We'd like to invite corporate counsel and their law firm counterparts to share their views on
the subject of alternative fee arrangements and answer these questions.
Not exact matches
Unless we are prohibited from doing so by any applicable law, regulation, court order or instruction or guidance
of a competent regulatory authority or agency, in terminating your account we may do any
of the following at our sole discretion: A. transfer the funds back to the source; or B. convert your account balance to Bitcoins at our then - prevailing rate,
subject to applicable
fees and as soon as practicable give you 48 hours» notice that we intend to deactivate your account, requesting that you provide us with an
alternative bitcoin wallet address to which we can transfer your bitcoin within that period (the «Redemption Period»);
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.
In the current study, published in the September / October issue
of the Journal
of Higher Education, Delaney and Kearney examined guaranteed - tuition laws» impact on mandatory student
fees and out -
of - state student enrollments, two
alternative revenue streams that are not
subject to the laws.
The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims
of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length
of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be
subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement
of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement
of bankruptcy as an
alternative for debtors; (6) lack
of screening and analysis to determine suitability
of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection
of substantial up - front
fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack
of transparency and information for consumers as to payment
of fees, status
of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case
of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement
fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late
fees and default rates
of interest) at the time
of settlement.
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The clients
of solo and small firms also tend to be less
subject to the abuses
of the billable hour and therefore less likely to seek
alternative fee arrangements.
I think certain
subject matters really lend themselves to
alternative fee arrangements and it's absolutely the way
of the future.
It used to be that
alternative or «appropriate»
fee arrangements were the common
subject matter
of in - house counsel conference seminars, but over the last few years the mechanics around the various AFAs out there have given way, it seems, to a more hefty discussion on more thought - out budgets and project management.
If you are unsure about how to broach the
subject, here are some
of the most popular types
of alternative fee arrangements.
In much
of the writing on this
subject, the focus has been on so - called
alternative fee arrangements or «AFAs», pricing strategies that are based on fixed - price or cost - plus models that make no reference to billable hours in the calculation
of fees.
Unless we are prohibited from doing so by any applicable law, regulation, court order or instruction or guidance
of a competent regulatory authority or agency, in terminating your account we may do any
of the following at our sole discretion: A. transfer the funds back to the source; or B. convert your account balance to Bitcoins at our then - prevailing rate,
subject to applicable
fees and as soon as practicable give you 48 hours» notice that we intend to deactivate your account, requesting that you provide us with an
alternative bitcoin wallet address to which we can transfer your bitcoin within that period (the «Redemption Period»);
Risk Disclosure:
Alternative investment products, including real estate investments, notes & debentures, hedge funds and private equity, involve a high degree
of risk, often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk
of investment loss, can be highly 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 which may offset any trading profits, and in many cases the underlying investments are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.