Sentences with phrase «work against the client»

As I have repeatedly said over the years, I do not believe that the overwhelming majority of advisors - be they wirehouse, hybrid, independent or RIA - have gotten into this business because they want to work against their clients.

As I have repeatedly said over the years, I do not believe that the overwhelming majority of advisors — be they wirehouse, hybrid, independent or RIA — have gotten into this business because they want to work against their clients.

Not exact matches

All told, the facts of the case that prosecutors appear to be building around Cohen's work and those «privileged communications» between Cohen and his clients could, in theory, prompt those prosecutors to call Cohen to testify against his own clients.

As an entrepreneur, he now hopes to cut through the bureaucratic morass that prevents his and other talent - filled startups from competing for government work against entrenched clients like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

«Qualcomm has confirmed publicly that this lawsuit against our clients is intended to make a point about Apple and punish our clients for working with Apple,» Theodore J. Boutrous, a lawyer for the four companies, said in a statement.

Totem is billed as a tool to help photographers protect their work against unauthorized use and to connect clients in need of stock photos with images that suit their purposes.

Raymond James Financial CEO Paul Reilly is among the industry executives against the proposal, calling it in a recent email to employees «an example of biased and distorted research (that) impugns the integrity of the work our advisors do every day to help clients achieve their financial goals.»

But if you're working with a client who may have cash flow issues, paying the credit card fee may be a good investment in protection against receiving a seriously late project payment.

In remarks at the AARP on Monday, Obama stressed the importance of imposing a cohesive standard mandating that all brokers and advisors working in the retirement space act in their clients» best interests to guard against conflicted advice that could harm investors.

Grandeau, who brought an ethics complaint to JCOPE on Tuesday on behalf of his client Chevron Corp. against Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, says this is the kind of work JCOPE ought to be doing.

«Dr. Kaloyeros is innocent of the charges filed against him and looks forward to being exonerated,» said attorney Michael Miller, noting his client's pioneering work in the field of nanotechnology.

Kineo worked with their client McDonald's UK on a real game changer in the industry, the McDonald's UK Till Training Game, which delivered an engaging and memorable learning experience to support the launch of a new till system to 1,300 restaurants, as well as trending for a bit on social media site as learners set up self - styled leader boards to compete against each other.

But it always bothers me when someone who is supposed to have the best interests of his clients — writers — at heart continues to support a system that actively works against those interests.

Despite the contributions made, Accurance might also be the industry's best kept secret as they have deliberately stayed largely «under the radar» in serving their clients who feared that the knowledge of them subcontracting most or all their work would be used against them by their competitors.

For Canadian discount brokerages, competing against «robo» style automation means that DIY investing is going to have to feel like less work, and to achieve that will take continuous investment in technology and, most importantly, listening to clients.

Doctors who specifically work with HIV + clients strongly recommend against declawing, because declawed cats will often resort to biting as a defense.

Assuming you don't use the LAN mode, multiplayer requires the use of the third - party GameRanger client, which requires upgrading from the free version if you want to use voice communication (needless to say, everyone you want to play against will also need to be running GameRanger too), but at least will work cross-platform.

Mayor Gallery sues over Agnes Martin catalogue raisonné London's Mayor Gallery has filed a lawsuit against the Agnes Martin authentication committee after the latter party omitted 13 works the former sold to clients from the artist's catalogue raisonné.

A host of firms including Linklaters, Allen & Overy, and Baker & McKenzie have filed a collective objection against Dewey & LeBoeuf's estate over its attempt to win compensation for client work originated at the defunct firm.

Lawyers need to guard against their own tendency to leave no stone unturned and give critical consideration to how much work is absolutely necessary in a given matter, with the caveat that they must make the tradeoffs clear upfront to the client, Calloway says.

If direct intimidation doesn't work, opposing counsel will often try to turn you against your client.

In other work, the practice represented the state of Baden - Württemberg in a procedure before the Administrative Court of Stuttgart, defending the client against claims brought by Deutsche Bahn for the reimbursement of additional costs incurred by the construction project Stuttgart 21, and assisted the insolvency administrator of Infinus with the enforcement of shareholder loans totalling $ 320m.

