Sentences with phrase «trade practice issues»

He's also counseled companies on marketing, distribution and trade practice issues.

Not exact matches

«Given the significant consequences of acting as an unregistered broker - dealer and the increased attention being given to this issue by the SEC staff, private - fund advisers should consider reviewing their practices to determine whether any activities that may be approaching or crossing the line would require broker - dealer registration,» David Blass, the chief counsel of the SEC's division of trading and markets, suggested in a speech last April.

In a three - page paper issued Friday, the firm said «we have reached out to the major publicly traded civilian firearms manufacturers and retailers to engage in a discussion of their business practices.»

In the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practices.

The Roundtables generated multiple policy recommendations on issues such as standard setting; monitoring and enforcement, expanding the role of women in trade policy and practice, and linking trade treaties with human rights protection.

In the 1990s, Bill Clinton used the harsh prescriptions available in legislation from 1988 that allowed him to issue punitive tariffs against «unfair» trade practices.

Unfortunately, in practice, 3D Systems» jack - of - all trades approach has been plagued with execution issues and a lack of focus, and has missed Wall Street expectations on numerous occasions over the last two years.

The trade representative, Mr. Lighthizer — who formally initiated the Section 301 investigation into China's trade practices — is considered a hard - liner on trade issues and skeptical of the Chinese government's recently announced moves to open up their markets.

Chia growers hope to avoid regional shortages and issues that have plagued the quinoa industry and have created the Chia Council, «a regional organization to promote good trade practices, centralize all scientific information, and to collect market data to enable a better organization and communication,» reports Food Navigator.

Importantly, the review found that the Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act) has minimal actual implications for the practice of medicine in rural and regional Australia and does not need to be amended in order to address the issues considered.

He brings experience in the qualification and maintenance requirements for federal permits and license issues, compliance matters, and the resolution of cases resulting from federal investigations of the liquor and firearms industries, including cases in the trade practice and excise tax areas.

But instead of dealing with the issue our friend sets of on a path of misdirection raising tales of Sir Henry, who actually did nothing that was not going on at every other club to some degree and which all, other than the toffs, would support; well maybe not the bus but at least he was not parking it; quoting wrongdoings when far more embarrassing incidents happened at his own club and confusing himself with the commercial practices of issuing, buying and selling and trading shares.

Do you have a spam issue on this blog; I also am a blogger, and I was wanting to know your situation; many of us have developed some nice practices and we are looking to trade methods with others, be sure to shoot me an e-mail if interested.

The protests are because the company, which is the holder of a «Least Ethical Company» award (left), is criticised for practices including destruction of water resources, marketing baby foods inappropriately, trade union busting and other issues (click here).

The Fair Trader Holiday Park Home Owners Scheme Code of Practice should be read in conjunction with the Office of Fair Trading Guidance on Unfair Terms in holiday caravan agreements (September 2005) and the industry model agreements issued in February 2008.

No sure mortality estimates exist for the practice, but a report (pdf) issued by the wildlife trade — monitoring organization TRAFFIC estimates that 30 to 55 percent of all birds that enter the wildlife trade do not survive.

In fact, some people avoid ill - gotten gains — such as profits from unfair labor practices or insider trading — for fear of «moral contagion,» according to a paper published this week in the online issue of the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.

This is the time when you should probably be trading only in a practice account, but that's another issue.

In that issue, I focused on how this applies to technical analysis — the practice of trying to base investment decisions on past trading and... Read More

«Headline risk» (the risk of being written up in the financial press for investing in companies with socially problematic practices or experiencing controversies) and related reputational issues are additional understandable concerns that may prompt investor managers to rationally trade off return potential for peace of mind.

A practice in investing when one buys or sells capital issues and afterwards sells or buys these same issues in the same trading day.

There was a very short time frame for completion of the investigation, three sites and some very complex issues to be investigated, so possibly there was a trade - off between bringing the report in on time and delving more deeply into the practices and culture of the LDH.

Food safety, drug supply, labour mobility, education, standards and global trade are some of the many issues that cross borders and may potentially have an impact on the profession, the scope of practice, or practice standards.

On a whole range of environmental and trade issues the US government has proven more willing to oppress American business than confront the rapacious practices of European and Asian nations.

While shark finning is illegal in the U.S., current federal laws banning the practice do not address the issue of the shark fin trade, so shark fins are imported to the U.S. from countries with few or even no shark protections in place,» notes Oceana.

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new rules to regulate these companies» hiring practices, requiring them to disclose their salesforces» average earnings as well as the amount of time a sales rep typically lasts with the company (most don't stay on more than a few months).

The Napa attorney, who has both worked in and concentrated his practice on the wine industry, said the law surrounding it is rife with issues involving the 21st Amendment, intellectual property, land use planning and international tradeSee his interview on The Wine Trade Dispute Between the United States and the European Union.

Litigating in federal and state courts involving issues of trademark grants, infringement and dilution, unfair trade practices, licensing and assignment

John concentrates his practice in business litigation and has handled a variety of cases, including constitutional and state tort claims, unfair trade practice actions, class certification issues and divorce actions.

Areas of expertise include arbitration, construction law, employment contracts, government contracts, agency, U.C.C. matters, arbitration issues, corporate formation, franchises, unfair trade practices, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and motion and appellate practice.

His practice focuses on advising clients on environmental and trade issues affecting their businesses, including internal investigations and agency enforcement matters.

