Sentences with phrase «say client acted»

Catholic News Service: Papal butler's lawyers say client acted out of love for church, pope Everything Paolo Gabriele did, he did for love of the church and the pope, said the lawyers for the personal assistant to Pope Benedict XVI accused of leaking private documents.

Bohrer has said his client acted honestly and was being framed by a corrupt government cooperator, lobbyist Todd Howe.

Not exact matches

«It's a balancing act» between tending to the clients of his public relations firm and dealing with the requirements of the investigations, he said.

Mallouk, president and CIO of Creative Planning, and Carson, CEO and founder of the Carson Group, both said they would tell Trump not to roll back regulations on the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, which says if an advisor is working with a client on a retirement plan, they need to act in the client's best interest.

If you are acting in the interests of those shareholders, you may not be acting in the interests of your fund clients, he says.

«Academic research has clearly established that conflicts of interest affect financial advisors» behavior and that advisors often act opportunistically to the detriment of their clients,» the memo says.

Said Barbara Roper, director of investor protection of the Consumer Federation of America: «By closing loopholes in the current regulations and subjecting all retirement investment advice to a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of the client, a well - crafted DOL rule has the potential to save millions of Americans billions of dollars each year.

The Office of Management and Budget said that «outdated regulations in place before this rulemaking did not ensure that financial advisers act in their clients» best interest when giving retirement investment advice.

Recently, FINRA issued a letter which says advisors and firms must act in the best interests of clients.

A spokeswoman declined to answer a series of direct questions from CNBC about his case, instead providing a statement from Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department's Tax Division: «Bradley Birkenfeld was afforded due process of law and sentenced by a federal district court after full consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, including his admission that he advised wealthy UBS clients on how to conceal their assets from the U.S. government,» she said.

Scarano's lawyer, Silverio Sica, said his client merely took donations from people he thought were acting in good faith to fund a home for the terminally ill.

Fisher «is trying to act like he's doing his clients a service by paying their annuity surrender fees when he's really just taking it out of the investment management fees he collects,» he says.

[PM] While a great secular therapist would show love to their client's wounds — say, date - rape — and help them talk to an empty chair, pretending like the abuser is there and can be told - off in an act of «role playing» intended to bring «closure,» a Christian therapist takes the issue forward through God.

Simon Christie, defending, said his client could not recall what made him burgle the home and commit «these dreadful acts which appals and disgusts him» but he had taken a «potentially toxic» combination of drugs.

«It has become open season for critics to say whatever they like about us based on speculation and hearsay,» said the acting CEO Alexander Tayler, «conjecture and rumor is being portrayed as fact which is damaging and unfair to the company, its employees, and its clients.

A defense attorney says Nassau prosecutors are part of an attempted police cover - up, and told acting District Attorney Madeline Singas in a letter that letting his client's drug case go to trial would be «prosecutorial misconduct.»

«The truth is that Governor Cuomo knew Joe Percoco was working for private clients, yet allowed him to continue acting as his chief enforcer and employee of the state,» Cox said in a statement.

Prosecutors said both Silver and Skelos engaged in plenty of official acts, including Silver having directed $ 500,000 in state funds to a doctor who was sending clients to a law firm that was paying him for the referrals.

Laufer also called Friday's public disclosure of her secret memo «a highly prejudicial and perhaps politically - motivated act» and threatened reprisal, saying: «I specifically reserve all of my clients» rights and remedies to pursue action against you and your office.»

After he was appointed acting president of the cemetery, located at 122 Arthur Kill Rd., Griffin made wire transfers from the cemetery's account to replace his client's escrow funds, Schneiderman said.

Authorities said more than $ 3 million of that was obtained in «asbestos client referral fees Silver received by, among other official acts, awarding $ 500,000 in state grants to a university research center of a physician who referred patients made ill by asbestos to Silver at Weitz & Luxenberg.»

«He threw his father's name around, acted like a big shot and exaggerated a bit,» Mr. Conniff said of his client, who visibly grinned and smirked through much of the proceedings.

A defense attorney says Nassau prosecutors are part of an attempted police cover - up, and told acting District Attorney Madeline Singas in a letter Thursday that letting his client's drug case go to trial would be «prosecutorial misconduct.»

Counsel to the appellant, Mohammed Mohammed, however, called for an amendment of Section 87 of the Electoral Act, which he said denied his client the right to sue.

«We see a mixed bag,» said Paul Weeks, senior vice president of client relations at ACT.

