This article examines the issue by discussing the ethical obligations that lawyers may owe to nonclients and the circumstances under which attorneys may be liable to a nonclient for legal malpractice.

Law Firm Partnership Law columnist Arthur J. Ciampi writes: Despite the prevalence of non-equity partner positions and the substantial benefit they bring to the profession and to the careers of many ...

AI-enabled drones implicate a host of international legal obligations, especially those under the UN Charter, international humanitarian law (IHL), and international human rights law (IHRL). Legally, ...

Attorneys must competently represent their clients Attorneys must make reasonable efforts to avoid revealing confidential information Attorneys must make reasonable efforts to ensure that subordinate ...

Brad has supervised a wide variety of e-discovery projects, including regulatory investigations, product liability litigation, settlement preparation, and records management. He has extensive ...

The nature of tax practice presents a number of unique ethical issues. Tax practice requires compliance with multiple ethical frameworks. This creates ambiguities and raises complex questions. Courts ...

The bar group’s ethics committee says firms that make a deal with the government may need to get waivers from clients with opposing interests. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage writes about executive ...

For many Ethics and Compliance teams, a close relationship with the Legal department can be too much of a good thing. In many organizations, Ethics and Compliance sits inside the Legal department. On ...

This document is designed as an introduction to thinking ethically. Read more about what the framework can (and cannot) do. We all have an image of our better selves—of how we are when we act ...