Attys Can Keep Firm GC's Advice From Clients, NY Court Says

By Y. Peter Kang ( July 1, 2016, 8:47 PM EDT) -- Law firm attorneys who go to their firms' general counsel for ethical advice needn't disclose those communications to clients, a New York state appeals court ruled in a closely watched malpractice case brought against Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP by a former MasterCard executive. . . .

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