Perspective
Dec. 6, 2014
Leaving your firm? Clients come first
While lawyers change firms every day, important ethical principles that govern how lawyers and firms should act to protect clients' interest don't - and can get lost in the shuffle. By Merri A. Baldwin
Lawyers change firms every day. Partners move to new firms, law firms merge and sometimes shut their doors. Recently, for example, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced, after merger discussions with Bingham McCutchen LLP, that it instead would extend offers to a significant number of that firm's partners, with Bingham closing its doors. Whether a lawyer is voluntarily leaving a firm, has been terminated, or is forced to leave because t...
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