I've worked for many Fortune 500 and many C level and top level Executive's and companies that you may have seen in the news that didn't exactly follow the code of ethics.
"The Small Peanut"
How many pounds of peanuts are consumed in the United States each year?
2.4 billion pounds! About 50% is consumed as peanut butter.
"We should honestly be working together not against. Black, white, Asian, Italian, Russian – whatever we all are. Lets unite."
I agree... we should all be working together. That is why we can not elect Obama - much of the country will not trust him. He has shown seriously poor judgement in associating with these people - and then for god knows why he lied about it.
Here are some of the areas that Sidley and Austin focus on: * Accountants Liability o Accountants Liability o Government and Regulatory Investigations Concerning Accountants o Government Contracting, Bid Protests and the False Claims Act o International Accountants Liability Experience o Professional Liability Litigation Against Accountants o Public Company Accounting Oversight Board o Section 10A o Securities Litigation Against Accountants * Antitrust/Competition o Antitrust/Competition o Antitrust Counseling o Antitrust Government Investigations o Antitrust Legislative and Regulatory Representation o Antitrust Litigation o Merger Clearances o State Aid * Appellate o Appellate o Administrative Law Appeals o Commercial Litigation Appeals o Communications Law Appeals o Energy and Transportation Law Appeals o Financial, Securities and Accountants Liability Appeals o Healthcare and Food and Drug Act Appeals o Insurance and Reinsurance Appeals o Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Appeals o Patent and Intellectual Property Rights Appeals o Pro Bono Appeals o Products Liability and Class Actions Appeals o Religious Institutions * Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization * Communications Regulatory o Communications Regulatory o Mass Media Communications o Telecommunications, Broadband and Video o Wireless * Complex Commercial Litigation o Complex Commercial Litigation o Antitrust and Unfair Competition o Arbitration and Mediation o Aviation Litigation o Business Torts o Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation o Contract Litigation o Escheat Counseling and Litigation o Financial Institutions Litigation o Government Contracts o International Commercial Arbitration o National Security o Real Estate Litigation o Technology, Media and Privacy Law o Trials * Corporate Governance and Compliance * Employee Benefits * Energy Regulatory o Energy Regulatory o Electricity Regulation o Natural Gas Pipeline Regulation o Oil Pipeline Regulation * Environmental o Environmental o Climate Change o Compliance Management o Contaminated Sites and Natural Resource Damages o Environmental Aspects of Transactions and SEC Disclosure o Environmental Crisis Management o Environmental Enforcement and Internal Investigations o Environmental Experience in the Energy Sector o Environmental Regulation o Environmental Torts, Class Actions and Public Nuisance Litigation o International Environmental o NEPA and Natural Resource Protection * ERISA Litigation o ERISA Litigation o 401(k) Class Actions o Administrative Claims o Bankruptcy Issues Involving Pension and Welfare Plans o Cash Balance Plan Class Action Litigation o Department of Labor Investigations o ERISA Appellate Litigation o Plan Document Counseling o Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits * Executive Compensation o Executive Compensation o Executive Compensation Disclosure o Section 16 Reporting and Liability o Taxation of Executive Compensation o Trading in Securities by Officers and Directors * FDA Regulatory o FDA Regulatory o Compliance Counseling - FDA o FDA Enforcement o Food and Drug Regulation o Good Manufacturing Practice * Financial Institutions Regulatory o Financial Institutions Regulatory o Consumer and Other Financial Services Litigation o Electronic Commerce o Financial Information and Privacy Law o Financial Institutions Business Transactions o Financial Institutions Counseling o Financial Services Legislation o Global Financial Services o International Financial Institutions in the U.S. o Payment Systems o Retail Financial Services o Securities, Mutual Fund and Commodities Activities * Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions o Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions o Bank/Financial Services Class Actions o Consumer Fraud/17200 Class Actions o Insurance/Financial Services Class Actions * Healthcare o Healthcare o Clinical Trials o Due Diligence o FCPA/Anti-bribery o Healthcare Antitrust o Healthcare Enforcement o Healthcare Fraud o Healthcare Litigation o Healthcare Public Policy and Governmental Affairs o Healthcare Regulatory o Healthcare Reimbursement o Medical Devices o Pharmaceuticals * Insurance o Insurance o Insurance Company Formation and Reorganization o Insurance Company Investment Strategies o Insurance Corporate Finance o Insurance M&A o Insurance Regulatory o Life Accumulation and Life Settlement Programs o Risk Transfer and Insurance Securitization * Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes o Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes o Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation o Insurance Class Action Defense o Insurance Insolvency o Insurance Regulatory and Structuring Advice o International Insurance o Reinsurance Arbitration * Intellectual Property and Commercial Transactions o Intellectual Property and Commercial Transactions o Agriscience and Alternative Energy o Electronics and Semiconductors o Financial Industry and Payment Processing o Global Health Transactions, Not-for-Profits and Trade Associations o IT Procurement and Outsourcing o Life Sciences Transactions o Telecommunications IP * Intellectual Property Litigation o Intellectual Property Litigation o Copyright and Theft of Idea Litigation o False Advertising Litigation o Patent Litigation o Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation o Trademark Litigation
