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ARTICLE · 29 MARCH 2016

Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: March 2016

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Here are summaries of ethics opinions issued in November and December 2015. The opinions were issued by the NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics.

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Here are summaries of ethics opinions issued in November and December 2015. The opinions were issued by the NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics. NYLER will continue to provide updates on new ethics opinions issued by these and other ethics committees in New York State.

For information about how to obtain an ethics opinion from the NYS Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics, please visit http://www.nysba.org/Ethics/.

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION OPINIONS

NYSBA Ethics Op. 1072 (Nov. 2015)
Ethical Obligations When Partnering with Foreign Lawyer

In Opinion 1072 a New York lawyer wishes to partner with a Japanese "benrishi," a professional licensed to practice certain forms of intellectual property law in Japan. According to the Opinion, while benrishis must pass a bar exam that focuses solely on intellectual property law, they are not required to have a law school degree. Opinion 1072 reasoned that "the mere fact that a foreign 'lawyer' is licensed

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