In this article we will consider a newly decided case of critical importance to how law firms handle ethical problems and disputes with clients, as well as a recent formal opinion from the Ethics Committee of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) addressing the question of whether it is permissible to bill clients for the work of unpaid interns.
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In Stock v. Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis, 35 N.Y.S.3d 31 (1st Dept. 2016), The Appellate Division, First Department, decided that communications between lawyers and their law firm’s in-house general counsel are protected by the attorney-client privilege. The decision is consistent with similar rulings in a number of other states, and rejects several theories that had greater success in some federal courts.
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