Legal Opinion
The Nck Organization Ltd. And William E. Greene, Jr. v. Walter W. Bregman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 7, 1976No. 1091, Docket 76-7075PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon once again, as we have been in several recent cases,1 to review an order of disqualification of counsel for breach of Canons 4 and 9 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (Code).2 This case presents yet another variation of the case posited when a lawyer is retained as *130counsel in a suit against his former client. As in Hull v. Celanese Corp., 513 F.2d 568 (2d Cir. 1975), the triangle of conflict here is somewhat novel: the question presented is whether a law firm may represent a corporate officer against his former corporate employer when the firm…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- T. C. Theatre Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Hull v. Celanese Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corporation and Chrysler Realty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Cinema 5, Ltd. v. Cinerama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- International Electronics Corp. v. FlanzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by133 opinions
- United States v. Gaetano ModicaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- The Government of India and the Food Corporation of India v. Cook Industries, Inc. And Cook and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Michael F. Armstrong v. Clovis McAlpinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- In Re American Airlines, Inc., Amr CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- James J. Kevlik v. David B. Goldstein, Town of DerryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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