Advertising – Internet – Keyword Purchase -
N.J. Advisory Comm. on Prof'l Ethics, Formal Op. 735 (2019) -
Risk Management Issue: May a lawyer ethically advertise using online keyword technology, including the purchase...more
Insurance Coverage – Computer Fraud – E-Mail “Spoofing” -
Medidata Sols., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., 729 Fed. Appx. 117 (2d Cir. 2018), 2018 U.S. App. Lexis 18376, 2018 WL 3339245 -
Risk Management Issue: Is e-mail “spoofing”...more
Lateral Hires – Screening – Moonlighting – Due Diligence by Hiring Firm – Vicarious Liability because of Lawyer's Apparent Authority -
McFarland v. Niekamp, Weisensell, Mutersbaugh & Mastrantonio, LLP, 2017-Ohio-8394, 2017...more
Fee Splitting – Enforcement of Undisclosed Agreements – Need for Specificity -
Marin v. Constitution Realty, LLC, 2017 N.Y. Slip. Op. 01019, 2017 WL 521504 -
Risk Management Issue: Is an attorney fee-splitting agreement...more
TRICK OR TREAT! The editors of the Halloween edition of the Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter invite you to enjoy frightening tales of shocking assaults by non-clients on an unsuspecting law firm; a lawyer's nail-biting escape from...more
10/28/2016
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disgorgement ,
Disqualification ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investors ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Withdraw ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
Joint Clients — Confidentiality — Right to See Clients' File -
New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1070 (10/9/15) -
Risk Management Issue: In a joint client representation, if one...more
8/13/2016
/ Attorney Malpractice ,
Confidential Information ,
Government Investigations ,
Hedge Funds ,
Inadvertent Disclosure ,
Joint Clients ,
Legal Ethics ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Privity of Contract ,
Risk Management ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party