retainer
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Without having proxy advisers on retainer, annual meetings are dominated by those who do: asset managers and activist investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
The cases are lucrative for attorneys, many of whom will receive 40% of their clients’ payouts, according to retainer agreements viewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
Cohen said he submitted monthly invoices for a year for legal work he never actually performed, pursuant to a purported retainer agreement that he said did not exist.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
We know they weren’t for legal expenses as posted in the books, or a retainer – and not just because no retainer existed.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
“Mrs. Dudley must feel for you as an old family retainer feels for the young master.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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