* International Trade/Arbitration o International Trade/Arbitration o Antidumping, Countervailing Duties and Trade Remedies o Customs o Economic Sanctions o EU Law and Regulation o Export Controls o FCPA/Anti-bribery o International Commercial Arbitration o International Intellectual Property o Investment Treaty Arbitration o Market Access and Regulatory Barriers o National Security o Trade Policy and Negotiations o WTO Disputes * Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives o Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives o Commodity Pools o Derivatives o Exchanges and Clearing Organizations o Exchange-Traded Funds o Fund of Funds o Hedge Funds o Investment Advisers o Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds o Private Real Estate Funds o Registered Funds o REITs o Structured Products * Labor, Employment and Immigration o Labor, Employment and Immigration o Employment Discrimination Litigation o Immigration Law o International Employment and Labor Law o Labor and Employment Class and Collective Actions o Labor Management Relations and Union Avoidance o Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Appeals o OSHA, MSHA and Other Safety Laws o Protecting Proprietary Information and Customer Relationships o Railway Labor Act o Wage and Hour Litigation * Life Sciences o Life Sciences o FCPA/Anti-bribery o Food, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Law o Life Sciences Aspects of Antitrust/Competition o Life Sciences Aspects of Environmental Law o Life Sciences Aspects of Healthcare o Life Sciences Aspects of Intellectual Property o Life Sciences Aspects of International Trade o Life Sciences Aspects of Licensing/Joint Ventures/Privacy o Life Sciences Aspects of Products Liability * M&A and D&O Litigation o M&A and D&O Litigation o D&O Liability/Fiduciary Duty Litigation o M&A Litigation o Shareholder Derivative Demands and Suits * M&A and Private Equity * Products Liability o Products Liability o Aviation Litigation o Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation o Consumer Fraud/17200 Class Actions o Daubert Hearings/Junk Science o Environmental Torts, Class Actions and Public Nuisance Litigation o Medical Devices o Medical Monitoring o Pharmaceuticals o Preemption o Products Liability Class Action Litigation o Toxic Spills and Toxic Torts * Project Finance and Infrastructure o Project Finance and Infrastructure o Alternative Energy Projects o Energy Projects o Industrial Projects o Infrastructure o Mining o Telecommunications Projects * Public Finance o Public Finance o General Obligations o Public Finance Derivatives o Public Finance Securitization o Revenue Bonds * Real Estate o Real Estate o Acquisition and Disposition o Affordable Housing o Construction and Real Estate Development o Corporate and Institutional Real Estate o Debt Financing o Land Use and Government Relations o Leasing o Private Equity and Joint Ventures o Real Estate Workouts and Restructurings o Sale-Leaseback Transactions * Securities o Securities o Broker-Dealer o Derivatives o Exchanges and Clearing Organizations o Financial Institutions Business Transactions o Insurance Corporate Finance o International Financial Institutions in the U.S. o Preferred and Capital Securities o REITs o SEC Disclosure o Structured Products * Securities and Futures Regulatory o Securities and Futures Regulatory o Escheat Counseling and Litigation o Securities Regulatory Aspects of Transactional Work o Securities Regulatory Compliance Counseling o Securities Regulatory Employment Counseling o Securities Regulatory Investigations and Examinations o Securities/Commodities Industry Strategic Business Transactions * Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement o Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement o Broker-Dealer o Escheat Counseling and Litigation o FCPA/Anti-bribery o Financial Reporting and Disclosures o Hedge Funds o Insider Trading o Internal Investigations o Investment Advisers and Mutual Funds o Private Securities Litigation o Securities Enforcement * Structured Finance and Securitization o Structured Finance and Securitization o Asset-Backed Securitization o CDOs o Derivatives o Mortgage-Backed Securitization o Risk Transfer and Insurance Securitization o Structured Vehicles * Syndicated and Leveraged Finance o Syndicated and Leveraged Finance o Aircraft and Other Equipment Finance o Borrower Representations o Financial Institutions as Credit Providers o Hedge Funds as Credit Providers o Workouts and Restructurings * Tax o Tax o Affordable Housing o Foundations and Other Exempt Organizations o Funds o German Tax o Insurance Tax o Private Equity and Joint Ventures o Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds o REITs and RICs o State and Local Tax o Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy o Tax Aspects of Capital Markets Transactions o Tax Aspects of Derivative Products o Tax Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions o Tax Aspects of Securitization * Tax Controversy o Tax Controversy o Federal Tax Controversy o Insurance Tax Controversy o State and Local Tax Controversy * Transportation o Transportation o Antitrust and Unfair Competition o Arbitration and Mediation o Asset-based Transactions o Contract Litigation o Equipment Finance o Federal Railroad Safety Act o Federal Transit Act o Postal Services o Preemption o Railway Labor Act o Surface Transportation Board Matters * Trusts, Estates and Not-for-Profits o Trusts, Estates and Not-for-Profits o Art Law o Estate Administration o Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer o Family Offices and Private Trust Companies o Fiduciary Counsel o Foundations and Other Exempt Organizations o International Estate Planning o Personal and Family Philanthropy o Trust and Estate Litigation * White Collar
Given the long list of practices within this firm I would venture to guess they have a long list of attorney's working for them. Has it been your practice when you have been hired somewhere to do a personal background check on all the other employees? Is/was Michelle Obama responsible for hiring and firing?
