Sentences with phrase «which leading attorneys»

Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer - review survey in which leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

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I've made many transitions in my career, starting with my switch from attorney to operator, which lead me to CEO.

Guidelines: The red tape involved in forming an LLC isn't as stringent as that involved with S corps, which also leads to savings on accountant and attorney fees, among others.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder led the investigation, which was prompted by allegations former Uber engineer Susan Fowler first published online in February.

This prompted several investigations at Uber, including one headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder, which led to the recent firing of more than 20 employees.

The investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, began in February after an ex-Uber engineer published a blog post in which she said she had repeatedly complained about sexual harassment and discrimination at the ride - hailing company.

In the days since Fowler's blog post went viral, Kalanick claimed he wasn't aware of Fowler's harassment allegations and pledged a full investigation into the environment, which will be lead by former US Attorney General Eric Holder.

There is also a report coming soon with the results of an investigation led by former Attorney General Eric Holder into the company's management culture — which was spurred by allegations of sexism and other criticisms of company culture.

The Cohen case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which got its referral from the investigation led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

And he derided the agents who raided Cohen's office as «stormtroopers,» a charge that attracted particular attention because it appeared to evoke Nazi soldiers in the context of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, which had approved the raids and which Giuliani had once led.

They also expressed concern about the independence of the investigation, which will be led by Eric H. Holder Jr., the former United States attorney general, and Arianna Huffington, an Uber board member.

As to what led to the punch, you seem to be quoting her statement to the police... which, by the way is full of inconsistencies and is contradicted by what was shown on the video (which her attorney tried to have suppressed)-- for instance, she says that she and a girlfriend entered the bar and were standing around smoking when Mixon and some of his friends approached her (clearly not so on the video)... Also, apparently the young lady was rather drunk and, according to Mixon, called him a Ni ** er and spit on him... and she has a pretty substantial rap sheet.

The refund directive followed a review of the contract by the Attorney General, on the orders of Mr Debrah, after the Minority in Parliament, led by Mr Kyei - Mensah - Bonsu, raised red flags about the cost for the embossment of the portraits of three former presidents of the fourth republic, as well as that of the current President, on 116 intra-city Metro Mass Transit buses which are meant for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) purposes.

The Politicker's Colin Campbell notes that the Queens Conservative vs. Republican dynamic in this race is now playing out similarly to what happened in the lead up to the NY - 9 special election last year, in which the GOP pushed for Reyes, a former attorney in the Giuliani administration, to get the nod to run for ex-Rep.

As Lagos State Attorney - General, he led the reform of the administration of justice which has made the state a beacon for other states to follow in terms of justice sector reforms and was part of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's first class cabinet that included Yemi Cardoso, Leke Pitan, Dele Alake, Professor Idowu Sobowale, Muiz Banire and Olawale Edun.

While Bratton wouldn't reveal the number of officers under scrutiny, attorneys familiar with the investigation, which late last year led to the arrest of former NYPD lieutenant Robert Sung and detective Yatu Yam, believe the case has indeed mushroomed.

A complaint brought by prosecutors working in the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and unsealed Thursday morning alleges Percoco extorted developers who built multi-million dollar facilities for the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, which was led by Kaloyeros.

Harris Beach Attorneys at Law is expected Tuesday to announce Martins» hiring as a partner in its Uniondale office, which is led by Thomas J. Garry, vice chairman of the Nassau Democratic Committee.

Many people in Western New York were surprised by the allegations of violence toward women lobbied against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman which led to his resignation Monday night.

The governor's office acknowledged the investigation Friday and ordered an immediate review of the program, which will be led by Bart M. Schwartz, who was chief of the criminal division of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office.

Add to that Cuomo's newfound sensitivity to the highly public criticism from US Attorney Preet Bharara and others of the traditional «three - men - in - a-room» budget negotiation model, which has led to the governor's unusual in - person visits to the Capitol's third floor, and you get the diffuse and sometimes chaotic situation that we've witnessed over the past several days.

Which led to speculation that if Donovan went to Congress, then Lanza, a former prosecutor, would look to be district attorney.

Notably, the attorney position which Savino is taking in Clarkstown was previously occupied by Marsha Coopersmith, who was chair of the Independence Party before Sparaco led a campaign against her.

ALBANY — The Republican - led Senate finance committee on Wednesday declined to vote a bill out of committee that would allow the attorney general to investigate cases in which an unarmed civilian is killed during an interaction with police.

The Democratic governor is effectively using his proposal as a threat to compel the Republican - led Senate — which has voted down two measures in recent weeks giving the attorney general the ability to review instance where civilians die during police interaction — into passing his police monitor measure.

