Sentences with phrase «thing at other firms»

Anne: I don't know any of the details about Heenan, but we continue to hear more rumbling of this sort of thing at other firms and that, if Canadian firms do not continue to innovate, there won't be many left: they'll be gobbled up by the larger international firms.

Not exact matches

Money follows money, so when hundreds of millions of dollars find their way into Snapchat's coffers, other venture firms take note and decide they want to throw millions of dollars at things, too.

As SunTrust allows its employees to walk away without signing its «cooperation clause,» here are a few things professionals at other firms can learn from the experience.

WHO: Joan P. Neuscheler, principal at Tullis - Dickerson & Co., a venture - capital firm in Greenwich, Conn., and board member of AmericasDoctor, which (among other things) offers a health - information Web site for consumers RATING: 4 «I think they have strong management and a good board of directors — and that's usually the first place I look for flaws.

And, at the risk of sounding overly earnest, there's passion for the work: digital marketing services for healthcare firms, among other things.

In the filing, Greenlight includes a statement from Thomas Long, a senior vice president at D.F. King & Co., a firm that helps facilitate shareholder votes on corporate proxies, among other things.

The RSUs and Shares at Risk provide for forfeiture or recapture if the NEO engaged during 2010 in improper risk analysis or failed to raise concerns sufficiently about risk which resulted in, or reasonably could be expected to result in, among other things, a material adverse impact on our firm or the broader financial system as a whole.

Farley, a partner at the equity firm Mistral Capital, launched her effort with a video that borrowed an argument recently deployed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo: New York State pays roughly more in federal taxes ($ 40 billion in 2016, she noted) than it gets back in federal aid — money, Farley said, that could be used to rebuild state infrastructure and boost education, among other things.

O'Reilly, the company; Tim O'Reilly, the founder; Andrew Savikas, a leading spokesperson and technologist; along with a host of other very bright staff, keep that firm at the forefront of all things important in digital publishing.

Unlike other firms that cover many different (and often competing and confusing) option strategies, we want to be the best at just one thing: covered calls.

It is easy politically to criticize the bonuses at AIG, because why whould a losing firm give bonuses, but perhaps employees did the right thing in their area of the company, while other areas failed.

For one thing, the European authority has included a section dedicated to clients» right to have access at any time to their funds deposited with a firm offering CFDs and other speculative products.

Other parts of the budget will include things like Album Art ($ 5,000), CD manufacturing based on 7,500 initial units ($ 5,000), Music Licensing / Mechanical Licensing to the Game Publishers, composers, right holders, etc. based on 7,500 initial units ($ 15,000), Kickstarter & Amazon fees (10 % = $ 25,000), hiring of a PR firm in both North America and Europe, Shipping & Handling of goods, added physical products at certain tier levels, etc..

Other parts of the budget will include things like, CD manufacturing based on 5,000 initial units (approximately $ 5,000), Music Licensing / Mechanical Licensing to the Game Publishers, composers, right holders, etc. based on 5,000 initial units ($ 5,000), hiring of a PR / Marketing firm in both North America and Europe ($ 10,000), Shipping & Handling of goods, added physical products at certain tier levels, etc..

At other firms, things sometimes got too authentic.

When I was practicing at the big firm I used to be jealous of my compatriots who did a lot of travel and took depositions, because their hours billed sitting on an airplane, reading a magazine were just as good as my hours billed reading cases on Westlaw and actually drafting, and I did a lot more that kind of thing and it's hard to achieve the same level of billable hours doing what I do than it is in other areas like just regular litigation.

«One of the things we talked about is the fact that many students from certain neighborhoods don't have the same exposure to professionals as other neighborhoods,» said Crawford, who works at The Cochran Firm.

The message at CLOC was in order to be successful in the future departments need to embrace all the other professionals in the legal and law firm ecosystem because without them things can't move forward.

One of my little things I love is that other firms sponsor events, but the people are holding their events at our firm.

After thinking about it for a couple of months and then also talking to colleagues who had left big firm jobs and started their own solo practices or small firms and also honestly reading things like Lawyerist, reading articles that were on there and looking at... Listening to stories of other people who had done it, I became more and more confident that this was viable for me.

