Dec 1, 2019 | Article, Carliss N. Chatman, Feature, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Profession, Securities
By Carliss Chatman Abstract Notwithstanding the political grandstanding and legal regimes put in place to prevent the next Enron, this article explores whether attorney whistleblower provisions provided in the Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys Appearing...
Dec 1, 2019 | Article, Courts, Feature, Legal Profession, Tanya Pierce
By Tanya Pierce Abstract What happens when law changes but courts and lawyers ignore the changes? On December 1, 2015, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. One of those amendments includes a sweeping change to Rule 37(e), dealing with...
Mar 1, 2018 | Article, Courts, Elizabeth G. Thornburg, Judges, Law and Politics, Law and Society, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Profession, President and Executive Department
By Elizabeth G. Thornburg Abstract Two-hundred-eighty characters may be insufficient to deliver a treatise on the judiciary, but it is more than enough to deliver criticism of the third branch of government. Today, these tweeted critiques sometimes come not from the...
Mar 1, 2010 | Article, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Profession, Securities, Sung Hui Kim
By Sung Hui Kim Abstract Although there is much debate about whether lawyers should have gatekeeping duties to avert client illegality and prevent harm to the capital markets, few have examined the fiery rhetoric that fuels this ongoing controversy. This Article...
