Speaker, "Conflicts of Interest in Complex Litigation," Massachusetts Bar Association
May 14, 2019 at 4:30pm – 6:30pm (EDT)
Boston and Webcast
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Join members of the bench, the bar and the Office of Bar Counsel for an interactive discussion covering the following specific topics:
- Rules of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of interest, with an emphasis on conflicts that can arise during business litigation, IP and bankruptcy
- Typical conflicts cases seen by Bar Counsel
- How Bar Counsel is treating these types of claims
- Case law highlights
- Best practices for law firms to protect themselves
- Positional conflicts – whether a lawyer/firm can take a position for one client that is directly contradictory to the position taken by an attorney/firm on behalf of another client
- Motions to disqualify
- How conflicts of interest raise ordinary malpractice claims to unfair and deceptive conduct under Chapter 93A