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The Power Of Lawyer Regulators To Increase Client & Public Protection Through Adoption Of A Proactive Regulation System, Laurel S. Terry
The Power Of Lawyer Regulators To Increase Client & Public Protection Through Adoption Of A Proactive Regulation System, Laurel S. Terry
Laurel S. Terry
The idea behind this Article is Ben Franklin's statement that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This Article builds on the author's prior articles that argue that one can think about lawyer regulation issues as involving who-what-when-where-why-and-how to regulate issues. This Article addresses the issue of "WHEN" regulation should occur. It argues that regulators should be trying to PREVENT problems, as well as responding AFTER problems occur.
This Article is primarily directed toward those who regulate U.S. lawyers. The Article argues that the lawyers who head regulatory bodies in the United States have the ability to …
The Fatf’S 4th Mutual Evaluations, The U.S., & Lawyers (2016 Ilec Slides; See Also Cited 2015 & 2010 Articles), Laurel S. Terry
The Fatf’S 4th Mutual Evaluations, The U.S., & Lawyers (2016 Ilec Slides; See Also Cited 2015 & 2010 Articles), Laurel S. Terry
Laurel S. Terry
These slides build on work found in my 2015 and 2010 FATF - legal profession law review articles. These slides were presented at the July 2016 International Legal Ethics Conference in New York City. I participated in a panel that focused on the impact of the Financial Action Task Force or FATF on the legal profession. Other panelists spoke about the 60 Minutes show Anonymous, Inc., FATF’s Mutual Evaluation of Canada and the Attorney General of Canada v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada case in which the Canadian Supreme Court struck down portions of an anti-money laundering law intruding …