This investigation followed an investigation in 2005 by the then Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) who, while finding issues in the unregulated market for will - writing services, concluded that voluntary regulation, such as a code of practice approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), might be a proportionate solution.

Among others, Mr. Ferdinand's experience includes, appellate litigation; bankruptcy adversary proceedings; bid protests, debarments, and appeals; breach of contract and Uniform Commercial Code claims; broker disputes; commercial landlord - tenant actions, including commercial evictions; condominium association litigation; consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices act claims; corporate governance; directors» and officers» claims; ethics and professional liability; health law; injunctions; insurance issues; lien claims, including commercial and residential construction liens; planning board actions; post-judgment collection; restrictive covenants; shareholder and partnership disputes; and shareholder derivative claims.

Mr. Smallhoover practices in the areas of regulatory compliance affecting multinational businesses and financial institutions; anti-corruption; data protection and privacy law; banking and financial law (including issues touching public and private funds ranging from hedge, mutual and offshore funds to non-U.S. investment vehicles); corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions (for both financial and strategic buyers and sellers); custom and trade law; corporate restructurings and insolvency matters; and general commercial law.

Drawing on attorneys from across practice areas and offices, Weil has developed an impressive track record advising with respect to shareholder claims and demands for litigation, internal whistleblower complaints, class and collective actions brought by employees relating to pay, worker classification, and discrimination claims, product liability issues and recalls, privacy rights, intellectual property disputes (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competitrade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competiTrade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competitors.

Kevin Daly focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and trade compliance issues.

David practices with Harrison Pensa in London Ontario, where he is a business lawyer and trade - mark agent with a focus on technology issues and technology companies.

Dr Bartels appointment is an important addition to the firms specialist global trade law practice and brings a deep understanding of international trade law issues at both a highly technical and practical level.

As part of Corker Binning's fraud and regulatory practice, our export control lawyers have substantial experience of advising and representing companies and individuals on import / export and other trade control issues.

Our attorneys help individuals and small to medium - sized businesses who are facing certain business contract issues, fraud claims, allegations of deceptive trade practices, or any other legal issues that typically arise in the increasingly complex business environment.

Our international trade law practice offers clients dedicated advice on trade - related issues.

They also advise on unfair competition and trading practices, employee management and all related contractual and reputational issues.

His broad experience includes handling complex business litigation and post-employment restrictive covenant issues, including TROs and injunctions relating to covenants not to compete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality / nondisclosure agreements, and misappropriation of trade secrets; business torts; partnership and business divorce; and unfair trade and practices.

J. Christopher Fox, II (Business Litigation)-- Fox is a partner whose practice encompasses a broad range of commercial disputes, including contractual issues arising in the financial services arena, matters relating to restrictive covenants and unfair competition claims, and litigation of patent and trademark infringement claims, as well as defense and prosecution of claims for misappropriation of trade secrets.

Our Customs and Trade practice focuses on all Canadian issues affecting the movement of goods to and from Canada, including tariff classification, origin, valuation, marking, seizures and ascertained forfeitures, and export controls.

She focuses her practice on investor - State and commercial arbitrations, as well as counseling governments and state - owned entities with respect to international investment protection obligations, World Trade Organization dispute resolution and international trade policy isTrade Organization dispute resolution and international trade policy istrade policy issues.

Mr. Hensley's litigation experience is broad in nature, encompassing such diverse practice areas as: real estate issues of almost any nature; construction defect litigation (both plaintiff and defense, representing developers, contractors, managers, subcontractors, and design professionals); federal and state securities class action / derivative defense; partnership / corporate governance issues; UCC / commercial paper / letter of credit issues; intellectual property / trade secret / unfair competition issues; wrongful termination / harassment trials; wage / hour class action defense; contract formation and interpretation issues; bankruptcy adversary proceedings; health care disputes; telecommunications issues; and debtor / creditor financing issues involving both secured and unsecured interests.

Mr. Gatto's practice is national and international, and it encompasses a full range of IP and technology issues, including: patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation; counseling and technology transactions; developing and implementing IP strategies to protect and to monetize IP assets; creating and implementing corporate IP programs; conducting IP audits; conducting complex patent prosecution, including patent appeals, interferences, Inter Partes Review (IPRs), reissues and protests; handling patent enforcement issues, including licensing and litigation; negotiating and drafting technology agreements; conducting IP due diligence in and negotiating IP aspects of mergers, acquisitions and financings; rendering opinions concerning the infringement, validity and enforceability of patents; handling trademark prosecution, domain name, copyright and trade secret matters; handling IP aspects of employment issues; advising clients on legal issues associated with open source software including open source patent issues, licensing, open source compatibility issues, indemnity issues and developing and implementing corporate policies on use of open source software; advising clients on the legality of cutting edge Internet business methods and technology; and advising clients on computer law issues such as computer fraud and abuse and SPAM - related issues.

Hodgson focuses her practice on investor - State and commercial arbitrations, as well as counseling governments and state - owned entities with respect to international investment protection obligations, World Trade Organization dispute resolution and international trade policy isTrade Organization dispute resolution and international trade policy istrade policy issues.

Hodgson focuses her practice at Foley Hoag on investor - State and commercial arbitrations, as well as counseling governments and state - owned entities with respect to international investment protection obligations, World Trade Organization dispute resolution and international trade policy isTrade Organization dispute resolution and international trade policy istrade policy issues.