Obtained Arbitration Award for structural steel Subcontractor client against General Contractor on a public works project

Drawing on his experience working with experts in a broad range of technical fields, Mr. Fatheree's background allows him to simplify sophisticated issues quickly and defend his clients against damage claims involving complex theories.

The group's recent work includes acting for an individual in a claim against a solicitor who had misappropriated a portion of the client's damages following a previous clinical negligence claim, handling a claim relating to negligent conveyancing, and representing an individual against a firm of solicitors that failed to prepare a will in reasonable time.

When working with clients or witnesses, lawyers should be aware of the prohibition against assisting, whether deliberately or not, a witness to testify falsely.

Your client might not be able to afford to pay you enough to go up against a large firm working for free and could potentially be on the hook for legal fees typically charged to large clients.

Jon's main motivating factors for doing the work he does is fully serving clients against the legally - backed might of police and prosecutors, protecting civil liberties, and reveling in the thrill of battling for victory.

That being said, though, it seems that such a consideration could work against many indigent defendants (such as many of our office's clients) who live in densely populated urban areas.

Through our representation, we were able to bring a claim on behalf of our client against the at - fault driver and the driver's insurance company for the full value of our client's injuries, including his medical bills and wages he lost while he was unable to work.

This is because the law implies a number of favourable terms designed to defend them, such as the requirement not to change the terms of their job, from which constructive dismissal arises; the prohibition against dismissal without fair notice, which is otherwise a wrongful dismissal; and the ability to work for competitors and solicit clients following departure.

Our personal injury law firm also secured a move than $ 1 million verdict against a business that failed to follow proper procedures for pouring hot asphalt, which burned our client who was performing maintenance work.

I work with clients and their lawyers to help structure deals that work in their best interests, which usually means maximizing the amount they can end up with on a sale, and protecting them against surprise tax consequences.

We've worked with organizations to put innovation into practice through smaller projects focused on redesigning individual client relationships or practice team offerings, up to broader innovation programs designed to capture and reward ideas, rapidly evaluate them against key criteria, and to test them via real - world client and market feedback at scale.

Christy also works with clients to develop effective defenses against patent infringement claims.

She also works with clients to develop effective defenses against patent infringement claims.

Overall it came out on top when assessed against RSG's four indicators of capacity, profile and reputation, quality of work and client satisfaction, doing particularly well on client satisfaction, quality of work and reputation.

For example, corporate lawyers who never litigate might discover that a client has assumed that they will handle litigation arising out of a corporate transaction; or a client working with a lawyer to resolve a return - to - work issue might assume that the lawyer will also take responsibility for filing an action against the employer or against a benefits provider.

The revised guidelines allow a lawyer to state that the device contains documents against which a claim of attorney - client privilege or attorney work product may be made and initiates a procedure to be followed.

Perhaps it might be argued that this only relates to working against the «legal» interests of the client, as opposed to his / her «commercial» interests but I do not subscribe to that view.

We work with our clients to understand the relevant requirements, assess the risks, and ultimately decide on an approach that best meets their needs, balancing this against the potential risks of the range of possible options available to them.

What legal recourse does company have against a client for compensation when it performs work for the client without a contract, given that the company has documentation of provided services, along...

This can be confusing, and work against you in establishing trust from this potential client.

PRACTICE TIP 3: if your practice is largely based on insurance defence work, avoid starting a first party action against a client of your firm.

A great deal of our work involves class actions, in which a large number of clients come together to put in a claim against large corporations or organizations that have caused them harm as a group.

Protection for claims brought against you by clients due to a problem with work you've done for them.

Multiple grievances had been brought against a number of the Council's managers and we worked with the client to create a robust strategy to deal with the grievances and to allow the Council to dismiss the employee fairly for a breakdown in the employment relationship (a «SOSR»).

A trusted, confident and effective litigator, Meredith works tirelessly to ensure that her clients receive unparalleled service in their most challenging cases and against the most skilled adversaries.

The attorneys at Bick Law work with clients operating across all industries to defend against serious environmental crimes.

We work with our clients to identify business development strengths and weaknesses then benchmark them against industry best practices.