Halliburton announced earlier this month that it had hired an outside law firm to conduct an internal investigation into the brewing scandal, but the company refused to name the law firm or the lawyer conducting the inquiry.
Six years ago I was part of a consulting team that was asked by a major biotech firm to conduct a six-month long double-blind study of its sales force.
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Although we may not have the resources to hire an executive search firm to conduct a nationwide search to fill the role, we can benefit from using a similar, disciplined approach to finding a financial advisor.
The BBC understands that the request prompted Rolls-Royce to bring in a legal firm to conduct an internal investigation earlier this year, which uncovered potential misbehaviour in other countries as well as the two named by the SFO.
Retain an independent firm to conduct a review of residential foreclosure actions that were pending at any time from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010, to determine any financial injury to borrowers caused by errors, misrepresentations, or other deficiencies identified in the review, and to remediate, as appropriate, those deficiencies.
The investment firm did not conduct talks with Hess before notifying the company of its plans.
Rather's attorneys also point to public statements by Michael Missal, a lawyer in Thornburgh's law firm who helped conduct the investigation.
First, it is clear that the settlement agreed with America's trustbusters in 2002 has had little or no impact on the firm's conduct.
Brushed off by Goldman, de Beauchamp asked Spitzer's office to declare his firm eligible to conduct some of the "independent" analysis The Street must soon begin underwriting.
Before Schiller took the stand, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh rejected Apple's request for severe sanctions against Samsung over the conduct of one of the Korean firm's attorneys, though she said such conduct risked tainting the jury.
The company said it has hired the executive search firm Champion Scott Partners to conduct a search for a new CEO.
Its new policy covers conduct of the firm's 12 executive officers and holds them accountable for events that occur under their chain of command.
In a statement Wednesday, Barchi said the initial decision to allow Rice to keep his job was based on the results of an investigation by an outside law firm into the coach's conduct.
In his resignation letter, Pernetti said that his initial instinct on viewing the footage was to fire Rice, but an investigation by university lawyers and an outside law firm into the coach's conduct determined that dismissing the coach was not justifiable.
Ms. LINDA CHATMAN THOMSEN (Enforcement Director, SEC): I can say that right now we are acutely focused with our colleagues at the Southern District of New York and the FBI to figure out exactly what's going on to pursue the case that we've got and to bring everyone who is responsible for the conduct at the Madoff firm to justice.
"We are very disappointed by Mr. Taylor's unauthorized conduct and betrayal of the firm's trust in him, " a Goldman spokeswoman said Wednesday.
But the French media is questioning why security was not watertight in the first place and why rights holders, in turn, failed to conduct regular checks on the firm.
Executives at Goldman were especially rattled by speculation that the firm itself could hedge its investment or conduct other financial transactions around the deal that its clients couldn't, said a person familiar with the situation.
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The specific case referred to resulted in the conduct of both the individuals and firm concerned being referred for investigation by the relevant professional body.
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There were no paid actors pretending to be a firm in office space that was temporarily used to conduct a ruse.
Care should be taken in choosing the party to conduct the investigation another conflicted consulting firm chosen by the consultant is inappropriate.
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His claim: That the law firm had violated federal consumer protection laws by failing to conduct a meaningful investigation of his underlying debt.
While the difficult economic climate at the time and other factors may have hastened the firm's failure, the risky business strategy and conduct by Corzine and his team helped fuel its demise, it says.
On Sunday, July 8th, PFGBest, a commodities trading firm, had allowed the National Futures Association (NFA) to conduct 3rd party confirmation of its banking records through the automated system provided by Capital Confirmation.
Goldman fired Mr. Taylor on Dec. 21, 2007, for "alleged conduct related to inappropriately large proprietary futures positions in a firm trading account, " the bank wrote in a filing submitted to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which oversees broker-dealers.
The firm is well known for its reliable, intelligent team of analysts who conduct comprehensive research and analysis.
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Esmerian's firm filed for bankruptcy in New York just before Christie's was about to conduct the auction.
The firm has halted sales of its Europe-supplied meatballs in Hong Kong city to conduct tests, says Oriental Daily News.
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