Law Practice
Apr. 27, 2011
When Politics Interferes With Business
How should law firms balance their own values with those of their clients? That question reared its head Monday when King & Spalding partner Paul G. Clement left his firm because it stopped defending the Defense of Marriage Act.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When should law firms stick with clients who have controversial positions? And how should law firms balance their own values with those of their clients? Such questions reared their heads Monday when King & Spalding partner Paul G. Clement left his firm because the firm dropped its representation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
"I resign out of the firmly held belief that a representa...
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