The Experience and Views of Counsel Sample Clauses

The Experience and Views of Counsel. 7 In contemplating the preliminary approval of a proposed settlement, “[t]he 8 recommendations of plaintiffs’ counsel should be given a presumption of 9 reasonableness.” Knight, 2009 WL 248367, at *4 (citing Xxxx, 485 F. Supp. at 622); see 10 also Nat’l Rural Telecomms. Coop., 221 F.R.D. at 528 (citing Cotton x. Xxxxxx, 559 F.2d 11 1326, 1330 (5th Cir. 1977)). “Parties represented by competent counsel are better 12 positioned than courts to produce a settlement that fairly reflects each party’s expected 13 outcome in litigation.” In re Pacific Enters. Secs. Litig., 47 F.3d at 378. Thus, “the Court 14 should not without good cause substitute its judgment for [counsel’s].” Xxxx, 485 F. 16 counsel has considerable expertise in . . . consumer and class action litigation.” Knight, 17 2009 WL 248367, at *4. There is also nothing to counter the presumption that counsel’s 18 recommendation concerning settlement is reasonable.
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  • Retention of Counsel In any dispute or proceeding arising under or in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 2.3 and 11.1 hereof, Sellers shall have the right, at their election, to retain the firm of Drinker Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP and Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP to represent them in such matter and Buyer, for itself and the Eldorado Entities and for its and the Eldorado Entities' successors and assigns, hereby irrevocably waives and consents to any such representation in any such matter and the communication by such counsel to Sellers in connection with any such representation of any fact known to such counsel arising by reason of such counsel's prior representation of Sellers or the Eldorado Entities. Buyer, for itself and the Eldorado Entities, and its and the Eldorado Entities' successors and assigns, hereby irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all communications between Sellers and their counsel, including, without limitation, Drinker Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP and Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and closing under, or any dispute or proceeding arising under or in connection with this Agreement which, immediately prior to the Closing, would be deemed to be privileged communications of the Sellers and their counsel and would not be subject to disclosure to the Buyer in connection with any process relating to a dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise, shall continue after the Closing to be communications between Sellers and such counsel and neither Buyer nor any Person purporting to act on behalf of or through Buyer, shall seek to obtain the same by any process on the grounds that the privilege attaching to such communications belongs to the Eldorado Entities and not the Sellers. Other than as explicitly set forth in this Section 13.14, the parties acknowledge that any attorney-client privilege attaching as a result of legal counsel representing the Eldorado Entities prior to the Closing shall survive the Closing and continue to be a privilege of the Eldorado Entities, and not the Sellers, after the Closing.

  • Selection of Counsel In the event the Company shall be obligated under Section 3(a) hereof to pay the expenses of any proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any such proceeding at Indemnitee’s expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

  • Expenses of Counsel In the event of a transaction which is a Sale of the Company (as defined in the Voting Agreement of even date herewith among the Investors, the Company and the other parties named therein), the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $100,000, of one counsel for the Major Investors (“Investor Counsel”), in their capacities as stockholders, shall be borne and paid by the Company. At the outset of considering a transaction which, if consummated would constitute a Sale of the Company, the Company shall obtain the ability to share with the Investor Counsel (and such counsel’s clients) and shall share the confidential information (including, without limitation, the initial and all subsequent drafts of memoranda of understanding, letters of intent and other transaction documents and related non-compete, employment, consulting and other compensation agreements and plans) pertaining to and memorializing any of the transactions which, individually or when aggregated with others would constitute the Sale of the Company. The Company shall be obligated to share (and cause the Company’s counsel and investment bankers to share) such materials when distributed to the Company’s executives and/or any one or more of the other parties to such transaction(s). In the event that Investor Counsel deems it appropriate, in its reasonable discretion, to enter into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to enhance the ability of the parties to protect their communications and other reviewed materials under the attorney client privilege, the Company shall, and shall direct its counsel to, execute and deliver to Investor Counsel and its clients such an agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Investor Counsel. In the event that one or more of the other party or parties to such transactions require the clients of Investor Counsel to enter into a confidentiality agreement and/or joint defense agreement in order to receive such information, then the Company shall share whatever information can be shared without entry into such agreement and shall, at the same time, in good faith work expeditiously to enable Investor Counsel and its clients to negotiate and enter into the appropriate agreement(s) without undue burden to the clients of Investor Counsel.

  • Opinion of Counsel to the Company The Placement Agent shall have received from, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, such counsel’s written opinion, addressed to the Placement Agent and the Investors and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance as is set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto. Such counsel shall also have furnished to the Placement Agent a written statement, addressed to the Placement Agent and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto.

  • Opinion of Counsel for Company At Closing Time, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

  • Opinions of Counsel for Company At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of each of Xxxxxxxx and Wedge and Xxxxxx, Hall & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibits A and B hereto, respectively, and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

  • Opinion of Counsel for the Company On each of the First Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, U.S. counsel for the Company, dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative.

  • Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters If requested by the Representatives, the favorable opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.

  • Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

  • Opinions of Counsel to the Company The Underwriters shall have received the opinions and letters, each dated the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, each reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters, from Carmel, Mxxxxxx & Fxxx LLP, as corporate/securities counsel.

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