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...Illumina shareholders ousted the company’s chair, John Thompson, in a vote at its annual meeting on Thursday, which enabled Andrew Teno, a nominee proposed by Icahn, to win a board seat....
...Jamie SmythAnd of course, what happened is it just got caught up in all this litigation. Both Brussels and the FTC issued divestment orders....
...“Project lenders and tax equity are going to look very carefully at what happened, and they’re not going to do it again,” said George Humphrey, an energy project lawyer at Thompson & Knight in Houston....
...At a court hearing for a securities litigation, a judge noted in passing that the opposing counsel brought an all-white team to a courtroom composed largely of people of colour....
...“If you’re not investing in reformulation [of product lines] and R&D, we think it will reflect in sales growth and company performance,” Ms Irving says....
...“We know what we’re in for — it’s not for everyone but if you are that kind of person [we] allow you to flourish.”...
...on who you’re in front of.”...
...“Even in the best of circumstances, even if you’re a decent person, you’re incentivised to steal from your graduate students.”...
...“If you’re going to give advice to bondholders it’s dangerous to look farther out.”...
...Law firm Reed Smith has hired Mark West as a litigation partner in its Hong Kong office. He joins from Kennedys....
...It’s sad we’re still at the disclosure stage,” he said. “We really need to move to action.”...
...“Of the hundreds of people I have come across, typically they want to get in front of someone with authority and for the judge to say, ‘You’re a good person, you’re a bad person’ — they want to fight it...
...She said there was a lack of desire among portfolio managers to incorporate new approaches, in part out of fear of litigation should things go wrong....
...“If you’re dealing with sensitive litigation or a major investigation I can imagine why you would want to go to a big law firm” says Ms McCarthy....
...Mauricio Rosillo Rojas, general counsel at Bancolombia, Colombia’s largest commercial bank, says in-house legal departments today “not only deal with traditional legal issues — contracts, antitrust, litigation...
...“There is a perception of pure lockstep that it is a kinder environment but sometimes there is a huge amount of pressure — you’re either in or you’re out,” says Mr Rodney....
...In February, the SEC reiterated that companies should consider the reputational impact of such incidents, as well as the possibility of litigation or regulatory investigations, when considering whether disclosure...
...Mr Staley was already feeling emboldened after the bank’s first-quarter results showed signs that his strategy of re-investing in the investment bank was paying off with a 48 per cent year-on-year jump in...
...JLT reported £34m of exceptional items in the period, most of which came from settling litigation with rival Willis over the hiring of a fine arts and jewellery team....
...“We feel comfortable about getting to our goals,” added Mr Donofrio, who replaced Bruce Thompson in August. “We’re going to get there....
...process re-engineering....
...“You start to model the history to plan your litigation strategy.” However, he does not see technology replacing the human aspect of law....
...The growth of that division is further evidence the company is re-pivoting its core business focus from insurance to asset management. It has also been rationalising its international operations....
...Following JPMorgan’s $13bn settlement with US authorities, investors are concerned that a volley of litigation by national regulators in Europe could signal the opening salvo of a wider barrage....
...“We’re not going to disappear off the face of the earth.” Additional reporting by Jennifer Thompson in Tokyo...
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