07/18/2006
Partners Owe a Continuing Duty to Clients Even After a Law Firm Dissolves
RLS Associates, LLC v. United Bank of Kuwait PLC
417 F. Supp. 2d 417 (SDNY 2006) and 2006 WL 108561

Brief Summary

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that when a law firm partnership dissolves, the former equity partners of that firm are still bound to fulfill the professional obligations they assumed to clients before dissolution. If they are personally unable to fulfill those obligations, they must arrange for, and pay for, successor counsel. Nevertheless, the client cannot exercise veto power over the selection of successor counsel, as long as that counsel is competent and the selection is reasonable.
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