Farren's diverse background also included roles at educational internet company Lightspan, Sony Pictures, Paris law firm Duclos, Thorne and The Walt Disney Company where, among other things, he lead the legal effort on the launch of Disney Interactive.

I don't think there's any consensus about where things should be going (except that the billable hour system doesn't serve clients or associates particularly well) but the fact that a firm is asking the question and willing to look at other options should be seen as encouraging.

Thereafter, the hotel sued for breach of contract, claiming $ 385,950 in liquidated damages for, among other things, «877 sleeping room nights» that were set aside for partners at the firm.

Among other things, laptop use has grown universal, with 71 percent of solos reporting that they have laptops and over 90 percent of lawyers at firms of 50 attorneys or more.

However, firms are a bit different than many other businesses in the sense that — at least from what firms tell us — they find it more difficult to measure their current processes, the amount of resources required to perform certain activities, and the speed with which they get things done.

The best thing to do is talk to a member of HR at a law fair or apply for an open day at your desired law firm, you can simply ask them the same question, «what sets you apart from other law firms?».

Partly so that I can point to at least one firm I've encountered in all my travels that does this one fundamental thing, and partly so that all the other firms whose lawyers read this post can benefit from your experience and wisdom.

As the Europe Director of Innovation at Dentons, Marie is a passionate promoter of technology and innovation within the firm, who helps to: (i) assess partnership opportunities with startups, clients and other law firms; (ii) share information on all things around innovation in the industry, helping others frame achievable service design and product development deliverables; (iii) promote learning from other chief innovation officers of all industries across the globe.

The move is an interesting one as at present law firm incubators have tended to focus on helping lawyers and legal tech start - ups engage with each other for mutual benefit, bringing companies directly into the mix and at this early stage, takes things one step further.

And if I do that every year based on the survey, then in five years I can be pretty far ahead, and so — and I can get closer to the stuff that interests me and I would go like — well, I'd like to be at — personally I would like to be at these firms that are doing AI and other things like that.

For example, procedural questions may turn on unfamiliar sources of enacted law — such as court local rules or judges» administrative or standing orders — that may be more conveniently found on a given court's official website than on Lexis or Westlaw, if they are available on subscription databases at all.60 And for practicing attorneys, jurisdiction - specific forms and the previous work of other attorneys who have done similar things can be valuable resources.61 So legal blogs, firm white papers, and actual filings available through PACER or Bloomberg Law can be valuable tools — at least as a jumping - off point.

«I think that ROSS puts us at such an advantage over other small businesses, other law firms, just because we can do things more efficiently.»

Prior to joining Moore Blatch, I gained experience at Goldman Sachs in their Investment Banking Division, and in the corporate teams at a number of international law firms where, among other things, I was a key promoter of their initiatives in India.

Finally, don't underestimate the importance of keeping things comfortable for others at your firm.

One thing is for sure, as students, if you and your significant other are applying to the same firm or are both vying for a hire - back at the same firm, advertising the fact that you are in a relationship might put you at a disadvantage.

Among other things, that means «a marked de-emphasizing of the billable hour and firm hierarchies (and) increased collaboration between lawyers with differing expertise,» said Sarah Chisholm, a legal and privacy officer at G Adventures in Toronto.

Indeed, at the time, one senior partner of a major city firm commented to a young lawyer: «Remember two things; lawyers are professionals so will never compete against each other and clients will never buy on the basis of price.»

While the main site for Stanbury's law firm is unique in itself — promising «the best representation on Earth» and featuring a photography of Country Joe McDonald performing at Woodstock — Stanbury's companion site ventures into some territory that Jones calls «disturbing,» explaining, «Stanbury's site features such things as a mock traffic sign stating «Warning: Muslims nearby» in which there is a silhouette of a person with a knife in one hand and a severed head dripping blood in the other.»

While some firms may look the most affordable at first glance, a bit of research may reveal they charge extra for things that other providers don't.

One thing to bear in mind is that the project could have other companies or firms join in the funding, and that the funding too could increase at any point in time.