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Hillman on Lawyer Mobility: The Law and Ethics of Partner Withdrawals and Law Firm Breakups
Contributor(s): Hillman, Robert W. (Author)
ISBN: 1454872632     ISBN-13: 9781454872634
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
OUR PRICE:   $617.50  
Product Type: Loose Leaf - Other Formats
Published: July 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Law Office Management
- Law | Reference
- Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Dewey: 346.730
LCCN: 2017032431
Physical Information: 840 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

As lawyers move from one firm to another or from private practice into another sphere -- and as firms restructure to meet increasing economic demands -- numerous ethical, practical, and financial questions arise. Hillman on Lawyer Mobility: The Law and Ethics of Partner Withdrawals and Law Firm Breakups, Third Edition is your definitive guide to this fast developing area of law.

Hillman on Lawyer Mobility analyzes and clarifies all the urgent legal and ethical ramifications in such areas as:

  • The downsizing of law firms
  • Disputes over the existence of a partnership
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Disincentives to competition
  • One-sided fee-sharing agreements
  • Notice of withdrawal
  • Section 42 elections for withdrawing partners
  • Files as property of clients
  • Retaining liens
  • Enforcement of ethics standards through arbitration
  • Collateral consequences of account settlement provisions
  • Compensation for discharged firms
  • Pre-departure solicitation
  • Profit allocation.