Sentences with phrase «years of litigation at»

Following three years of litigation at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, Mr. Blizzard joined with Scott Nabers to found Blizzard & Nabers, where they have aggressively pursued personal injury claims for over 30 years.

Not exact matches

Executives who only a few days ago raged against all the elements of the current compromise now say it is the only possible deal, way better than two more - BC Premier Gordon Campbell topped that at five more - years of uncertain litigation.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The litigation continues on other aspects of two separate incidents nine years ago, both involving schools at the Plano Independent School District in the Dallas suburb.

The New Politics of Sex: The Sexual Revolution, Civil Liberties, and the Growth of Governmental Powerby stephen baskervilleangelico, 408 pages, $ 30 Divorce cases in the U.S. now account for 35 to 50 percent of civil litigation, at a cost to the public purse of billions of dollars per year.

Divorce cases in the U.S. now account for 35 to 50 percent of civil litigation, at a cost to the public purse of billions of dollars per year.

After four years of litigation, we at World Vision U.S. may now put this matter behind us, and continue our policy of hiring Christians.»

The report on the securities industry, which continues to recover at a rapid pace following the market crash of 2008, found higher interests and litigation costs are also playing a factor in a leveling off of profits for the remainder of the year.

The decision brought an end to four years of contentious litigation over alleged abuses at Rikers and made way for various changes.

Thus, after 21 years, most of which were spent before a compliant district and appellate court, the primary consequence of the litigation has been the adoption of an educational model that the plaintiffs oppose and under which at least an entire generation of students will be taught.

Quite surprisingly, he cites New Jersey's tortured 35 - year - old Abbott litigation as an example of «success,» but neglects to mention that the state's black students, the principal beneficiaries of the remedy, are still scoring at about the same relative levels on the NAEP tests as in 1992.

Before coming to the Institute, he spent two years in private practice at a Helms Mulliss & Wicker in Charlotte, where he worked on a wide variety of commercial litigation cases.

When Barnes & Noble accepted Microsoft's investment, just over a year ago, it managed to validate the purchase price of the Barnes & Noble College division at the same time that it offered B&N a dignified manner to capitulate to Microsoft in some very nasty and expensive patent litigation.

DOE also claims 6 years lead time for nuclear; at a round table discussion with utility CEOs (from a business site I didn't bookmark and cant find), one of them said jestingly that a new nuclear plant takes 15 years — 5 for design & permitting, 5 for litigation, and 5 for construction.

After seven years of litigation, the lawsuit at this stage has boiled down to a single question: did Google's use of 37 Java APIs infringe Oracle's copyright?

«To spend ten years reforming the rules of procedure in an effort to reduce litigation costs is about as unglamorous as it gets,» he told his audience at Cambridge Law Faculty.

Lindblom has more than 18 years of product management and marketing leadership with companies such as LexisNexis, Bloomberg, and Wanted Analytics, and she led the creation of the litigation and client development analytics categories while at LexisNexis CourtLink.

At the top of the list, as it is every year, is Delaware, described as «first among all fifty states in the fairness of its litigation environment.»

Full details of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year category at the British Legal Awards 2017

Eric Mahr was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr for more than 15 years before joining the DOJ's antitrust division as director of litigation in 2015.

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) private client litigation head Rupert Ticehurst has been at the firm since 2011 when he joined from Herbert Smith Freehills, and was last year named as one of the Private Client Global Elite 2017.

Over many years of practice Caitriona has also gained the specialist knowledge and experience necessary for the successful negotiation and litigation of accident at work cases.

Getting results for clients for more than 60 combined years At the Yukon, Oklahoma law office of Ramey & Tharp, we have been providing high - quality legal service to clients statewide in the areas of general civil litigation, child custody & family law, and banking & commercial law for more than 60 combined years.

Nearly 10 years on from the Land Registration Act 2002, adverse possession remains a lively topic of litigation at all levels

In March of 2015, the mother commenced litigation at the BC Supreme Court for the custody of the parties» three children who were 6, 2 and 1.5 years old.

