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By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR July 2000] [Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part article.] In last month’s NYPRR (June 2000), we identified several lawyer regulatory issues of particular concern to corporate and...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR July 2000] Statute of limitations questions in legal malpractice actions are tricky. If you are trying to gauge your law firm’s exposure to legal malpractice actions — or if you represent plaintiffs in...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR July 2000] For a little over two weeks in late June and early July 2000, New York State will be the focus of attention for the American legal profession, as the debate concerning multidisciplinary...
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By Joseph S. Genova [Originally published in NYPRR July 2000] [Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part article. Part I was published in NYPRR April 2000.] After trial, following remand from the Supreme Court, Judge James R. Nowlin performed an...
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By John Q. Barrett [Originally published in NYPRR June 2000] Last fall, I received a memorable telephone call from a former student. This young lawyer explained that he was calling me to seek professional responsibility advice for an unnamed friend who...
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By Stephen Gillers [Originally published in NYPRR June 2000] [Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles. The sequel will be published in NYPRR July 2000.] If you spend time talking to lawyers about ethics you soon discover an interesting...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR June 2000] Suppose you are a potential client shopping for legal services over the Internet. You find www.AmeriCounsel.com, a company affiliated with Harvard Law School Professor Arthur Miller. Topping the...
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By Mary C. Daly [Originally published in NYPRR May 2000] Hardly a day goes by without another article in the press reporting the fantastic profits being made by law firms that invest in clients’ businesses. [See, e.g., Renee A. Deger, “Stake Diner,...
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By John B. Harris [Originally published in NYPRR May 2000] You’re retained by general counsel to XYZ Corporation to negotiate the sale of one of its divisions. The sale goes through, but six months later you get a letter from the buyer’s lawyer...
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By Roy Simon [Originally published in NYPRR May 2000] “History,” a fellow law professor quipped, “is strewn with the corpses of people who said, ‘Technology will never replace me.’” Take seriously the advice implicit in that observation....