Frankly, given that the woman was working for a LAW firm I find the issue even more of a non-issue. First her husband is a respected authority on education, working at a university and now the wife is hired at a large law firm. Honestly MOVE ON it seems the only people in the world who have a problem with the Ayers are the core McCain/Palin group and anyone else they can taunt into a frenzy of 'terrorist' fever.
Remember the Red scare? McCarthyism? How about War of the Worlds - it is after all almost Halloween again.
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I see the *truth* which is not in alignment with yours.
Peace
How many pounds of peanuts are consumed in the United States each year?
2.4 billion pounds! About 50% is consumed as peanut butter.
How many pounds of peanuts are consumed in the United States each year?
2.4 billion pounds! About 50% is consumed as peanut butter.
Weak at best.
"We should honestly be working together not against. Black, white, Asian, Italian, Russian – whatever we all are. Lets unite."
I agree... we should all be working together. That is why we can not elect Obama - much of the country will not trust him. He has shown seriously poor judgement in associating with these people - and then for god knows why he lied about it.
yep but I think people are waking up, today he said Mccain was a moron (my verbiage) for trying to help foreclosed people.
Here are some of the areas that Sidley and Austin focus on:
* Accountants Liability
o Accountants Liability
o Government and Regulatory Investigations Concerning Accountants
o Government Contracting, Bid Protests and the False Claims Act
o International Accountants Liability Experience
o Professional Liability Litigation Against Accountants
o Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
o Section 10A
o Securities Litigation Against Accountants
* Antitrust/Competition
o Antitrust/Competition
o Antitrust Counseling
o Antitrust Government Investigations
o Antitrust Legislative and Regulatory Representation
o Antitrust Litigation
o Merger Clearances
o State Aid
* Appellate
o Appellate
o Administrative Law Appeals
o Commercial Litigation Appeals
o Communications Law Appeals
o Energy and Transportation Law Appeals
o Financial, Securities and Accountants Liability Appeals
o Healthcare and Food and Drug Act Appeals
o Insurance and Reinsurance Appeals
o Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Appeals
o Patent and Intellectual Property Rights Appeals
o Pro Bono Appeals
o Products Liability and Class Actions Appeals
o Religious Institutions
* Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization
* Communications Regulatory
o Communications Regulatory
o Mass Media Communications
o Telecommunications, Broadband and Video
o Wireless
* Complex Commercial Litigation
o Complex Commercial Litigation
o Antitrust and Unfair Competition
o Arbitration and Mediation
o Aviation Litigation
o Business Torts
o Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation
o Contract Litigation
o Escheat Counseling and Litigation
o Financial Institutions Litigation
o Government Contracts
o International Commercial Arbitration
o National Security
o Real Estate Litigation
o Technology, Media and Privacy Law
o Trials
* Corporate Governance and Compliance
* Employee Benefits
* Energy Regulatory
o Energy Regulatory
o Electricity Regulation
o Natural Gas Pipeline Regulation
o Oil Pipeline Regulation
* Environmental
o Environmental
o Climate Change
o Compliance Management
o Contaminated Sites and Natural Resource Damages
o Environmental Aspects of Transactions and SEC Disclosure
o Environmental Crisis Management
o Environmental Enforcement and Internal Investigations
o Environmental Experience in the Energy Sector
o Environmental Regulation
o Environmental Torts, Class Actions and Public Nuisance Litigation
o International Environmental
o NEPA and Natural Resource Protection
* ERISA Litigation
o ERISA Litigation
o 401(k) Class Actions
o Administrative Claims
o Bankruptcy Issues Involving Pension and Welfare Plans
o Cash Balance Plan Class Action Litigation
o Department of Labor Investigations
o ERISA Appellate Litigation
o Plan Document Counseling
o Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits
* Executive Compensation
o Executive Compensation
o Executive Compensation Disclosure
o Section 16 Reporting and Liability
o Taxation of Executive Compensation
o Trading in Securities by Officers and Directors
* FDA Regulatory
o FDA Regulatory
o Compliance Counseling - FDA
o FDA Enforcement
o Food and Drug Regulation
o Good Manufacturing Practice
* Financial Institutions Regulatory
o Financial Institutions Regulatory
o Consumer and Other Financial Services Litigation
o Electronic Commerce
o Financial Information and Privacy Law
o Financial Institutions Business Transactions
o Financial Institutions Counseling
o Financial Services Legislation
o Global Financial Services
o International Financial Institutions in the U.S.
