Nov. 7, 2023
Advising company doesn’t entail future conflict, judge tentatively rules
The tentative order denies a plaintiffs’ motion to remove Rutan & Tucker LLP and partner Steven J. Goon as defense counsel in a lawsuit that involves two brothers in a dispute over shares of a family-owned real estate business.
Attorney-client relationships aren’t always applied when a lawyer has previously represented an entire company as opposed to its individual officers, an Orange County judge tentatively ruled on Monday, denying a motion to disqualify.
“An attorney representing an organization (e.g., a corporation) does not automatically have an attorney-client relationship with the organization’s individual constituents (officers, directors, shareholders, e...
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