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Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Sidestepping Conflicts and Other Ethical Pitfalls in Employee Depositions

This blog post is the fourth in a series on common ethical challenges that arise when preparing for and conducting depositions. Quite often corporate employers want outside counsel to represent both the corporation and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Ethics of Hiring Former Government Employees

There’s a common quip in Washington that federal employees leaving their jobs to work in the private sector are “going to the Dark Side.” However, what is not so funny for federal contractors and former executive branch...more

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CFPB issues guidance to staff to address concerns about “revolving door” and “special treatment” of former CFPB employees

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This past Friday, the CFPB issued guidance to its staff titled “Ethics Guidance for Engaging with Former Federal Employees.”...more

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Part 2: Practical Considerations in Managing the Risk of Employing Former Government Employees

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Former government personnel have much to offer contractors, but many companies who want to recruit them too often lack a full appreciation for the labyrinth of ethical statutes and regulations which govern their recruitment...more

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Part 1: Practical Considerations in Managing the Risk of Employing Former Government Employees

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Former government personnel have much to offer contractors, but many companies who want to recruit them too often lack a full appreciation for the labyrinth of ethical statutes and regulations which govern their recruitment...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

When Lawyers Depart Their Law Firms: ABA Reminds Departing Lawyers and Their Law Firms of Their Ethical Obligations

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When a lawyer intends to move from one law firm to another, uncertainty and suspicion frequently beset the period of transition between Firm A and Firm B. To bring some clarity to that often fraught situation, the ABA’s...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

In-House Lawyers Can Be Subjected to Restrictive Covenant Agreements, A Recent Decision Suggests

Lawyers generally believe non-competes don’t apply to the profession.  That’s mostly true, including for in-house counsel.  A recent court decision calls this into question....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"President Trump Issues Executive Order Requiring Ethics Pledge"

On January 28, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees” (the Order). This Order requires every full-time political appointee to sign an Ethics Pledge...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

T.J. Simers Discrimination Trial: At Last, The “Ethical Breach”!

Last week, I mentioned that I still didn’t really understand what “ethical breach” Mr. Simers had allegedly committed, and I threw out a request for help from someone (anyone?) with a media background....more

McGuireWoods LLP

A Question of Ethics: May Former Staffers Discuss Legislation With Current Staffers?

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Q. I have just completed more than a decade of service as a House staffer and am now preparing for a job in the private sector. I know there are rules about what I can and cannot do, and I am trying to make sure I understand...more

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Communicating With Putative Class Members in Complex Employment Litigation

In the early stages of an employment class or collective action, employers and their counsel often are eager to contact putative class members. For example, defense counsel may wish to interview putative class members in...more

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