Professional Responsibility
7 important questions on Professional Responsibility
PDC applies to what information?
NY 1.6(a)(3) - defines confidential information as
- (a) protected by the ACP,
- (b) likely to be embarrassing or detrimental to the client if disclosed, or
- (c) information that the client has requested to be kept confidential.
"Confidential information" does not ordinarily include
- (i) a L's legal knowledge or legal research, or
- (ii) information that is generally known in the local community or the trade/field/profession to which the information relates
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NY county Op. 746 (covers Dodd-Frank bounties)
The PDC exception NY 1.6(b)(2) permits L to disclose confidential information in order to....
- Note. Only applies to crimes by the "client," so often the corp itself must be about to commit a crime
In Disqualification proceedings against L based on concurrent representation, what is L's burden
Under ABA 1.7, Cmt 34, can an organizational C's private practice L accept representation adverse to an affiliate of the entity in an unrelated matter?
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