Sentences with phrase «than outside counsel»

An internal director may be more likely than outside counsel to control costs.

Not exact matches

Ms. Holmes declined interview requests from the Journal for more than five months, but the general counsel and outside counsel of Theranos provided significant input, which was fairly reflected in the articles.

The compensation consultant (s), outside counsel and any other advisors retained by, or providing advice to, the Committee (other than the Company's in - house counsel) shall be independent as determined in the discretion of the Committee after considering the factors specified in the Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc..

In retaining or seeking advice from compensation consultants, outside counsel and other advisors (other than the Company's in - house counsel), the Committee must take into consideration the factors specified in rule 5605 (d)(3).

The Good Counsel Network told Premier its members have been holding vigils outside for more than 23 years and their work is entirely peaceful.

The upcoming debate by Ealing Council comes after more than 3,500 people signed a petition by the pro-choice group Sister Supporter, calling for action to deter groups like Good Counsel Network from operating outside abortion clinics.

Even though he spends more time with the team than anybody, listening to and taking into consideration outside counsel and advice sometimes are qualities any leader should have.

Democrats want to use $ 35 million in bond premiums — essentially money generated by borrowing more than needed at higher interest rates — and cutting police overtime by reopening two closed police precincts and reducing the use of outside counsel.

The county will spend more than half a million dollars on outside counsel in that case.

We do employ outside counsel for advice on specific issues and expertise on issues to add to the office's capabilities on a temporary, as - needed basis rather than a permanent one.

«Taxpayers have a process to trigger change and it's called an election,» said Ryan Owens, general counsel for the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration and executive director of United Suburban Schools Association, an advocacy group for more than 50 school districts outside Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

2) Immediately hire at least one new highly qualified professional lease termination negotiator or mediator (other than Company's outside counsel or outside commercial real estate firm) to resolve an exit to the remaining lease within 30 days.

What's the matter, doesn't PSU have some attorney hack on staff who could have cranked out this deflection, rather than paying outside counsel hundreds of dollars an hour to be their bad guy for them?

An outside counsel who has the ability and the courage to do that for a company is an invaluable asset, who will likely save you far more than he or she will ever cost the company in legal fees.

The ACC study did find that 56 per cent of GCs and CLOs stated that their companies are allocating more money to promote cybersecurity prevention than one year ago, while one - third of GCs and CLOs say they have retained outside counsel to help should a cyberbreach occur.

More insurance companies are hiring in - house lawyers to represent them, rather than retaining outside counsel.

As clients demand more value from their outside counsel relationships and institute SLAs, firms struggle to quantify how they are better serving clients than their competition.

«Latitude has enabled us to respond nimbly to changing legal needs with high - quality resources that are far more cost - effective than traditional outside counsel.

The design, budget and implementation of a litigation response plan should include a lot more stakeholders than law department staff (if you have one) and trusted outside counsel.

With more than 20 years of combined in - house and outside counsel experience, McKinnon - Rybicki will focus her trademark practice on foreign and domestic clearance, prosecution, opposition and cancellation proceedings, and enforcement.

At the InsideCounsel SuperConference, Ted Olson, former Solicitor General and partner at Gibson Dunn, asked a panel of General Counsel from Ford, Procter & Gamble, and Allstate Insurance what they look for in their outside lawyers (other than lower fees and alternative fee arrangements).

Volkswagen's Dr Manfred Doss went home as Transatlantic General Counsel of the Year, while Archer Daniels Midland secured the Transatlantic Legal Department of the Year award for a technology - led overhaul that has delivered more than $ 20m in savings and seen its 700 - firm outside adviser panel slashed by 75 %.

In 2016, more than 100 individualized responses were provided to lawyers requesting information on topics such as: lawyer mobility (across Canada and outside Canada); how coverage applies where lawyers enter into indemnity agreements with third parties; coverage for firm general counsel; and whether coverage is available for document review work or other non-traditional services, such as those provided by individuals working as workplace investigators, mediators, arbitrators, trustees / executors, or escrow agents.