Many people in Western New York were surprised by the allegations of violence toward women made against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman which led to his resignation Monday night.

The revelations into the steps leading to Ahmad Khan Rahami's New York and New Jersey bomb spree came in court documents in which federal prosecutors charge him with using a weapon of mass destruction, bombing a public place and two other charges leveled by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York.

MYSTERY SOLVED: City Council Member Lou Trangucci is the person who brought forward the complaint which led to the investigation of the New Rochelle Department of Public Works by the Westchester County District Attorney.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking to join the lawsuit launched by attorneys general from several states, including Oregon, and Minnesota and led by Washington, which was the first state to sue over the original ban, resulting in its being halted by a federal judge in Seattle.

The conviction of Mr. Silver, 72, served as a capstone to a campaign against public corruption by Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, which has led to more than a dozen state lawmakers» being convicted or pleading guilty.

The probe led by attorney William Keniry lasted seven months and included interviews with multiple town employees, negotiations with undisclosed attorneys and a review of «audio recordings,» according to the records, which had names and other entries blacked out before they were released to the Times Union.

Questioned by Linda Mangano's attorney, John Carman of Garden City, Spence said this trial was her first time testifying in court, and the Mangano case was the first white - collar criminal one in which she has been the lead agent.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. are investigating the mayor's fundraising for State Senate candidates — a case referred to them by the Cuomo - run State Board of Elections, which has led Mr. de Blasio to insist politics are at play in that case, as well.

Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general who has led the intelligence and security committee (ISC) since 2015, said it «clearly is a matter which could fall within the remit of the committee», while cautioning that it only examines issues relating to the intelligence agencies, not freelancers or contractors.

The U.S. Attorney's office today announced that Mr. Sampson, who once led the Senate Democrats, is accused of «making false statements to FBI agents about directing members of his Senate staff to take actions to benefit a Brooklyn liquor store in which Sampson secretly held an ownership interest.»

PRI has said it is cooperating with the investigation, which is led by Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the New York's southern district.

The sale was approved in late 2006 by the office of the state attorney general, which was then led by Eliot Spitzer, who had just been elected governor.

Fitzpatrick is thus allowing the administration to leverage his stellar reputation to lend legitimacy to the corruption investigation, which is being led by a small army of district attorneys and former prosecutors, named for the duration of the exercise as deputy attorneys general.

Ayine's Attorney General's affidavit was served on me only in the Court room, which led me to tell the Court that I was ambushed with the affidavit in Court.

The landlord, a partnership led by the Olnick Organization, could owe anywhere from $ 400,000 to $ 6 million in rent overcharges, according to David Hersey - Webb, an attorney with Himmelstein McConnell Gribben Donoghue & Joseph, which filed the suit with Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady.

«In Europe, patent attorneys have to have a university degree in natural science and then are trained in law on the job — they have to pass exams which are primarily law orientated — but they do not have to study law,» reveals Guenter Isenbruck, one of Germany's leading patent attorneys.

But Jim Angell, lead attorney for the Oakland, Calif. — based public interest law firm Earthjustice, which represents a host of environmental groups suing the BLM, says this 1 percent stipulation is «an accounting trick.

Arguing before a three - judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Beth Brinkmann (pictured), an attorney for the US Department of Justice, said that a lower court's reading of the law, which led to a temporary shutdown of funding for the research last summer, «is fundamentally flawed and should be reversed.»

She's currently the lead on ABC's Conviction, in which she plays a former First Daughter and brilliant attorney who has fallen on hard times.

Former CNN anchor Campbell Brown's Partnership for Educational Justice, which recently recruited renowned attorneys David Boies and Laurence Tribe, seeks to reform teacher tenure laws, mirroring activities that led to California's controversial Vergara ruling.

This week, The Wall Street Journal published an op - ed by Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. and Joshua S. Lipshutz, two lead members of the legal team behind Vergara v. California and the new federal education equality lawsuit, Martinez v. Malloy, in which the attorneys make the case for a constitutional right to education and federal legal protections for disadvantaged students.

For me, the greater underlying issue are not the hurdles they describe but the fact that consumers are not aware of the criteria which has led to discharge and bankruptcy attorneys are reluctant to try either out of assumptions or for some other reason.

For example, the attorney may see a negative report on a defaulted debt and start negotiations with the reporting entity which could lead to the negative mark being removed.

This leads to option # 2 in which Jim and Susan ask their bankruptcy attorney to negotiate a cash settlement that pays out some of the value of their home equity in exchange for keeping their home.

This promise was part of the Governor's compromise that eliminated parts of voter - approved proposition B, but also added several key enforcement measures including this money for more enforcement and some increased power for the state Attorney General to close down repeated violators of state laws (which has already led to the closing of two breeding operations).