2-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

Attorneys involved in commercial litigation will benefit from hearing the latest legal ethics developments that are particularly relevant to this practice.  Our faculty includes experienced legal experts prepared to share useful takeaways stemming from ethical issues arising out of the commercial litigation context. 

Attendees will hear how some recurring ethics issues continue to trip up even the most experienced attorneys and what new and novel ethics concerns are emerging, painting new gray areas for practitioners to take heed. 

What You Will Learn

  • Current issues relating to multiple representation and conflicts of interest
  • New developments in confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine (including disclosure obligations to third parties, the status of government pressure to waive, congressional legislation, selective waiver and inadvertent waiver)
  • Dangers to lawyers in the heightened regulatory environment
  • Recent developments impacting the “no-contact” rules and lawyer “dissemblance”
  • Attorney exposure to civil liability
  • Whistleblower remedies for lawyers
  • Risks to lawyers arising from parallel investigations
  • Current issues in electronic discovery

Who Should Attend

Attorneys operating in commercial litigation or otherwise are seeking a review of major legal ethics concerns impacting the practice.

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