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Prosecuting The Executive, Tiffany R. Murphy
Prosecuting The Executive, Tiffany R. Murphy
San Diego Law Review
A special counsel is appointed to investigate and potentially prosecute any criminal activity involving those in the Executive Branch. When an attorney general makes such a decision, the individual should consider not only the scope of the appointment but whether the special counsel will protect the fundamental rules of law upon which the Constitution rests; no one person is above the law. Recent history illustrates the abuses of the special prosecutor’s role where it was used as a political weapon or for low level officials. Instead, a special counsel should be used only when the crisis is severe enough that …
Changing The Nature Of Corporate Representation: Attorney Liability For Aiding And Abetting The Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Comment., Stanley Pietrusiak Jr.
Changing The Nature Of Corporate Representation: Attorney Liability For Aiding And Abetting The Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Comment., Stanley Pietrusiak Jr.
St. Mary's Law Journal
In 1983, the American Bar Association (ABA) comprehensively defined corporate counsel’s ethical duties in situations where a corporate officer engages in conduct which could substantially harm the organization. In such cases, the nature of the corporate attorney’s duties depends on whether the officer’s conduct is illegal or whether the officer made a policy decision which falls short of illegality. Rule 1.13 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct imposes the duty on corporate counsel to take steps to stop corporate officers from engaging in illegal conduct which is likely to result in substantial injury to the organization. Conversely, counsel is …