Current Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel & Those Who Advise Them: Litigation Perspectives

Monday June 9, 2025 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Format: Webinar

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Program Co-Chairs:

Catherine M. Foti
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC

John B. Harris
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz P.C.

  • This ethics program is designed especially for in-house counsel and outside counsel advising their in-house clients.  Using a stimulating series of hypotheticals based on real-life experience, a panel of experts will review a variety of important professional responsibility issues that affect corporate counsel on a daily basis.

    Topics to be addressed include:

    • How does In-House Counsel Advise Regarding Changes in Government Enforcement of Illegal Business Conduct?
    • How Should a Lawyer Respond to Constituent Requests to Assess the Risks of the Company’s Non-Compliance with the Law?
    • Lawyer Obligations to Go Up the Chain
    • Lawyer Enforcement of Corporate Policies the Lawyer Considers Unwise or Illegal
    • Lawyer Use of “Pretexting” Investigators/How Much Deception is Too Much?
    • Surreptitious Recordings and the Legal Profession
    • Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Communications
    • Lawyer Use of Social Media to Respond to Allegations
    • Lawyer Self-Defense Exception in the In-House Context
    • Disclosure of Corporate Information to Bolster a Lawyer’s Individual Claim

    Program Fee:
    $229 for Members | $329 for Nonmembers
    In-House Counsel: Free Member | $279 Nonmember

  • Adrienne K. Eason-Wheatley
    Managing Director, State Street Bank

    Karen King
    Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC

    Barry Temkin
    Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP

  • 2:00 pm – 2:05 pm
    Introduction and Introduction to Hypothetical/Program Overview
    John B. Harris & Catherine M. Foti

    2:05 pm – 2:20 pm
    How does In-House Counsel Advise Regarding Changes in Government Enforcement of Illegal Business Conduct?
    Panel

    2:20 pm – 2:35 pm
    How Should a Lawyer Respond to Constituent Requests to Assess the Risks of the Company’s Non-Compliance with the Law?
    Panel

    2:35 pm – 2:50 pm
    Lawyer Obligations to Go Up the Chain
    Panel

    2:50 pm –3:05 pm
    Lawyer Enforcement of Corporate Policies the Lawyer Considers Unwise or Illegal
    Panel

    3:05 pm – 3:20 pm
    What Happens When Outside Counsel Makes a Deal With a Third Party that Limits or Excludes Further Representation of the Company?

    3:20 pm – 3:35 pm
    Break

    3:35 pm – 3:50 pm
    Lawyer Use of “Pretexting” Investigators/How Much Deception is Too Much?
    Panel

    3:50 pm – 4:00 pm
    Surreptitious Recordings and the Legal Profession
    Panel

    4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
    Lawyer Use of Social Media to Respond to Allegations
    Panel

    4:15 pm – 4:25 pm
    Lawyer Self-Defense Exception in the In-House Context
    Panel

    4:25 pm – 4:35pm
    Disclosure of Corporate Information to Bolster a Lawyer’s Individual Claim
    Panel

    4:35 pm – 4:50 pm
    Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Communications
    Panel

    4:50 pm – 5:00 pm
    Question & Answer Session/Program Wrap-Up/Closing Remarks
    John B. Harris, Catherine M. Foti & Panelists

  • New York: 3.0 Ethics
    New Jersey: 3.3 Professional Responsibility
    California: 3.0 Professional Responsibility
    Pennsylvania: 2.5 Professional Responsibility
    Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:
    In-House Counsel, Michael S. Solender, Chair
    Professional Ethics, David George Keyko, Chair
    Professional Responsibility, Rosanne E. Felicello, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org

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