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  • Who Owns Privilege After Merger?

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    By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR July 2000]   [Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part article.] In last month’s NYPRR (June 2000), we identified several lawyer regulatory issues of particular concern to corporate and...

  • Some Misperceptions Among Corporate Lawyers

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    By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR June 2000]   [Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles. The sequel will be published in NYPRR July 2000.] If you spend time talking to lawyers about ethics you soon discover an interesting...

  • Conflicts of Interest in Malpractice Cases

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    By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR March 2000]   An intriguing question in the field of lawyer regulation is the relevance of conflict of interest rules in cases charging a lawyer with legal malpractice or breach of fiduciary duty....

  • Controlling Conflicts Between Old & New Clients

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    By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR January 2000]   At first hearing, it may sound odd to learn that a lawyer’s representation of a new client conflicts with duties the lawyer still owes to a former client, perhaps one for whom the lawyer...

  • Things Old & New — Code Amendments

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    By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR September 1999]   In one way, at least, the July 1999 amendments to the New York Code of Professional Responsibility did not much change it. The Code continues to be a composite of something old,...

  • Your Client Is a Corporation — Are Its Affiliates Clients Too?

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    By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR May 1999]   Conflict of interest rules have become exponentially more complex in the last 25 years. Rules governing conflicts in the corporate family can be especially daunting. If you represent one...