In-House Counsel Ethics - 1-1/2 Ethics - February 25, 2016

Recent Ethics Opinions that In-House Counsel Should Not Overlook

Sponsored by Bloomberg BNA

Over the last decade, how lawyers practice law has changed considerably as the use of electronic records, social media, and outsourcing continues to evolve and expand.  Bar associations across the country are issuing ethics opinions addressing how the Rules of Professional Conduct apply to these and other issues that in-house counsel face every day.  But, most lawyers do not read ethics opinions and some of the opinions are in conflict.  This program will focus on the most significant ethics opinions issued over the course of the last ten years that impact how in-house lawyers practice law and what those opinions mean for the practice of law by in-house counsel.

Among other topics, the program will discuss limits on the use of metadata, the application of the attorney-client privilege to internal communications and employee’s personal use of corporate computers, restrictions on assisting clients to communicate with other parties, problems with in-house counsel whistle-blower’s use of confidential information, the identification of various conflicts that arise in corporate representation, limitations on the use of social media, and the obligations that come with outsourcing.

Educational Objectives:
• Learn what practices corporations may have been following that can lead to ethics problems in such areas as assisting corporate executives negotiate business agreements.  
• Learn how to better to protect the rights of clients by creating corporate polices on such things as the corporation’s right to materials on corporate computers.  
• Be provided examples of corporate agreements that have left unresolved future conflict issues. 
• Learn how to deal with conflicting views of lawyer’s ethical obligations.
Speakers:

David G. Keyko, New York Litigation Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw  Pittman LLP 

Roy D. Simon, Advisor to Lawyers, Author of Simon's New York Rules of Professional Conduct Annotated   

FREE!

Total Credits:  1.50 units Ethics

Online

Thursday, February 25, 2016, 8:30 am - 11:00 am PDT

For further information see:

http://www.bna.com/recent-ethics-opinions-m57982065997/?elqTrackId=07C498EE8E99CF052E60F448589107E2&elq=db984814c8ce40969f105504dc83812b&elqCampaignId=2348&elqaid=3881&elqat=1

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