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When Lawyers And Law Firms Invest In Their Corporate Clients’ Stock, Donald C. Langevoort
When Lawyers And Law Firms Invest In Their Corporate Clients’ Stock, Donald C. Langevoort
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
I will state my conclusion at the outset. I am not convinced that lawyers' investments in clients in lieu of fees are problematic enough from a conflicts standpoint that the rules of professional responsibility should treat them as presumptively inconsistent with the lawyer's fiduciary responsibility. Lawyers' investments in their clients do raise interesting and unsettling issues, but these issues are not qualitatively different from issues raised by many other norms or practices within the legal profession that also threaten lawyerly objectivity. Indeed, in contrast to some other practices, these fee arrangements can, in some respects, enhance objectivity, or at least …
Corporate Norms And Contemporary Law Firm Practice, Milton C. Regan
Corporate Norms And Contemporary Law Firm Practice, Milton C. Regan
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Larry Mitchell's book describes the movement toward share price maximization by corporate managers. More intensive market competition both domestically and abroad has led managers to believe that their corporations have little choice but to focus on short-term profits. This practice leads to greater instability for corporate workers and efforts to externalize other costs on third parties. It also intensifies the erosion of "local" cultural practices that are seen as impediments to profit maximization, whether they are associated with countries abroad, communities in the United States, or within the corporation itself. In this process, the norms of the market gain increasing …