This professional responsibility course is intended for students interested in careers as corporate lawyers or representing corporations and other business entities. We will focus on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and ethical issues relating to the representation of a corporation, including conflicts and their waiver, confidentiality, and client identity. We will also address the ethical obligations that corporate lawyers owe to the courts and regulators, particularly whistleblowing. In addition, we will study the role of lawyers in advising corporate boards and officers with regard to fiduciary obligations and corporate governance issues, including corporate powers, shareholder voting rights, and liability. Enterprise Organizations is a co- or pre-requisite for this class. Students may not take both this class and Corporate Lawyer: Law and Ethics for credit.
