Can You “Just Do the Deal?” – Ethics in Negotiations and Transactions
This seminar presented by attorney Michelle Galloway, explores the ethical issues confronting transactional lawyers. We will discuss the ethics issues that arise from the various roles of transactional lawyer as legal advisor, negotiator, business advisor, or investigator.
Topics will include: managing the scope of engagement; conflicts in the transactional context including conflicts between former and current clients as well as between officers and the organization/client; ethics in negotiations, including omissions, dishonesty and candor; contract with represented parties; and ethics issue regarding confidentiality.
