Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jul. 19, 2014
Who's the client? It's not always clear
One would think that when representing a corporation, figuring out who your client is shouldn't be difficult. But not so fast - this is California. By Michele K. Trausch
One would think that when representing a corporation, figuring out who your client is shouldn't be difficult. But not so fast - this is California.
Rule of Professional Conduct 3-600 is straightforward enough. It tells us that when an attorney represents an organization, the client is the organization. But what about the organization's parent company, or its affiliates, or its subsidiaries? Are they clients as well? Can an...
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