Facilitate a Smooth Transition Through Clear CommunicationDepartures can be thorny. Communication between the firm and the departing partner, the departing partner and impacted clients, and the firm and […]
How ethics reforms in Arizona led to LegalZoom’s law firm
When Arizona changed its ethics rules in 2020 opening the door for alternative business structures and nonlawyer ownership for law firms, it sent shock waves throughout the legal […]
Meredith Ritchie, EVP, General Counsel, Chief Ethics & Government Affairs Officer at Alliant Credit Union
In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General Counsel Midwest […]
SEC Inspector General Releases Report Clearing Simpson Thacher Senior Adviser of Ethics Charges
A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official did not violate ethics rules by declaring at a 2018 summit that the native token of Ethereum, a company linked […]
Ethics Complaint Against MDL Judge Alleging Gender Bias Is Part of ‘Disgusting Attacks on the Courts,’ NJ Top Mass Tort Lawyer Says
A conservative judicial group called Article III Project filed a judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers after she issued an order emphasizing the need […]
Split NY Top Court Validates Ethics Panel, Turning Back Challenge by Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo
New York’s top court issued a split decision on Tuesday that affirmed the constitutionality of the state’s ethics watchdog, saying it doesn’t violate bedrock separation-of-powers principles, while also […]
Ethics Committee Urges Restraint in Judicial Responses to Election Attacks
Judges whose rulings are targeted in a campaign-related attack should think twice before defending their actions in a pending matter, even if recent ethics rule changes allow them […]