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Intrafamily Corporate Conflicts Under The Ethics Rules
New York Law Journal (2009)
  • Barry R. Temkin, New York Law School
Abstract
Under the Rules of Professional Conduct, concurrent conflicts may arise when a law firm is asked to represent the corporate affiliate of a current client in a case in which the two entities may be adverse. Whether representing one member of a corporate family disqualifies a law firm from new representation which is adverse to another member of the same family depends upon a number of factors, including the existing client's reasonable understanding of the scope of representation, whether both organizations report to the same legal department, and whether acting adversely to a component entity will compromise confidential information acquired in representing the existing client.
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Publication Date
December 31, 2009
Citation Information
Barry R. Temkin. "Intrafamily Corporate Conflicts Under The Ethics Rules" New York Law Journal (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/barry_temkin/19/