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ABA Says Lawyers Have to Ask Clients If They Think There’s Fraud (Bloomberg Law)
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April 29, 2020
Bloomberg Law, April 29, 2020
ABA Says Lawyers Have to Ask Clients If They Think There’s Fraud
The ABA cited a 2018 New York City Bar Association ethics opinion holding that lawyers have to inquire further if retained for a transaction “that appears to the lawyer to be suspicious.” And the circumstances dictate what is suspicious, it said.
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