agreements and other asset classes.

There are many codes of practice for the self - regulation of marketing communications for beverage alcohol: they operate at company and sector levels and as part of national self - regulatory codes which also apply to other products and services.

Peter Laufer: Yes, except in the environment that we have and the type capitalism we practice the regulatory agency in question which is the USDA, the United States Department of Agriculture; the National Organic Program, the NOP, is serving business at least as much as it's servicing the rest of us and maybe more and it's the position of the USDA that if companies like Trader Joe's or others decide that the origin of their products is a proprietary business tool, then they are successfully able to hide behind that claim and not tell you where something you're going to buy and eat came from.

Furthermore, Maloney voted for the financial regulatory overhaul, which would curb some practices of banks and other financial institutions and create greater consumer protections.

It may be more important that the quality of the feed provided for animals in regulatory tests has to comply with legally binding Good Laboratory Practice regulations (GLP), which include regular analyses to demonstrate amongst other things that contamination with heavy metals, pesticides and other substances is kept below strict limits.

On top of our responsible lending and FCA regulatory practices, there are a number of other benefits when you use Wizzcash when applying for cash loans online.

The Humane Education and Advocacy Program serves to educate children and adults about responsible animal stewardship through (1) creating and providing humane education programs; (2) providing informational services to supporters and the general public; (3) networking with other humane organizations; (4) creating and distributing humane education materials; (5) creating, maintaining, and disseminating relevant information via the NHES website, social networking sites, and email newsletters; and (6) advocating for animals by encouraging private companies, law enforcement, regulatory agencies, lawmakers, and other groups nationally and internationally to adopt policies and practices that support the humane treatment of animals.

This included: pressure on Defra and other bodies to supply long term funding for the Dog Advisory Council; extending the Council's powers so that it becomes an independent regulatory body; compulsory microchipping; the licensing of breeders who breed 3 litters or more a year; the KC to adopt the Advisory Council's Breeding Standard; improved education of the general public including Animal Welfare as part of the core curriculum of schools; the Defra Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs to include breeding and genetic welfare issues; endorsement of the RSPCA Puppy Contract by all stakeholders.

Other aims would be to reduce barriers to energy trade, and enhance continentwide exchange of best practice related to sustainable energy extraction technologies, renewable energy technologies, and regulatory structures.

«Tackling this meaningfully is going to require regulatory initiatives across a range of areas: pollution, runoff, development, environmentally harmful farming practices and others, requiring substantial sums.

In other jurisdictions such as Ontario, paralegals are permitted an even greater scope of practice and come under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Law Society.

The 99 companies were selected based on a review of 10,000 companies, looking at their codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory histories, investment in innovation and sustainable business practices, activities designed to improve corporate citizenship and other factors.

This includes responding to and defending SFO cases and other government and regulatory investigations, the review of and / or implementation of anti-bribery policies and practice, corporate internal fraud and corruption investigations, and providing advice on directors» liability under the criminal law.

Her practice also includes regulatory advice to U.S. and non-U.S. banks on a variety of transactional matters, including capital markets offerings and other disclosure obligations.

Practice areas; — White Collar Criminal Defense — Other Federal Criminal Defense — Defense of regulatory investigations and proceedings — Advocacy for officers, directors, and employees in internal corporate investigations — Matters involving MBS, CDS, CDOs, and subprime mortgages — Government - initiated civil RICO actions — Civil and Commercial Litigation — Federal Sentencing Advocacy Education: — Columbia University, 2008 Juris Doctor Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar — Yale University, 2004 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude Departmental Honors, English Admissions: — New York, First Department — United States District Court, Southern District of New York — United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

She also advises clients on physician self - referral (Stark law), fraud and abuse, Medicare and Medi - Cal provider enrollment and payment appeals, reimbursement, licensing, corporate practice of medicine, antitrust and other health care regulatory compliance matters.

Because Sacramento is the state capital of California we had a very robust and well - thought - through field placement program where students would have the opportunity to extern in either state government or regulatory agencies or otherwise in what I call the hub - and - spoke model where they would go out into their field placement, come back into a hub, discuss, process, analyze under supervision either the ethical issues they were facing in those environments or other practice issues, and I think that helps prepare them for the transition into life beyond law school as well as allowing them to create the opportunities to meet people in those working environments, understand what it meant beyond the law school to be in that working environment, beyond just a kind of summer type of experience.

Again, some of the other rules make some regulatory sense and substitutes have to be found; in other case the rule may simply be dropped for virtual practices.

A significant part of Andrew's practice also involves representing corporations, corporate officers and directors, and other individuals in criminal, civil and regulatory investigations.

London is a litigator whose practice covers a wide range of legal and regulatory issues, with a focus on energy, environmental and other natural - resource matters.

«The Indianapolis attorneys joining our firm, as well as our attorneys from other offices who will spend significant time in Indianapolis, are veterans of the legal industry, with particular strengths in litigation, regulatory and transactional health care, financial services, intellectual property, product liability and toxic tort defense, and middle - market consultation, augmenting some of our signature areas of practice.»

As part of Corker Binning's fraud and regulatory practice, our export control lawyers have substantial experience of advising and representing companies and individuals on import / export and other trade control issues.

Indeed, most of the literature in the Australian press and issued by commentators and the competent regulatory bodies at the time the LPUL was adopted and then entered into effect in New South Wales and Victoria either does not refer to ILPs specifically, [28] or mentions them grouped together with other types of «law practices» (sole practitioners, law firms), without a specific focus on how or why the regulatory framework for ILPs has changed, or what the consequences of those particular changes may be.

