This panel will focus on the ethical issues that can surround taking on an engagement — everything from evaluating conflicts, mandatory and recommended disclosures, and what it really means to be disinterested.
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will identify common ethical issues that arise when considering whether to accept a new engagement, including how to evaluate potential conflicts of interest.
- Attendees will understand mandatory and recommended disclosure requirements and how they apply when determining whether a professional can serve in a matter.
- Attendees will examine the meaning of "disinterestedness" in practice and apply practical strategies for assessing and maintaining compliance with ethical standards when taking on a case.