Ethics

At the Ethical Quandary, news of a case upholding attorney client privilege for emails across a company account.  I think that some cases might reach the opposite result, so it's a hot issue generally.  . . . .    Our very own Brad Wendel, Miguel Estrada (John Yoo's lawyer) and Judge Diane Sykes held a panel on the  "The Professional Responsibility of Government Lawyers in the War on Terror."  Brad focused on a defense of the possibility of a non-political, non-ideological approach to discipline and regulation.  Miguel Estrada focused on the use of ethics rules to further political goals.  (Regarding Estrada's framing, I'm fond of saying that "sometimes, 'ethics' is just a brick they throw at you when your back is turned."  Emphasis on "sometimes," because sometimes it's not.)   [This description has been edited, in light of Brad's comment below.] . . . .    "    Erik D. Ramanathan ?96 was named executive director of the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession and its Center on Lawyers and the Professional Services Industry."     . . . .    Mike Frisch, at Legal Profession Blog, has new of what happened on remand in the Caperton case.    . . . .     From the WSJ law blog  "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused in the attacks will be put on criminal trial in New York, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce later Friday."     . . . .    Bill Henderson on the winners and losers in the biglaw contraction