His work included the representation of clients in the purchase, sale, expansion or consolidation of professional practices; significant experience in negotiating and drafting employment agreements and other contracts; drafting joint venture and independent contractor agreements; undertaking Stark and fraud and abuse analyses; counseling tax exempt entities; and involvement with HIPAA compliance and other privacy issues, and other regulatory matters.

Our lawyers practice before all the relevant federal and state agencies that oversee banks and other financial institutions, and handle all aspects of banking issues from M&A transactions and regulatory matters to bank charters, product development and litigation.

The first reason was that I had experience of regulatory practices in other professions.

As the co-chair of Akerman's Data Law Practice, Martin also focuses on keeping clients ahead of the curve regarding the developing law, technology and best practices related to e-discovery, information governance and data security, whether in litigation, regulatory, or other context.

Cynthia R. Shoss, co-head of Global Insurance and co-leader of the Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP's Insurance Transactions and Products practice, is a nationally recognized adviser on insurance regulatory matters, focusing on transformative transactions such as demutualizations, mergers, conversions, pension risk transfers and other restructurings and acquisitions.

Weber brings a broad securities litigation practice, representing clients in a diverse array of matters including securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions, proceedings initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities, internal corporate investigations, arbitrations and other complex commercial litigation.

Steve's practice is divided among bank regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions involving banks and other financial services companies, capital formation and corporate finance, and matters relating to the duties of financial institution officers and directors.

Scott Pearson focuses his practice on the defense of regulatory enforcement actions and class actions, other complex business litigation, and regulatory compliance counseling.

Fried Frank announced on Tuesday the lateral hire of Bellini, who will be based in Washington, D.C. Bellini's practice focuses on advising banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of issues, such as M&A and strategic investments, new legislation and regulatory hurdles, and government investigations and enforcement actions.

«Dodd - Frank imposes a completely new regulatory structure for the derivatives market, and clients are demanding firms have adequate bench strength to advise them on how they should hedge their investments and other business risks in this new environment,» said James M. Cain, the head of Sutherland's derivatives practice.

The revised Guidance also incorporates two sets of self - regulatory principles agreed among stakeholders: one will support comparison tools to better comply with the Directive and the other will help the enforcement of unfair commercial practices rules against misleading and unfounded environmental claims.

Practice head Hugh Evans has more than 35 years of experience handling high - value professional negligence claims on behalf of banks, building societies and other lenders; he leads a team that includes Adam Ibrahim who, in addition to heading the regulatory team in Leeds, has extensive experience handling financial services related professional negligence matters and is heavily involved in claims arising from the FCA's investigation into the mis - selling of derivatives and swaps.

New Firm Registration requires that prior to delivering legal services, the firm's proposed Designated Lawyer — and other lawyers as appropriate — engage directly with Society staff about the nature of their practice, their business structure and management system, relevant practice standards, regulatory obligations (including trust accounting and client ID regulations, annual filing requirements, etc.), and more, depending on the unique requirements of the firm.

Additionally, recognizing that a cyber - or privacy - related development can expand to encompass a number of other significant legal issues, our group works hand - in - glove with attorneys in our White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations, Securities Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Finance & Restructuring and Employment Litigation practices, among others, to address subsequent risks such as government or regulatory inquiries, shareholder, consumer, or employee class action litigation, trade secrets theft, funding or financial issues, and disputes with vendors, service providers and other third parties.

On the other hand, taking a more proactive approach to understanding best practice standards and implementing them as far as practical in your business significantly reduces the risk of regulatory action.

As part of his practice of defending municipalities and employers in various employment and civil rights cases, Michael appears before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, where he is admitted to the Trial Bar, the EEOC, and other state regulatory agencies.

Event, July 18 - 20, 2018, Dallas Dykema's 5th Annual Definitive Conference for DSOs presents an opportunity to learn about current best practices in the areas of legal, regulatory, compliance, tax, consumer finance, billing, operations, M&A, financial reporting and other industry - specific issues

Led from Calgary, with significant capacity in Edmonton and Vancouver, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP's oil and gas practice acts for a wide range of exploration and production players, oilfield service companies and other stakeholders in a broad range of regulatory and transactional matters.

Brad will moderate a panel, titled «Hot Topics in Private Securities: Lessons Learned and Practice Tips From Recent Cases,» which will address, among other topics, key considerations in bringing, defending and resolving a securities class action, the impact of regulatory investigations or actions on litigation strategy and recent case law developments.

Our services, leveraging the expertise of the firm's other practice groups, cover the planning and implementation of sales processes, the organisation and coordination of due diligence exercises, negotiations, preparation of contracts and other documentation, regulatory work, assistance with merger clearance procedures and post-acquisition integration work.

Richard combines a public law practice, acting on behalf of Government departments both Westminister and Welsh Government; with a regulatory practice encompassing litigation on behalf of Police Forces and other public authorities.

After completing my studies, I gained a solid foundation for representing corporations and other businesses by practicing corporate law at the Seattle office of an international law firm, where I handled general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, corporate finance transactions and U.S. export control regulatory matters.

Likewise, our litigators draw on our business and regulatory attorneys» experience with insurance products, business operations, distribution, and industry practice not only to fashion effective litigation strategies, but also to craft authoritative briefs and other court filings, often involving the development of novel theories that promote our clients» litigation interests.

He has many years of expertise defending all types of criminal charges including DUI and is effective at handling plea negotiations, advanced motion practice, bail hearings, criminal trials, appeals, vacating warrants, post-conviction motions (including habeas corpus and other writs and petitions), regulatory investigations, post-conviction licensing hearings, applying for certificates of relief from civil disability and for good conduct, commutation or expungement proceedings, and mitigating other consequences resulting from a criminal conviction...