Sentences with phrase «joint representation»

Corporate shareholder disputes often involve inherent conflicts of interest that may restrict a lawyer's ability to extend joint representation.

Sure you can get the buyers to sign a limited joint representation form, but do they really know what they are signing and how they are being disadvantaged.

Such a letter might also be appropriate in situations where multiple parties consulted an attorney together, but conflicts were discovered, making joint representation improper.

Stella is just one of the artists that has embraced joint representation, an agreement between two dealers that allows them to share in the spoils of a single body of work, and gives an artist two distinct gallery programs and two distinct collector bases.

Pace and Pace / MacGill announced joint representation of the artist last year.

It's tempting for plaintiffs attorneys to rush into joint representation commitments for multiple accident victims.

If two parties are represented by the same attorney in a single legal matter, neither client may assert the attorney - client privilege against the other in subsequent litigation if the subsequent litigation pertained to the subject matter of the previous joint representation.

Maccarone was not really on the level of a gallery like Zwirner, and joint representation was pretty much unprecedented.

Still, as markets change and methods shift, joint representation may become the mode in which dealers forge ahead.

Ever since I ended my joint representation with National Review and fired my lawyers on Boxing Day, the endlessly reprised refrain has been that «Mark Steyn has a fool for a client».

He also said he forged client signatures on a consent to joint representation and on a conflict waiver.

Your client is not the helper unless you are in a joint representation situation.

We can play any role in an appeal from complete representation to joint representation to appellate counseling or behind - the - scenes writing and researching.

This month's column focuses on a few issues on which I recently advised other lawyers: Identifying the client; third party payers and multiple client or joint representation.

Lipson Neilson shareholder Sandra D. Glazier has been selected by ICLE to present «Joint Representation: Conflicts, Waivers, Privileges, and Retention Agreements» at the 27th Annual Drafting Estate Planning Documents seminar at The Inn at St. John's conference center in Plymouth (MI) on February 15, 2018.

In reaching this conclusion, the Newsome court noted that other courts addressing this factual scenario have uniformly held that a joint client suing only the joint attorney can compel the disclosure of privileged documents from the joint representation.

The Newsome case is a reminder to lawyers to inform their joint clients of the risks and advantages of a joint representation before undertaking such representation.

But what happens when infighting arises among those who were parties to the joint representation?

For example, under certain circumstances (pre-representation disclosures and waivers are needed), an attorney who represents multiple clients in the same matter can share communications among those involved in the joint representation, without waiving the attorney - client privilege as to those who are not part of the joint representation (i.e., the rest of the world).

Thus, the contours of the joint representation should be well - defined and in writing.

All parties should understand the scope of the common representation and that communications that fall within that scope are essentially an open book to those involved in the joint representation, even in the event that subsequent litigation arises among parties in the group.

The parties to the joint representation should consider defining how such communications will be treated in subsequent litigation even if they do not maintain a privileged status.

The District Court of Delaware concluded that these adverse - litigation and breach of duty exceptions applied in the joint representation context.

Communications among those in a joint representation can be used in subsequent litigation arising among the group or portions of the group.

For example, will such communications still be treated in a confidential fashion so as to limit the disclosure to parties who were never part of the joint representation?

Traditionally, the adverse litigation exception provides that all communications made during a joint representation are discoverable when former joint clients sue one another.

Draft, 2 d ed.1979), that, whenever two or more defendants are represented by the same attorney, the trial judge must make a preliminary determination that the joint representation is the product of the defendants» informed choice.

A copy of their joint representation, accessed by The Indian Express, states that while conducting the surveys, tax officials «wrote the statements as they liked and forced officials of the companies to sign such statements».