Sentences with phrase «house ethics counsels»

To find out answers to that and related inquiries, I did some research and also spoke to Richard Painter and Norman Eisen, the former top White House ethics counsels for George W. Bush (2005 - 2007) and Barack Obama (2009 - 2011).

George, who played Gov. Florrick's in - house ethics counsel on «The Good Wife,» stars as a bend - the - rules, push - the - envelope surgeon whose personal life is, well, a bit complicated.

Not exact matches

Former Bush White House ethics lawyer, Richard Painter, on why he stands by the special counsel's investigation into Russia collusion.

«The Congressman has retained legal counsel going back to when he was first elected to Congress to assist with compliance to House ethics and rules as it pertains to his investments and assets.»

* The lead counsel for the House ethics committee is recommending a penalty of censure for Rep. Charles Rangel (D - N.Y.), who was convicted this week of breaking 11 congressional rules.

Lawyer - clients come up frequently with institutional clients where in - house counsel is the client contact and in legal ethics cases where lawyers are respondents or defendants; they can also be the client in any other matter where an individual is the client, as lawyers do have lives too.

This week, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism launched a first - of - its - kind interactive online course for in - house counsel covering issues of ethics and professionalism.

At Holland & Knight, Trisha advises lawyers, law firms, and in - house legal counsel on a wide variety of legal ethics and professional responsibility issues, including matters pertaining to confidentiality, conflicts, privilege, fee disputes, lawyer mobility issues, and others.

In past posts here, I've written about its list of the 100 most influential people in business ethics, among whom were 19 lawyers, and its list of the world's most ethical companies, which highlighted the roles played by key in - house counsel.

«[T [he law firm must designate, formally or informally, an attorney or attorneys within the firm to represent the firm as in - house or ethics counsel,» so as to create a clear attorney - client relationship between the inquiring lawyer and the law firm;

Judges will be seeking to highlight an In - House Counsel who has shown a commitment to aligning the interests of the organization with those of their stakeholders, contributing to the wellbeing of communities, and to instilling a culture of ethics, good governance and corporate integrity.

The Committee is also committed to addressing employment law focused issues of professionalism, ethics and the in house / outside counsel relationship.

Mr. Lowell has been counsel to the US House of Representatives twice, most recently when he was Chief Minority Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Commcounsel to the US House of Representatives twice, most recently when he was Chief Minority Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics CommCounsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Commcounsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Committee).

In a letter submitted in response to this request, myself, along with fellow legal ethics Slaw columnists, Adam Dodek, Alice Woolley, and Malcolm Mercer, along with Brent Cotter, submitted that the OSC should not include in - house counsel in its proposed whistleblowing policy for reasons including those outlined here.

He also advises in - house counsel on ethics issues, including conflict of interest, confidentiality, and dealing with corporate wrongdoing.

Large Firms: Most large firms have their own in - house risk management partner or ethics counsel who handles day - to - day ethics issues.

Securing outside counsel for the attorney prevents possible conflicts of interest for the firm in trying to handle the ethics complaint in - house and shows the attorney that will support them by hiring independent counsel.