Legal Opinion
Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P. v. PMNC
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Herbert Kramer, J.
This court is confronted with a motion to disqualify a law firm representing both a subsidiary corporation and the plaintiff who is prosecuting its parent. In this case of apparent first impression in this State, it is necessary for us to determine what standard to apply in deciding whether this representation violates the Code of Professional Responsibility Canons.
The Parsons Corporation has moved to disqualify the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L. L. P. (LeBoeuf) from representing plaintiff, Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P.…
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- Reichenbaum v. Reichenbaum & Silberstein, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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