Disqualification of Counsel: The Westinghouse Litigation

D'Amato, Anthony

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Disqualification of Counsel: The Westinghouse Litigation

Anthony D'Amato

Northwestern University - School of Law

March 7, 2011

Chicago Bar Record, Vol. 61, p. 88, 1979
Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-35

Abstract:
The motion to disqualify counsel is becoming increasingly important in pre-trial strategy. Discusses one case arising out of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's alleged breach of longterm uranium supply contracts, in which a disqualification motion was sustained against Westinghouse's counsel, Kirkland & Ellis.

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Keywords: Disqualification of Counsel, Chinese Wall Argument, Legal Ethics, Westinghouse v. Rio Algom, Westinghouse v. Getty, Westinghouse v. Kerr-McGee, Kirkland & Ellis

JEL Classification: K10, K30

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Date posted: March 8, 2011

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D'Amato, Anthony, Disqualification of Counsel: The Westinghouse Litigation (March 7, 2011). Chicago Bar Record, Vol. 61, p. 88, 1979; Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-35. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1780547

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