While Paramount's board had been privately advised that it could take months, perhaps over a year, to forge and consummate the deal, Paramount's board publicly proclaimed its ability to close the offer by July 5 , 1989
The board backed down after being privately advised to do so by Arthur Levitt, then the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in what he later said was the worst mistake of his tenure on the commission.
The official said Washington is privately advising Israel to consider the dire humanitarian situation and avoid civilian casualties.
In Monday's New York Times, the prime-time TV news host admitted to media columnist Jim Rutenberg that he has been privately advising Trump.
The former president was introduced by Mr. Davis, whom he has been privately advising on strategy, and delivered an impassioned argument against the recall.
He apparently has Bill Clinton's ear and has been privately advising the President and his wife as often as three times a month since the electoral rout in November.
Also reported on Trump's short list, and another man who's been privately advising Trump and publicly praising him, is Newt Gingrich, the perennial homophobe who called gay marriage a "temporary aberration" and compared it to paganism.
Since 1997, Citigroup and Salomon have underwritten telecommunications I.P.O.'s worth $17 billion, including those of Global Crossing (whose board Grubman privately advised) and Teligent; both companies are now bankrupt.
Wilson, while outwardly demure and neutral in hopes of keeping the group stable, privately advised Ballard that Ross and Gordy were eager to oust Ballard.
Other lawyers bringing phone-hacking cases are privately indicated that they would be advising many of those bringing actions to try and reach a settlement rather than take their cases to lengthy and expensive trials.
Rockstar is privately held.