As the late Albert Shanker said in 1985, when he was president of the American Federation of Teachers: «Teachers must be viewed... as a group that acts on behalf of its clients and takes responsibility for the quality and performance of its own ranks.»

He says the lower - level agents will act as «managers, consultants, and publicists to help their clients navigate small presses and self - publishing.»

Beyer said he tells clients to always check their credit - card statements for minimum - payment details, which must be stipulated as part of the 2009 Credit Card Act.

Act in the best interests of clients This should go without saying, and thus should be your advisor's guiding principle.

Typically when a dog is acting out, non-compliant or, as some of my clients like to say «acting naughty» it is assumed that the dog is deliberately trying to upset them.

«A reliable, affordable, fast - acting heartworm antigen test is an important tool for our clinic,» said Christopher Alvey, BS, DVM, of Bridge Mill Animal Hospital in Canton, Ga. «When clients can receive the results of their pets» test while still in our clinic, it makes it easier for us to dispense a heartworm preventative or to begin treatment for affected animals.

Paul Philip, SRA chief executive, said firms unable to demonstrate that they are acting in the best interest of their clients could be subject to regulatory action.

He says it relates to the top court's 2002 decision in R. v. Neil, which stated the general rule is that a lawyer or law firm shouldn't act directly contrary to the immediate interests of a current client, even on an unrelated matter.

You've been practicing law with many clients, and you know how people act, how to talk to them, what to say, and how to say it.

And you'll know that you've achieved succeeded when your client says: «You don't act like an attorney.»

The Lawyer went on to say: «Frances Hughes is a founding partner of Chancery Lane family firm Hughes Fowler Carruthers, Frances has had a long career acting in divorce proceedings, with Hollywood celebrities and figures from the worlds of theatre, TV and music on her client list.»

«Michael's government experience, especially his lead role in drafting the USA Freedom Act and the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, significantly strengthens our capabilities to provide counseling, audit and investigative services to our insurance, broker - dealer, energy, banking and high - tech clients in the growing areas of digital information sharing and cybersecurity preparedness,» said Stephen E. Roth, Partner and Leader of the US Financial Services Practice Group.

The thought process behind the system in the UK is that the training process at a firm teaches you how to act as a Solicitor rather than just what the law says and you learn about ethics, the Solicitors Accounts Rules, how to draft real life letters and documents and how to deal with clients rather than just the theoretical legal aspects of the law.

Lawyers can protect themselves by explaining the agreement to a client and ensuring it complies with the Act, Singer says, as well as stating «in the agreement that no fees or disbursements will be payable to you if there is no recovery.»

Harte says the act's provision on bail hearings has led defence counsel to advise clients to forego their rights.

Yes, said Acting Supreme Court Justice Ellen Gesmer in a domestic relations dispute where advice provided to a pro bono client by a Skadden staff attorney was so rife with errors that it justified voiding the ensuing settlement stipulation.

He admitted sharing photos with Chapman, but his lawyer said his client was acting without his wife's knowledge.

Simon Chapman, partner at Lewis Silkin LLP, who acted for Enterprise, says the decision ensured «clear blue water» between his client and its competitors.

Advertising is also said to erode the client's trust in his attorney: Once the client perceives that the lawyer is motivated by profit, his confidence that the lawyer is acting out of a commitment to the client's welfare is jeopardized.

Then there's a question of, say, a lawyer advising his client that the fine for breaking the law is «only» $ X, so it would therefor be worth it to take the fine and commit the illegal act.

He is the only New Zealand firm practitioner listed in the Who's Who Legal: Arbitration (which says» [t] he «excellent» Daniel Kalderimis is a well - known name across the region and is known for his work acting for major clients in high - profile commercial disputes» and has «played an important role in New Zealand in terms of developing the sector») and the Euromoney Guide to Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration.

In a statement, Cassels Brock said that although the Court of Appeal did not accept a number of the arguments made by the firm on appeal, «we believe that we have acted appropriately and professionally in our handling of this matter, respecting our duties to our clients and acting in a manner consistent with our retainers and our clients» instructions.

«Hamish has successfully acted for clients on a number of landmark cases in Australian courts,» said White & Case partner Eric Berg, Head of Asia - Pacific.

In a statement announcing his hire, Fried Frank corporate group chair Robert Schwenkel said that Bellini will help the firm's clients navigate regulatory reforms prompted by last year's passage of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The firm's disclaimer at the time — which the law society said was «buried in an obscure part of the website» — stated «our firm is mainly a referral source and initial screening agent... our firm will not represent or suggest that we will act for the client.»