The ‘Revolving Door’: Ethics Issues in Transitioning Between Government and Private Sector Law

11 Feb , 2025

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

This CLE will cover the critical ethics issues involved in leaving government practice for the private sector. It will describe the applicable ethics rules, statutes, and regulations that govern applying for private sector jobs while serving in the government, as well as how to ethically transition from the public to private sector. The CLE will cover the key Rules of Professional Conduct implicated in “revolving door” transitions including Rule 1.7 (current client conflicts), Rule 1.9 (former client conflicts), Rule 1.6 (confidentiality), and Rule 1.11 (successive government and private employment). It will also describe the relevant portions of 18 U.S.C. 207 (Post-Employment Restrictions), 18 U.S.C. 208 (Personal Financial Interests), and 5 CFR Part 2635, Subpart F (Negotiating for Employment).

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

More Webcasts

Social Media Complia...

Social media has become a critical marketing and customer engagement channel for legal firms, banks,...

Generative AI for Li...

Explore the transformative potential of generative AI in modern litigation. “Generative AI for...

DEI - Legal or Illeg...

Prior to the Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action decision, some predicted that this ruling...

Practitioners Take N...

The Federal Tort Claims Act is the way that the federal government is sued for negligence. There are...

GDPR in Practice: Da...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) continues to impact legal firms and organizations worl...

Navigating Governmen...

Contracting with the Federal Government is not like a business deal between two companies or a contr...

Rethinking Harm in C...

This program introduces psychosocial evaluations as a valuable tool in civil litigation, particularl...

Electronic Informati...

Electronic information is a common feature of criminal investigations and prosecutions, both federal...

Domestic Violence as...

This program reframes domestic violence through the lens of “intimate terrorism,” equipp...

Crimmigration Defens...

This program addresses the critical intersection of criminal and immigration law, focusing on how mi...