Separate Counsel. The Advisor agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnified Persons in responding to such threatened or actual claims. The Indemnified Persons shall have the right to reasonable expenses of separate counsel paid by the Advisor, provided that the Advisor shall not be liable for any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with any such threatened claim or defense that were not specially authorized by the Advisor in writing and provided that the Advisor shall have received a written opinion reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Advisor of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Advisor (and which counsel shall not represent or otherwise be affiliated with any of the Indemnified Persons) that there exists a material conflict of interest between one or more of the Indemnified Persons and the Advisor in the conduct of the response to a threatened claim or in the conduct of the defense of an actual claim, in which event the Advisor shall be liable for the reasonable legal expenses of each counsel whose appointment is necessary to resolve such conflict; provided, however, the Advisor shall not be responsible for more than one (1) counsel for all Indemnified Persons and selection of such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Advisor.
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Samples: Investment Advisor Agreement, Investment Advisor Agreement, Investment Advisor Agreement (American Bar Association Members / Northern Trust Collective Tr)
Separate Counsel. The Advisor agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnified Persons in responding to such threatened or actual claims. The Indemnified Persons shall have the right to reasonable expenses of separate counsel paid by the Advisor, provided that the Advisor shall not be liable for any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with any such threatened claim or defense that were not specially authorized by the Advisor in writing writing, and provided that the Advisor shall have received a written opinion reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Advisor of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Advisor (and which counsel shall not represent or otherwise be affiliated with any of the Indemnified Persons) that there exists a material conflict of interest between one or more of the Indemnified Persons and the Advisor in the conduct of the response to a threatened claim or in the conduct of the defense of an actual claim, in which event the Advisor shall be liable for the reasonable legal expenses of each counsel whose appointment is necessary to resolve such conflict; provided, however, the Advisor shall not be responsible for more than one (1) counsel for all Indemnified Persons and selection of such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Advisor.
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Samples: Investment Advisor Agreement (American Bar Association Members State Street Collective Tr), Investment Advisor Agreement (American Bar Association Members State Street Collective Tr)
Separate Counsel. The Advisor agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnified Persons in responding to such threatened or actual claims. The Indemnified Persons shall have the right to reasonable expenses of separate counsel paid by the Advisor, provided that the Advisor shall not be liable for any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with any such threatened claim or defense that were not specially specifically authorized by the Advisor in writing and provided that the Advisor shall have received a written opinion reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Advisor of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Advisor (and which counsel shall not represent or otherwise be affiliated with any of the Indemnified Persons) that there exists a material conflict of interest between one or more of the Indemnified Persons and the Advisor in the conduct of the response to a threatened claim or in the conduct of the defense of an actual claim, in which event the Advisor shall be liable for the reasonable legal expenses of each counsel whose appointment is necessary to resolve such conflict; provided, however, the Advisor shall not be responsible for more than one (1) counsel for all Indemnified Persons and selection of such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Advisor.
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Samples: Investment Advisor Agreement (American Bar Association Members State Street Collective Tr)