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Author:   Lawrence J. Fox ,  Susan J. Maryn
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.753kg
ISBN:  

9780195371543

ISBN 10:   0195371542
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   01 September 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE LAW GOVERNING LAWYERS; CHAPTER 1: WHO IS YOUR CLIENT?; CHAPTER 2: FEES; CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 4: CONTROL; CHAPTER 5: COMPETENCE; CHAPTER 6: CONFIDENTIALITY; CHAPTER 7: CONFLICTS; CHAPTER 8: LIMITS OF THE LAW; CHAPTER 9: REMEDIES; PART TWO: REPRESENTING SPECIFIC LEGAL FICTIONS; CHAPTER 10: GOVERNMENT LAWYERS (INCLUDING PROSECUTORS); CHAPTER 11: PUBLICLY HELD COMPANIES (INCLUDING DERIVATIVE SUITS); CHAPTER 12: PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES; CHAPTER 13: NON-PROFITS (INCLUDING PUBLIC INTEREST REPRESENTATION); CHAPTER 14: UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS (INCLUDING LABOR UNIONS, AND JOINT VENTURES?); PART THREE: CONCLUSION: NAVIGATING THE LEGAL FICTION; CHAPTER 15: THE CHECKLIST; 1. IDENTIFY YOUR CLIENT (CHAPTER 1); 2. CLARIFY YOUR FEE (CHAPTER 2); 3. OBSERVE THE 5 C'S (CHAPTERS 3-7); 4. KNOW THE LIMITS OF THE LAW (CHAPTER 8); 5. UNDERSTAND CLIENT AND THIRD PARTY REMEDIES (CHAPTER 9); 6. OBSERVE SPECIAL RULES THAT GOVERN SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONAL CLIENTS: (CHAPTERS 10-14)

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In this illuminating and provocative book, Professors Fox and Martyn lay out useful guideposts to help lawyers navigate through the complexities, conundrums and uncertainties that stem from representing organizational clients. Through clear exposition of real-world dilemmas and thoughtful analysis of possible solutions, The Ethics of Representing Organizations will serve as an invaluable and thought-provoking resource for even the most experienced lawyers. Readers of this book will have a considerable advantage in meeting professional obligations and their clients' expectations. The authors have provided a work of scholarly merit and practical benefit to individual lawyers and the legal profession as a whole. ---Kenneth C. Frazier President, Global Human Health Merck & Co., Inc. A concise and crisp guide for staying out of trouble in the complex world of modern practice. ---Geoffrey C. Hazard Trustee Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Emeritus, Yale Law School

<br> In this illuminating and provocative book, Professors Fox and Martyn lay out useful guideposts to help lawyers navigate through the complexities, conundrums and uncertainties that stem from representing organizational clients. Through clear exposition of real-world dilemmas and thoughtful analysis of possible solutions, The Ethics of Representing Organizations will serve as an invaluable and thought-provoking resource for even the most experienced lawyers. Readers of this book will have a considerable advantage in meeting professional obligations and their clients' expectations. The authors have provided a work of scholarly merit and practical benefit to individual lawyers and the legal profession as a whole. <br>---Kenneth C. Frazier <br>President, Global Human Health <br>Merck & Co., Inc. <br><br>

<br> In this illuminating and provocative book, Professors Fox and Martyn lay out useful guideposts to help lawyers navigate through the complexities, conundrums and uncertainties that stem from representing organizational clients. Through clear exposition of real-world dilemmas and thoughtful analysis of possible solutions, The Ethics of Representing Organizations will serve as an invaluable and thought-provoking resource for even the most experienced lawyers. Readers of this book will have a considerable advantage in meeting professional obligations and their clients' expectations. The authors have provided a work of scholarly merit and practical benefit to individual lawyers and the legal profession as a whole. <br>---Kenneth C. Frazier <br>President, Global Human Health <br>Merck & Co., Inc. <br><p><br>

In this illuminating and provocative book, Professors Fox and Martyn lay out useful guideposts to help lawyers navigate through the complexities, conundrums and uncertainties that stem from representing organizational clients. Through clear exposition of real-world dilemmas and thoughtful analysis of possible solutions, The Ethics of Representing Organizations will serve as an invaluable and thought-provoking resource for even the most experienced lawyers. Readers of this book will have a considerable advantage in meeting professional obligations and their clients' expectations. The authors have provided a work of scholarly merit and practical benefit to individual lawyers and the legal profession as a whole. ---Kenneth C. Frazier President, Global Human Health Merck & Co., Inc. A concise and crisp guide for staying out of trouble in the complex world of modern practice. ---Geoffrey C. Hazard Trustee Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Emeritus, Yale Law School

Author Information

Lawrence J. Fox is a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath where he specializes in corporate and securities litigation; he has published extensively in the field of ethics and is known as a leading expert on the topic. Susan J. Martyn is the Stoepler Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law, where she teaches Legal Ethics, Bioethics & Law, and Health Care Provider Liability; she too has published extensively on the issue of legal ethics.

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