ABA proposes change in firm ownership rules 
Published: December 6, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, law firm, law firm ownership, legal ethics, Rules of Professional Conduct
Last month the American Bar Association’s Ethics 20/20 Commission proposed changing the Rules of Professional Conduct to permit other service professionals, such as accountants, social workers and public relations professionals, to partner with attorneys to own up to 25 percent of a law firm.
Employer alleges LinkedIn contacts violate non-compete
By:
Patrick Thornton
Published: May 28, 2010
Tags: LinkedIn, non-compete, non-compete agreement, social media
A Minnesota-based information technologies staffing firm, TEKsystems, is suing three of its ex-employees and a competitor in federal district court, alleging that the employees broke their non-compete agreements by continuing communication with old clients through LinkedIn.
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