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The Corporate Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Colin Marks, Nancy B. Rapoport
The Corporate Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Colin Marks, Nancy B. Rapoport
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This paper reviews the traditional arguments for corporate social responsibility and asks the question of what corporate lawyers should do to help their clients do the right thing ethically. It also sets out a test - the technically test -- that highlights when something is usually on the wrong side of the ethical line. (If you have to give legal advice starting with "Well, technically...," you're on the wrong side of the line.)
Swimming With Shark, Nancy B. Rapoport
Swimming With Shark, Nancy B. Rapoport
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In this essay, Nancy Rapoport discusses how Sebastian Stark (played by James Woods) seduces the lawyers on his legal team into ignoring legal ethics in favor of Stark's own version of ethics. Stark -- a criminal defense lawyer who becomes a deputy district attorney -- bends the ethics rules past the breaking point in order to put bad guys behind bars. His team of lawyers knows right from wrong but follows Stark's lead in breaking the rules anyway.