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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR May 2005] Lawyers often represent multiple clients with similar claims against the same defendant. Particularly in the mass tort context, these claims are frequently settled by agreements between the...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR April 2005] Toward the end of 2004, it was reported in the California legal press that the Clifford Chance law firm had agreed with the trustee of the Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison bankruptcy estate...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR September 2003] The representation did not go well. The client was unhappy with your services. Your fee bills remained unpaid for months on end. The client fired you and retained new counsel. (Things...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR May 2002] In September 1991, American Lawyer magazine published what it considered an exposé on the manner in which major law firms billed their clients for various hard costs. The article, entitled...
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By Steven C. Crane [Originally published in NYPRR January 2001] The American Bar Association produced the Canons of Professional Ethics in 1908 and the Model Code of Professional Responsibility in 1969. It introduced the Model Rules of Professional...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR September 2000] In NYPRR July 2000 issue, we reported on what were then imminent debates in the Houses of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA)...
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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 Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR April 2000] For five years, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY) had spearheaded a dedicated effort to eradicate pay to play by New York lawyers. Following the adoption by the ABA...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR August 1999] [The following discussion of the new amendments to the Code of Professional Responsibility was prepared by Mr. Krane for his law firm, Proskauer Rose LLP.] Definitions Throughout the Code,...
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By Steven C. Krane [Originally published in NYPRR November 1998] [Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles by Steven C. Krane, on the departing partner. This article was prompted by the decision in September 1998, of Justice Herman...
