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F. Hodge O'Neal Corporate and Securities Law Symposium

When Lawyers and Law Firms Invest in Their Corporate Clients' Stock

Author: Donald C. Langevoort (Georgetown University Law Center)

  • When Lawyers and Law Firms Invest in Their Corporate Clients' Stock

    F. Hodge O'Neal Corporate and Securities Law Symposium

    When Lawyers and Law Firms Invest in Their Corporate Clients' Stock

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Abstract

I am not convinced that lawyers’ investments in clients in lieu of fees are problematic enough from a conflicts standpoint that the rules of professional responsibility should treat them as presumptively inconsistent with the lawyer’s fiduciary responsibility.

Keywords: Corporate lawyers, Stock options, Legal ethics, Insider trading in securities, Law firms

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Published on
2002-01-01