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Nicole Bradick A former lawyer, Bradick was most recently partner and chief strategy officer
with legal development firm CuroLegal, where -LSB-...]
A former lawyer, Bradick was most recently partner and chief strategy officer
with legal development firm CuroLegal, where she led the product development team that built digital products such as Hate Crime Help (my post), Veterans Legal Checkup (my post), ABA Blueprint (my post) and LawHUB (my post).
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is
legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a
development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering
with statewide legislation).
Autonomous cars are ultimately intended to cut costs, but Uber's
development team has been mired in a
legal battle
with Alphabet's Waymo.
Once the patent search is completed, you can compare your invention
with previous
developments and answer two questions, neither of which necessarily requires
legal expertise, although the observations of an experienced patent professional can be helpful:
As
with the business
development board, you are under no
legal obligation to follow the advice you get from your board.
The
legal system often has difficulty keeping up
with the rapid pace of technological
development.
Starting a small business typically involves website
development, creating marketing, setting up accounting and
legal services, figuring out billing and shipping, even dealing
with customer privacy and security.
Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance
with applicable
legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated
with Alder's
development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the
development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and
development spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of
legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays
with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11)
legal proceedings, including significant
developments that could occur in the
legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
With a few exceptions, our business community is behind the curve in terms of taking advantage of Belt and Road opportunities — opportunities that extend well beyond physical infrastructure to the
development of key social infrastructure projects, including education and the provision of medical,
legal, financial, and other social and professional services.
Over the last six months, Coin Center — the independent, non-profit, public policy research and advocacy center based in Washington, DC — has been busy addressing blockchain's national security implications
with the congressional Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, spearheading the Blockchain Caucus on Capitol Hill, and moderating recent panels on
legal strategy and regulatory
developments and how they affect the crypto - space.
Initially the National Bank opposed the
development with a
legal challenge, but the Banco Palmas won the case in 2003.
The Market - Step process is a 7 Step system that integrates marketing and sales methods
with invention
development,
legal, and financial techniques.
His previous experience in the sports industry includes work in marketing, community relations, digital media, business
development, and
legal with MLB Advanced Media, the Penn State Athletic Department, and the Wilmington Blue Rocks.
From a strictly
legal perspective, the relevant question is not whether there is a sufficient connection to any particular existing or proposed oil sands
development or other production activity, and certainly not whether such projects or activities were included in the Terms of Reference (ToR), but rather simply whether the GHGs associated
with the production of bitumen that will be transported by the NGP are an «environmental effect» of that project (see NGP Report, Volume II, Appendix 4, Terms of Reference, which defines «environmental effect» very broadly to mean «any change that the project may cause in the environment.»
In the previous months, GoCoin had stealthily worked
with engineers, business
development, marketing, PR and, of course, the
legal department of PayPal.
In partnership
with William and Mary Law School, Starbucks hosts a Military Monday clinic in a Williamsburg, VA store where veterans and military families can benefit from free
legal advice,
with six additional Military Monday clinics currently in
development and plans for a total of 20 clinics in Starbucks stores across the country.
Our team of business
development associates and
legal and tax professionals can assist you
with any of your trust
development needs.
Leader
with deep understanding of business drivers Business designer - launched Polish, Russian and Ukrainian
Legal Entity & CEE region - created 4 SSCs in Poland and Ukraine (functions: Global Customer Care, R&D, Regional Administration and Software
Development dedicated to a project for gasoline stations); Built SSC Russia (Customer Care)- shaped pioneering business offers to market requirements — developed managed services for banking and retail industry Pioneer in implementing innovations corresponding to future market trends R&D - introduced biometric solutions integrated
with mobile offer in Poland - started SSC idea in Poland (2005 — 2006), implemented expert pull (employees exchange between countries / projects)- launched software for ATM cash management optimizing clients» capital involvement in Poland (2008)
«While you are going to see a big shift from the illegal (cannabis) market to the
legal market, you're also going to have a lot of alcohol consumers who don't consider cannabis, because it's illegal, moving over to consuming cannabis, especially
with the
development of closer alternatives such as infused beverages.»
