A New York federal judge has ordered the former equity partners of a now-defunct law firm to step in as counsel for a client they last directly represented before their firm’s dissolution in 2003.

Though he noted that neither the code of professional responsibility nor New York partnership law directly addressed the issue, Southern District of New York Judge Charles S. Haight said the partners retained “the professional and ethical responsibility” for the representation despite the closing of their firm.

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