Case study: In Bhandari v. Artesia General Hospital, et al., the State of New Mexico's Court of Appeals applied to communications with in - house counsel a tougher standard than it applied outside, private, and independent attorneys.

In some circumstances here in the U.S. you may be better off consulting a lawyer in outside, independent, private practice rather than in - house counsel — because of the way that U.S. courts respond to those two types of attorneys in their application of the attorney - client privilege.

High value is characterized as outside counsel billings greater than $ 1 million.

More than 3,000 general counsel, outside lawyers, e-service providers, and media attended the 2008 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual General Meeting held in Seattle, Wash., from October 19th through thcounsel, outside lawyers, e-service providers, and media attended the 2008 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual General Meeting held in Seattle, Wash., from October 19th through thCounsel Annual General Meeting held in Seattle, Wash., from October 19th through the 22nd.

General counsel at more than a dozen energy companies say they have significantly expanded their in - house legal departments while simultaneously increasing the amount of work awarded to outside counsel.

Companies with in - house legal departments save because the costs involved are less than hiring outside counsel.

For more than twenty years, Mr. Wade served as outside counsel to the Connecticut Democratic Party, and he has represented three Connecticut governors in litigation.

For more than twenty years, Jim served as outside counsel to the Connecticut Democratic Party, and he has represented three Connecticut governors in litigation.

Outside counsel fees spent on M&A transactions in 2014 and 2015 were more than twice the fees reported in 2012.

Corporate legal departments are busier than ever, which has led to an increase in work for in - house attorneys and outside counsel.

ACC has published a 2010 «Value - Based Fee Primer,» available for reading at http://www.acc.com/valuechallenge/index.cfm, that has some interesting fee rate statistics and alternative arrangements for retaining outside counsel other than traditional «by the hour» retentions.

My thesis was (and remains) that certain inside functions could be handled better by outside counsel on a fixed fee that would be competitive with or less than the cost of the inside lawyer).

Insight The Globality report has information on the latest industry viewpoint about hiring outside counsel, That information was gathered from more than 300 GCs from organizations with more than $ 1 billion in revenue.

While the manner in which the survey was constructed inherently has an effect on the outcome, the inescapable truth is that clients expect more from their outside counsel than just getting the right result.

For example, almost two - thirds of survey respondents indicated their legal departments have access to data regarding outside counsel costs and legal costs, yet less than half (49 %) feel they are effectively using this data.

When operating as a legal concierge, outside counsel must have a mindset that embraces a broader view of their role in the provision of legal services, so the client's needs, rather than obtaining a desired result, are the focus of outside counsel's efforts.

When he asked corporate counsel to rank, in order of importance, the resources they leverage when hiring outside counsel, more than 90 percent ranked personal referrals as first.

I heard some of that, but the feedback is more nuanced than simple price pressure, and the feedback speaks to a desire for more creativity from outside litigation counsel.

In fact, other than «Other,» win - generation - likelihood was the factor ranked lowest for how in - house counsel hires outside litigation firms.

In his career, Harrison has served as chief outside litigation counsel to three national companies — two energy companies and one financial services company — and has been involved in more than 150 complex mediations.

What these GCs are finding is a better way to optimize their departmental budgets by engaging outside counsel using value - based pricing, rather than the customary hourly rate.

From these surveys, we learned that more than 83 percent of in - house attorneys either currently used, or would like to use, value - based pricing to compensate outside counsel.1

Prior to entering private practice and then joining Outside GC in 2016, Frank served for more than five years as General Counsel for Nero AG, a German multi-media software company.

In some circumstances here in the U.S. you may be better off consulting a lawyer in outside, independent, private practice rather than in - house counsel — because of the way that the courts respond to those two types of attorneys in their application of the attorney - client privilege.

If you have the power to choose outside counsel, you may be tempted to choose a former colleague or a friend, rather than who the company has always used.

Henderson: When you took the helm at DHL, you had a seven - person legal department, plus more than 300 outside counsel firms.

Studies reveal that clients, more than ever, want and expect great service from their outside counsel.