Rule 1. 7: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients Client-Lawyer Relationship (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest
Law Practice Essentials: 3. 19 Acting for Business Competitors This Rule is referred to in the Code as the concurrent client Rule It requires that you treat any information disclosed by one client as confidential and not disclose it to other clients It is possible that your law firm may have more than one client competing for the same business opportunity
Rule 1. 7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients - Comment Loyalty and independent judgment are essential elements in the lawyer's relationship to a client Concurrent conflicts of interest can arise from the lawyer's responsibilities to another client, a former client or a third person or from the lawyer's own interests
Concurrent Conflicts of Interest - StudentVIP Even with client consent, lawyers should not act unless, in their judgment, the concurrent retainers do not preclude their ability to filter the ‘best interests’ of each client
Concurrent Client Conflicts | DQed: The Lawyer Disqualification Blog Although this subsection focuses on concurrent client conflicts of interest, the lawyer’s representation might be “materially limited” by a variety of other sources, such as personal interests or former clients (which are specifically addressed in later subsections)
Concurrent Conflict of Interest Among Clients - Ogborn Mihm, LLP The most apparent conflict of interest problems are, seemingly, conflicts in which the interests of concurrent clients are directly adverse In fact, it is not always obvious when clients have directly adverse interests, particularly in litigation
What is a concurrent client? Why are concurrent clients. . . - Numerade A concurrent client refers to a client that can connect to a server and perform operations simultaneously with other clients This means multiple clients can interact with the server at the same time without waiting for one another to finish their tasks