PLI’s Ethics and Conflicts 2013

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in Law Practice 2013

What you will learn

The relevant New York Rules of Professional Conduct and their relationship to the American Bar Association Model Rules
How to identify potential and actual conflicts, determine whether a conflict may be waived, and craft effective conflict waivers
How to establish systems and protocols to assist your attorneys with identifying potential and actual conflicts
Recent developments in conflict-of-interest law from case law, ethics opinions, and disciplinary opinions:
1. Disqualifying conflicts of interest
2. Breach of fiduciary duty claims
3. Playbook conflicts
4. Prospective client conflicts
5. Corporate family conflicts
6. Ethical screening