Bent was known for his kind personality, his ability to communicate with clients and colleagues, and his talent for building partnerships with other companies.
"We used the Internet to communicate with clients, to have them review our work, and this would have hurt us badly," Mr. Steinberg said.
Add to these tales the fact that employees everywhere are being asked to communicate with clients and each other electronically, because of concerns about the Postal Service.
Justice Elena Kagan pressed Mr. Verrilli on whether he or any other competent and ethical lawyer should communicate with clients and sources in the face of the possibility of government surveillance under the 2008 law.
The company said the site provides listings and information on the sales and buying process that are intended to assist brokers to communicate with clients, particularly in places like Queens and Brooklyn that are home to many ethnic communities.
Brokers and other Merrill employees use e-mail to communicate with clients and co-workers but the firm's businesses are not dependent on e-mail, a Merrill spokesman said.
The decision is in part a response to reports that a suspected prostitution ring, now the subject of a trial in France, used such advertisements to communicate with clients.
It takes patience, a keen ear and the ability to communicate with clients through storytelling.
A local SQL server handles data storage and PHP with AJAX/JSON is used to communicate with clients.
Four (21 %) business representatives underscored the importance of using English to communicate with clients and colleagues from abroad.
