LEO: Confidences and Secrets - Merger of Law  LE Op. 631

 

Confidences and Secrets - Merger of Law Firms.

 

November 20, 1984

 

The law firms of attorney M and attorney R merge. Prior to the merger

attorney M represented client One in a defense of a suit by person Two;

attorney R represented client Three in an unrelated suit against One and

Two prior to the merger.

 

It is not improper for attorney M and attorney R to continue their

respective representations of One and Three subsequent to the merger so

long as attorney M and attorney R maintain the confidences and secrets of

their respective clients and, after full disclosure obtain the consent of

their respective clients to the continued representations. [ DR:4-101(A),

(B), (C)(1)]

 

Committee Opinion November 20, 1984