Arthur J Ciampi

March 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In their Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur Ciampi and Maria Ciampi ring some warning bells regarding potentially harmful law firm partnership agreement provisions in the hope of keeping our readers out of harm's way.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi

8 minute read

July 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The confidentiality issue is difficult because it contains inherent tensions between the confidentiality rights of both law firms and clients and the commercial needs and interests required to determine the merits of a lateral move.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi

8 minute read

May 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Over the years, we have written in this column that law firm partners and law firms should have written partnership agreements, and that such agreements should address the firm's major life events. Despite these efforts, we do still encounter law firms with no written agreement or with agreements that cause avoidable difficulties for the firm and its partners.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria Ciampi

9 minute read

March 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A recent American Bar Association Formal Opinion (Opinion 504) should cause law firm partners and their law firms to reconsider this thinking as it relates to their ethical obligations and particularly in those firms with lawyers admitted in more than one jurisdiction.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi

8 minute read

November 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

2022 was an eventful year for law firms and law firm partners.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi

13 minute read

September 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

In their Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur Ciampi and Maria Ciampi discuss a Kings County, Supreme Court decision which analyzed the legal bases used to determine whether a partnership exists. The decision is noteworthy in that it "sets forth the criteria for determining whether a partnership exists where a written agreement exists among the parties."

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria Ciampi

7 minute read

July 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

This article addresses amending the law firm partnership agreement and the significance of such amendments, particularly in two-partner law firms.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi

7 minute read

March 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal

This article addresses the November 2021 new Comments to NY RPC Rule 5.6(a)(1) that the House of Delegates adopted. These Comments are important for law firms and their partners to understand and consider, and may necessitate a review and/or rethinking of law firm agreements, policies, and procedures.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria Ciampi

9 minute read

January 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

This article addresses how NYSBA views nonlawyer ownership in the interstate and international context with the goal of providing some guidance to New York law partners and partnerships as to their professional responsibilities.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria Ciampi

8 minute read

November 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Since our last "Roundup" in November 2020, a number of developments in the Law Firm Partnership Law context are worth setting forth and reiterating.

By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi

9 minute read