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

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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.

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

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Donald C. Langevoort (Georgetown University Law Center)

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