TELESEMINAR: Ethical Issues for Transactional Attorneys
April 14, 2011
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
1.00 MCLE hours, including 1.00 approved Professional Responsibility MCLE credit hours
Telephone
Transactional attorneys confront a minefield of ethical issues. Most transactions involve business entities – Do they represent the entity or the owners? In closely held businesses, this can be a difficult question to answer when owners see themselves as synonymous with the entity. All transactions involve negotiations – How far can transactional attorneys go in boasting about their client’s position or value without edging into the area of misrepresentation? Frequently, transactions involve unrepresented third parties – How should transactional communicate or negotiate with unrepresented parties? And sometimes things go wrong – What obligations do transactional attorneys have to report wrong doing by clients? These and many other practical questions will be addressed in this guide to ethical issues for transactional attorneys.
Highlights:
- Business entities, owners and officers – who do you represent?
- Conflicts of interest in closely held businesses
- Negotiations – where is the line between legitimate boast and misrepresentation?
- Confidentiality – with whom can you share information?
- Reporting up and out – when can you report wrong doing?
- Best practices for transactional counsel to avoid liability
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Program Speaker:
John Miller, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte
Peter C. Buck, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte