Description:
Is there a legal ethics rule that no lawyer ever has been sanctioned for having violated? The answer to that question is “no,” but because ABA Model Rule 2.1 comes very close, it is routinely overlooked by state bar disciplinary authorities and practicing lawyers alike. In the latest installment in this popular series, Zach McGee provides lawyers with practical guidance on how to fulfill their ethical obligations under ABA Model Rule 2.1 to exercise independent professional judgment and to render candid advice. ABA Model Rule 2.1 also permits lawyers to refer not only to law but to other consideration such as moral, economic, social and political factors in rendering their advice, which can be useful when a client’s desired course of action is not in his or her best interests.
Speaker:
Zachary S. McGee, Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA
Zach McGee is a Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles where he negotiates distribution deals for feature films and television series. Before joining Sony Pictures, Zach held senior in-house legal positions at NBCUniversal and Miramax. Zach began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and as an associate with DavisPolk in New York, New York, and Menlo Park, California. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and he received his Masters of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Zach is also a successful entrepreneur and founder of educational content companies in the legal space.