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

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 

Program Co-Chairs:

Catherine M. Foti
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC

John B. Harris
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

  • 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 discussed include:

    • Understanding the “Corporate Miranda” warnings
    • Special problems representing employees in internal investigations
    • Advance conflict waivers & other problems with retainer agreements
    • Attorney-client privilege issues within corporate families & outside law firms
    • Disclosure of privileged materials – inadvertent & purloined
    • The SEC Whistleblower program – the legal & ethical implications
    • Fee Disputes with Outside Counsel


    Live Program & Webcast:
    $229 for Members | $329 for Nonmembers
    In-House Counsel: Free for Members | $249 for Nonmembers

    Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019), Judges (and their staff who are also members), or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

     

  • Cynthia B. Adams
    Managing Director
    Litigation, Regulatory & Employment Legal
    Jefferies LLC

    Barry R. Temkin
    Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP

     

  • TBD

     

  • CLE Credit
    New York:
    3.0 Ethics
    New Jersey:
     TBD
    California:
     TBD
    Pennsylvania:
     TBD

     

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:
    In-House Counsel | Jack Lerner & Daniel K. Wiig, Co-Chairs
    In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Group | Anthony John Bosco & Louis A. Craco, Jr., Co-Chairs
    Professional Ethics | Bruce A. Green, Chair
    Professional Responsibility | Wallace L. Carson, Jr., Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships Manager | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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