Undertook substantive curriculum
development and revisions to corporate governance courses: FACC 6620 (Governance of Executive Compensation and Shareholder Accountability), FACC 6900 (Governance and Accountability: Synthesis of Theory and Practice)(in conjunction
with Mark Smith) and undergraduate governance and
legal courses (ADMS 4691, ADMS 4692), in the MFAc and SAS Programs, respectively, 2012 - 2013.
These churches are unable to register
with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and acquire
legal status, but they are a first step toward Christians assuming leadership in the
development of a Chinese civil society independent of government control.
The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem
with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous
legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented
developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.
Consider a partial list of
developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines
with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the
development of a more litigious society, the
legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.
In England the
development of
legal and historical studies (Henry Sumner Maine, Frederic William Maitland, Paul Vinogradoff, Ernest Barker) coalesced
with anthropological (Edward Burnett Tylor, John Lubbock, Andrew Lang, James George Frazer) and psychological research (Robert Ranulph Marett, Graham Wallace, A. R. Radcliffe - Brown).
The staff and volunteers at recovery centers and aftercare programs offer food and shelter along
with medical / psychological assessment, evaluation of educational / social
development, child care and
legal assistance.
Even if we concede
legal personhood arises at some stage of
development (my vote is external viability), we must still consider the
legal and moral questions associated
with state interference
with personal bodily autonomy.
«The pattern of discernment for those who oppose capital punishment,» says McKnight, «combines social progress, historical
development,
legal development, and the theological
development that climaxes
with Jesus» own teaching.»
Significantly, alongside this theological
development the term person had also evolved in the secular sphere, and had come to be applied to all members of society
with civil and
legal rights, to all who could be designated as actors in the drama of public life.
(For example, information on the number of lawyers, law schools, and so forth in a society could be a substitute measure of
legal development, but in that case the relationship
with societal complexity would be well - nigh tautological.)
But in a major way the finding of Table 4 is just what is expected: Nations
with the least
legal development are least complex; high
legal development is associated
with high complexity.
The eighth indicator, from Banks and Textor, reflects a characterization (
with the help of a
legal scholar) of each nation's
legal system as ranging from «indigenous» (indicating low
development) to «common law» (reflecting high
development).
Operationally, this amounts to the prediction that
with each increase in religious pluralism the association between societal complexity and
legal development will also increase.
The Food Industry Research and
Development Institute (FIRDI) is a non-profit
legal entity established in 1965
with financial support from the Canners» Association of Taiwan, CIECD (Council for International Economic Cooperation and
Development) and JCRR (Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction).
Working in partnership
with you, we will handle the complete
development and manufacturing process including: R&D, samples, marketing,
legal, production and packaging options.
This Promotion is only open to
legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization (if applicable), or any other party associated
with the
development or administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as such individuals.
By entering the Promotion, each entrant releases and discharges the Sponsor, judging organization (if applicable), and any other party associated
with the
development or administration of this Promotion, their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, «Sponsor Entities»), from any and all liability whatsoever in connection
with this Promotion, including without limitation
legal claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages, demands or actions of any kind (including without limitation personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction or property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light)(collectively, «Claims»).
We can also help you
with strategic product
development and the actual
legal requirements, working towards tailor - made solutions for your products — be it in our labs or in internal and external workshops
with you, our customers, covering specific applications or product groups.
And that
development spend years in
legal wranglings
with the neighborhood over use.
However, I would maintain that this
legal bias should not be confused
with what is truly in the best interests of their child's or children's
development.
The
development threatens to put the Times, arguably the most respected of Rupert Murdoch's media outlets, into an embarrassing
legal encounter
with the courts.
An alternative route may be a wider permissive
legal power to grant particular tax treatment to landowners participating in a
development that satisfies the defined requirements of a sustainable
development with the costs of exercising the power met, at least in part, out of the
development.
«Nigeria supports the
development of an international
legal framework to enforce anti-corruption measures and strengthen existing international institutions to effectively deal
with corrupt practices.»
She's not saying exactly, but Mayor Stephanie Miner appears to have raised the white flag in her losing
legal battle
with COR
Development over tax breaks for the company's $ 342 million Syracuse Inner Harbor project.