Committee on Professional Ethics
Topic: Designation of departing former name partner, who is taking an in-house counsel position, as “Special Counsel” on letterhead.
Digest of the Committee:
“Whether a law firm may designate a departing name partner as ‘Special Counsel’ after removing his name from the firm name depends on the level of his continuing involvement with the firm and its clients.”
Rules: New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.10(a) and (e), 7.1(a), 7.5(a)
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