Legal Opinion
In Re Appeal of Infotechnology, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 31, 1990PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
This interlocutory appeal by the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom challenges an order of the Court of Chancery disqualifying that firm from representing the plaintiff, Avacus Partners, L.P. (Avacus), in this case because the defendants, directors of Infotechnology, Inc. (In-fotech), had retained an investment banker, Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. (Prudential-Bache), whom Skadden had previously represented in wholly unrelated matters. Prudential-Bache is not a party here. Relying solely upon the Delaware Rules of Professional Conduct (the Rules), the trial…
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