This article examines the issue by discussing the ethical obligations that lawyers may owe to nonclients and the circumstances under which attorneys may be liable to a nonclient for legal malpractice.

The major part of our Torah portion, Mishpatim, raises important questions about Judaism, religion in general, ethics, and law. First, the nature of Judaism. I have a brief definition of Judaism: a ...

Brad has supervised a wide variety of e-discovery projects, including regulatory investigations, product liability litigation, settlement preparation, and records management. He has extensive ...

This article highlights challenges attorneys might encounter related to AI and ethical considerations, and how said challenges/difficulties might be ameliorated. Attorneys are increasingly aware of ...

While the law firm MSO structure goes to at least 2006, 5 there are few people openly discussing these models in the legal profession and even fewer people or organizations writing about them. That is ...

Erica has over two decades of experience handling high-stakes business disputes, multidistrict lawsuits, and class actions in a variety of practice areas, including antitrust, product liability, trade ...

Don Heider (@donheider) is executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. In September 2025, a now-deleted social media post from U.S.

To thrive in a complex world of constant change and challenge, firms must continuously innovate by pivoting business models, creating disruptive products, and implementing new technologies. Keeping an ...

“For those who are destined to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT, the ethical concerns presented are not insurmountable but do require practitioners to engage in serious forethought and ...

The bar group’s ethics committee says firms that make a deal with the government may need to get waivers from clients with opposing interests. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage writes about executive ...