Sentences with phrase «small handful of firms»

Today, with 10 offices strategically located in key business centers and political capitals around the globe, Davis Polk remains one of the small handful of firms that leading companies and financial institutions around the world turn to for counsel on their most significant business and legal matters.

Only a small handful of firms have found something of a middle ground and are able to deliver large law firm results without a lawyer headcount in the thousands (e.g. Bartlit Beck and Williams & Connolly).

A small handful of firms have also launched iPhone apps, and more are expected soon.

We are increasingly well - known for this expertise and are one of a very small handful of firms that are equipped to deal with advisory and litigation work in this area.

Not exact matches

OMERS also handed out $ 20 million to research firm Vision Critical, $ 16 million to online retailer BuildDirect, $ 12 million to Wave Accounting, and seed money to a handful of smaller startups.

Despite a top - heavy VC market in the U.S. dominated by a handful of large players, there are a lot of smaller, active, up - and - coming VC firms in the U.S. that ought to be paid attention to.

Developing productive relationships with a small handful of family offices can be enough to significantly grow an investment firm or high net worth related service.

6 carrots 1 very small beet 8 Roma tomatoes (you want a firm tomato for juicing) 1 red bell pepper 3 huge handfuls of spinach 3 stalks celery 1 clove garlic 4 small or 2 large lemons 1 - 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish (not creamed) 1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

3 handfuls fresh green beans, ends trimmed (plus natural mineral or filtered water and a pinch of whole sea salt, to cook them) 4 - 5 fresh, ripe but firm figs 4 handfuls of rocket 2 small, ripe but firm white peaches

Ingredients For the salad 3 handfuls fresh green beans, ends trimmed (plus natural mineral or filtered water and a pinch of whole sea salt, to cook them) 4 - 5 fresh, ripe but firm figs 4 handfuls of rocket 2 small, ripe but firm white peaches For the dressing 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon ground -LSB-...]

1 small serving soba noodles 1 or 2 playing - card sized slices of extra firm tofu 1 Persian cucumber 1 carrot 2 - 3 radishes a few handfuls of salad greens, washed 1 small knob ginger 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 - 2 teaspoons honey 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice 1 or 2 stalks scallion olive or vegetable oil.

Commenting on the provisional Project Merlin figures which have been issued today showing that the banks loaned # 37.4 billion to small firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the masmall firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the maSmall Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the market.

At Central Fairmount School in Cincinnati, Ohio, assistant principal Bonita Henderson shared a handful of ways in which businesses — large businesses such as Cincinnati Bell, Proctor & Gamble, General Motors, and countless small businesses such as stores, banks, and law firms — are actively involved.

INGREDIENTS 8 firm, ripe medium - small tomatoes 1/2 small green bell pepper, seeded, pith removed, and coarsely chopped 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed large pinch of dried chili flakes handful of Italian parsley leaves 1 teaspoon Spanish paprika 1 teaspoon saffron threads, steeped in 1 tablespoon boiling water 1/2 cup olive oil, plus a little more, if liked 1/3 cup carnaroli rice Maldon sea salt

Same story as with FPA and Aston: in response to increasingly irrational activity in small cap investing (e.g., the numbers of firms being acquired at record high earnings levels), Intrepid is concentrated in a handful of undervalued sectors and cash.

There is one sure - fire way to make those services far more expensive and less satisfactory: wipe out the small solicitor firms and turn those services over to a handful of giant corporations.

I assume that ethics rules — such as those prohibiting client conflict — will prevent a situation in which a small handful of law firms dominate the globe.

In 1996, the firm took a unique step and joined a small handful of law firms in the United States by forming a full time in - house pro bono program.

These firms remained small — two or three partners and a handful of assistants, mostly unqualified.

This is where the relatively flat management structure of law firm partnerships is at a significant disadvantage to more hierarchical corporate entities where a small handful of executives call the marketing shots.

We ran a report on a small handful of websites in various practice areas and cities to show a comparison of what firms are spending for their search engine optimization and the pay - per - click value of their natural rankings.

Yes, worse than hugely increasing the number of small firm solicitors would be to allow the decimation of them by the proven and consistent predatory practices of a handful of giant corporations who, having gotten rid of the multi-thousands of lawyer competitors, would then have the public at their rapacious mercy.

But let us assume that the extremely modest per - will earnings of small firm wills lawyers across Ontario can be taken away from those lawyers by MegaFirm headquartered in Los Angeles with a handful of token Ontario lawyers on staff, then what?

I've worked at a large firm with over 700 attorneys, a small boutique firm with less than a handful of associates, and now in solo practice as an entertainment lawyer.

A 10 or 15 lawyer retail firm covering a handful of personal service practice areas reconstituting as part of a 300 + lawyer national firm would have meant throwing out the old owner's manual and starting from scratch, moving from what was essentially a small - business management system to a much more corporate model.

Then, along with a handful of other such corporations, having driven the small firm solicitors to extinction — the ones who deliver the most affordable, cost - effective legal services — they will then begin to forever charge far, far more for those same services than the small firm lawyers ever did.

«This plea was extraordinarily unusual because only a handful of people in Canada have ever pleaded to first - degree murder and he may be the first ever to plead to two first - degree murders,» says Edelson, a founding partner of Edelson Clifford D'Angelo Barristers LLP, a small Ottawa firm with a history of defending high - profile clients.

After joining the EEC, the development of legal practice by London law firms in Europe grew tentatively as small offices were opened in Paris and Brussels by the magic circle (and their predecessors), and a handful of other firms.

There are only a small handful of such people inside each firm, and these are the people who possess real power.

It's been a long, long time coming, but I am finally ready to unveil one of MyShingle's flagship features, The Bars, Reviewed 2009, a survey of resources for solo and small firm lawyers offered by the 50 state bars, plus the ABA and a handful of city bars.

A step above small local accounting firms in terms of size and prestige, many of these firms are started by experienced Chartered Accountants who have learnt their trade at a Big Four or mid-tier firm, before branching out on their own and taking a handful of loyal clients with them in the process.

Add a small handful of finely chopped firm white button mushrooms.

On the leasing front, we are still seeing activity in Detroit proper with small to mid-sized firms, punctuated by a handful of larger deals that have taken place.