o Payment Systems
o Retail Financial Services
o Securities, Mutual Fund and Commodities Activities
* Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions
o Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions
o Bank/Financial Services Class Actions
o Consumer Fraud/17200 Class Actions
o Insurance/Financial Services Class Actions
* Healthcare
o Healthcare
o Clinical Trials
o Due Diligence
o FCPA/Anti-bribery
o Healthcare Antitrust
o Healthcare Enforcement
o Healthcare Fraud
o Healthcare Litigation
o Healthcare Public Policy and Governmental Affairs
o Healthcare Regulatory
o Healthcare Reimbursement
o Medical Devices
o Pharmaceuticals
* Insurance
o Insurance
o Insurance Company Formation and Reorganization
o Insurance Company Investment Strategies
o Insurance Corporate Finance
o Insurance M&A
o Insurance Regulatory
o Life Accumulation and Life Settlement Programs
o Risk Transfer and Insurance Securitization
* Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
o Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
o Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
o Insurance Class Action Defense
o Insurance Insolvency
o Insurance Regulatory and Structuring Advice
o International Insurance
o Reinsurance Arbitration
* Intellectual Property and Commercial Transactions
o Intellectual Property and Commercial Transactions
o Agriscience and Alternative Energy
o Electronics and Semiconductors
o Financial Industry and Payment Processing
o Global Health Transactions, Not-for-Profits and Trade Associations
o IT Procurement and Outsourcing
o Life Sciences Transactions
o Telecommunications IP
* Intellectual Property Litigation
o Intellectual Property Litigation
o Copyright and Theft of Idea Litigation
o False Advertising Litigation
o Patent Litigation
o Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation
o Trademark Litigation
* International Trade/Arbitration
o International Trade/Arbitration
o Antidumping, Countervailing Duties and Trade Remedies
o Customs
o Economic Sanctions
o EU Law and Regulation
o Export Controls
o FCPA/Anti-bribery
o International Commercial Arbitration
o International Intellectual Property
o Investment Treaty Arbitration
o Market Access and Regulatory Barriers
o National Security
o Trade Policy and Negotiations
o WTO Disputes
* Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives
o Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives
o Commodity Pools
o Derivatives
o Exchanges and Clearing Organizations
o Exchange-Traded Funds
o Fund of Funds
o Hedge Funds
o Investment Advisers
o Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds
o Private Real Estate Funds
o Registered Funds
o REITs
o Structured Products
* Labor, Employment and Immigration
o Labor, Employment and Immigration
o Employment Discrimination Litigation
o Immigration Law
o International Employment and Labor Law
o Labor and Employment Class and Collective Actions
o Labor Management Relations and Union Avoidance
o Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Appeals
o OSHA, MSHA and Other Safety Laws
o Protecting Proprietary Information and Customer Relationships
o Railway Labor Act
o Wage and Hour Litigation
* Life Sciences
o Life Sciences
o FCPA/Anti-bribery
o Food, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Law
o Life Sciences Aspects of Antitrust/Competition
o Life Sciences Aspects of Environmental Law
o Life Sciences Aspects of Healthcare
o Life Sciences Aspects of Intellectual Property
o Life Sciences Aspects of International Trade
o Life Sciences Aspects of Licensing/Joint Ventures/Privacy
o Life Sciences Aspects of Products Liability
* M&A and D&O Litigation
o M&A and D&O Litigation
o D&O Liability/Fiduciary Duty Litigation
o M&A Litigation
o Shareholder Derivative Demands and Suits
* M&A and Private Equity
* Products Liability
o Products Liability
o Aviation Litigation
o Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation
o Consumer Fraud/17200 Class Actions
o Daubert Hearings/Junk Science
o Environmental Torts, Class Actions and Public Nuisance Litigation
o Medical Devices
o Medical Monitoring
o Pharmaceuticals
o Preemption
o Products Liability Class Action Litigation
o Toxic Spills and Toxic Torts
* Project Finance and Infrastructure
o Project Finance and Infrastructure
o Alternative Energy Projects
o Energy Projects
o Industrial Projects
o Infrastructure
o Mining
o Telecommunications Projects
* Public Finance
o Public Finance
o General Obligations
o Public Finance Derivatives
o Public Finance Securitization
o Revenue Bonds
* Real Estate
o Real Estate
o Acquisition and Disposition
o Affordable Housing
o Construction and Real Estate Development
o Corporate and Institutional Real Estate
o Debt Financing
o Land Use and Government Relations
o Leasing
o Private Equity and Joint Ventures
o Real Estate Workouts and Restructurings
o Sale-Leaseback Transactions
* Securities
o Securities
o Broker-Dealer
o Derivatives
o Exchanges and Clearing Organizations
o Financial Institutions Business Transactions
o Insurance Corporate Finance
o International Financial Institutions in the U.S.