The categories that we were short - listed for this year were: · Property and Construction Team of the Year; and · Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year This year's official awards ceremony was held at The Westin Mina Seyahi, in Dubai on 15 May 2014 and although we did not win awards this time around, it was a privilege to be shortlisted for our role in some of the region's most prestigious wyear were: · Property and Construction Team of the Year; and · Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year This year's official awards ceremony was held at The Westin Mina Seyahi, in Dubai on 15 May 2014 and although we did not win awards this time around, it was a privilege to be shortlisted for our role in some of the region's most prestigious wYear; and · Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year This year's official awards ceremony was held at The Westin Mina Seyahi, in Dubai on 15 May 2014 and although we did not win awards this time around, it was a privilege to be shortlisted for our role in some of the region's most prestigious wYear This year's official awards ceremony was held at The Westin Mina Seyahi, in Dubai on 15 May 2014 and although we did not win awards this time around, it was a privilege to be shortlisted for our role in some of the region's most prestigious wyear's official awards ceremony was held at The Westin Mina Seyahi, in Dubai on 15 May 2014 and although we did not win awards this time around, it was a privilege to be shortlisted for our role in some of the region's most prestigious work.

Prior to re-joining Buddle Findlay, Bridie spent three years in London working at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP, a specialist international litigation and disputes only practice where she worked on a wide variety of litigation and arbitration matters in England, the British Virgin Islands and Singapore.

Prior to her tenure at Campbell Law, Ms. Webb - Shackleford practiced for nearly nine years as a corporate attorney at the Raleigh office of McGuireWoods LLP, representing commercial entities in a variety of business litigation, employment, and appellate matters.

Nearly 10 years on from the Land Registration Act 2002, adverse possession remains a lively topic of litigation at all levels, according to Stephen Jourdan QC and Oliver Radley - Gardner authors of the newly updated Adverse Possession, Second Edition.

Our team at Mesa Law Firm has 15 years of litigation experience.

On November 29, 2016, CEELM reported that the Mareshki Medicines retail chain had been successful in the two - year litigation at the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria, which resulted in the repeal of anti-competitive provisions on prescribing and dispensing medicine in Bulgaria's Ordinance No 4.

Before his final year of law school, John interned at an acclaimed litigation firm that represents injured individuals and families.

Prior to taking the reins at Cognicion, Spencer spent 16 years with Deloitte, culminating with his role as the National Sales Director of Deloitte's Forensic Investigations and Litigation Support practice.

Having taught economic law and foreign investment law for a number of years at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo, from 2008 to 2012 Pedro acted as coordinator of the Master in Business Law and International Litigation program jointly offered by PUCMM and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain.

The ideal candidate has completed at least Third Year, has attained at least a B + average, and is interested in becoming a lawyer in the area of litigation.

Adam Makepeace, Practice Director at Tuckers, has been reflecting on two years of consultations and litigation in relation to the proposed changes to the criminal legal aid sector.

John Hourihane joins Murphy & Hourihane with seven years of experience representing clients in complex litigation at Bryan Cave, one of the 35 largest law firms in the world.

Sandra Goldstein, a former leader of Cravath's litigation department, will make a reported $ 11 million a year for five years at Kirkland.

«The firm's litigation model «which depended heavily on high charge hours levels by associates, counsel and partners to offset the impact of discounted rates and increased write - offs of expenses and time, has been under pressure for at least three years,» the plan says.

In a crowded market, top litigation boutiques can not afford to offer services falling anything short of excellent says Matthew Gottlieb, managing partner at one of this year's winners, Lax O'Sullivan Scott Lisus LLP.

Many of this year's Top 10 litigation boutiques have acted for some of Canada's biggest banks, energy firms, and telecommunications companies securing wins at every level of court.

I would require all barristers, before starting at the independent Bar, to spend at least one year in the litigation department of a firm of solicitors, or even an international law firm with a major dispute resolution practice.

Onorato was director of litigation at Bank of America for almost five years, where he had global responsibility for all litigation and regulatory issues.

Karimullin Law Firm combines a nearly 20 years» of professional advisory practice under Russian business law mostly gained at Moscow - based international law firms with a wide range of litigation experience.

It was not appropriate to take into account the course the litigation took thereafter, and the reasons for judgment on the summary dismissal action given one year later, in deciding whether H met the standard of care at the time.

The law firm was also the 2nd busiest in UK courts last year in The Lawyer's litigation tracker and was law firm of the year at the Women in Compliance Awards.

For the last 4o or 50 years, law firms have deployed their inexperienced lawyers on aspects of litigation and transactions that billed client companies for aspects of litigation and transactions that don't call for the «10,000 hours» — and that only marginally require any law school background at all.

Baumgartner supra n. 66, at 795 («Most of the action in transnational litigation in recent years has been in the areas of personal jurisdiction, foreign sovereign immunity, the Alien [Tort Statute], forum selection clauses, and forum non conveniens, tightly followed by the recognition of foreign judgments, and a bit further behind, transnational discovery and the action of state doctrine...»).

At Greenberg Traurig, she serves on the firm's Executive Committee and previously served an eight - year term as national chair of its 600 - member litigation department.