The importance for Counsel to be mindful of ethical obligations when taking a case against a former client is highlighted in a recent win for SGW&M’s litigation team Steven E. Waldinger and Heather R. Gushue. Relying on Rule 1.9(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, SGW&M, on behalf of its corporate client, successfully disqualified a law firm from continuing to represent a plaintiff in a matter substantially related to a prior action in which that the law firm had previously represented SGW&M’s client. (Westchester County). For more details, you can read the order here.