o Preferred and Capital Securities
o REITs
o SEC Disclosure
o Structured Products
* Securities and Futures Regulatory
o Securities and Futures Regulatory
o Escheat Counseling and Litigation
o Securities Regulatory Aspects of Transactional Work
o Securities Regulatory Compliance Counseling
o Securities Regulatory Employment Counseling
o Securities Regulatory Investigations and Examinations
o Securities/Commodities Industry Strategic Business Transactions
* Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement
o Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement
o Broker-Dealer
o Escheat Counseling and Litigation
o FCPA/Anti-bribery
o Financial Reporting and Disclosures
o Hedge Funds
o Insider Trading
o Internal Investigations
o Investment Advisers and Mutual Funds
o Private Securities Litigation
o Securities Enforcement
* Structured Finance and Securitization
o Structured Finance and Securitization
o Asset-Backed Securitization
o CDOs
o Derivatives
o Mortgage-Backed Securitization
o Risk Transfer and Insurance Securitization
o Structured Vehicles
* Syndicated and Leveraged Finance
o Syndicated and Leveraged Finance
o Aircraft and Other Equipment Finance
o Borrower Representations
o Financial Institutions as Credit Providers
o Hedge Funds as Credit Providers
o Workouts and Restructurings
* Tax
o Tax
o Affordable Housing
o Foundations and Other Exempt Organizations
o Funds
o German Tax
o Insurance Tax
o Private Equity and Joint Ventures
o Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds
o REITs and RICs
o State and Local Tax
o Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy
o Tax Aspects of Capital Markets Transactions
o Tax Aspects of Derivative Products
o Tax Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
o Tax Aspects of Securitization
* Tax Controversy
o Tax Controversy
o Federal Tax Controversy
o Insurance Tax Controversy
o State and Local Tax Controversy
* Transportation
o Transportation
o Antitrust and Unfair Competition
o Arbitration and Mediation
o Asset-based Transactions
o Contract Litigation
o Equipment Finance
o Federal Railroad Safety Act
o Federal Transit Act
o Postal Services
o Preemption
o Railway Labor Act
o Surface Transportation Board Matters
* Trusts, Estates and Not-for-Profits
o Trusts, Estates and Not-for-Profits
o Art Law
o Estate Administration
o Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer
o Family Offices and Private Trust Companies
o Fiduciary Counsel
o Foundations and Other Exempt Organizations
o International Estate Planning
o Personal and Family Philanthropy
o Trust and Estate Litigation
* White Collar
Given the long list of practices within this firm I would venture to guess they have a long list of attorney's working for them. Has it been your practice when you have been hired somewhere to do a personal background check on all the other employees? Is/was Michelle Obama responsible for hiring and firing?
Frankly, given that the woman was working for a LAW firm I find the issue even more of a non-issue. First her husband is a respected authority on education, working at a university and now the wife is hired at a large law firm. Honestly MOVE ON it seems the only people in the world who have a problem with the Ayers are the core McCain/Palin group and anyone else they can taunt into a frenzy of 'terrorist' fever.
Remember the Red scare? McCarthyism? How about War of the Worlds - it is after all almost Halloween again.
I completely disagree and that's okay.
Michelle knew Bernardine, and Barack knew Bill.
dablacksox
Cynic: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.---Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
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