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...been sweeter. With the battle about to end last Monday, Redstone, Biondi and two Viacom colleagues repaired to the posh "21" Club in midtown Manhattan to dine and await the result of the tally of tendered shares, which was due by midnight. The first call from Viacom's proxy solicitor came at 8:30, with word that Viacom already had the 50.1% of Paramount stock needed for victory. Exults the 70-year-old Redstone: "I picked up a champagne glass and said, 'Here's to us. We won.' It was not said in arrogance. The frustration, the stress, the meanness...
...days ago, a major international organization asked me for money--a sure sign that I am about to enter the real world. The solicitor was not some political action committee or prestigious foundation, however. To my mild surprise, it was none other than Mother Harvard herself, asking me for cash on what promised to be the first of many occasions...
...involved in the dispute between the commission and the city manager, it did seem important to do what the election commission wanted to do, that is, to clarify the limits of the manager's power on the election commission," Dowds said. Until now, Healy had held that City Solicitor Russell B. Higley could conduct the evaluation. Scheir and Dowds said that as an employee of the city manager, Higley was not in the best position to make this decision...
...Election Commission has forwarded to Higley, in his capacity as solicitor, the name of a lawyer recommended by the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Although Healy will definitely hire a lawyer, he is not compelled to follows the commission's recommendation and may chose...
Naemul, or "gratitude fees," are as institutionalized in Korean business practices as negotiation and dealmaking. At the end of any business meeting, the solicitor (for example, a subcontractor) quietly and unceremoniously hands an envelope full of cash to the solicitee (for example, the contractor...