Ethical Issues in Transactional Practice

Professors Peter Kostant and Marshall Tracht

This course will examine the rules governing ethical issues that commonly arise in transactional settings, such as dual representation, representation of business entities and their principals, business transactions with clients, duties to third parties, obligations to regulatory agencies, permissible and impermissible negotiation techniques, opinion letters, client confidentiality, client funds and IOLA accounts, and ethical issues in rendering business advice.

Prerequisite: The Legal Profession or The Legal Profession: Corporate Practice.