"Disqualification of Counsel: The Westinghouse Litigation" by Anthony D'Amato
 

Document Type

Article

Repository Date

1979

Keywords

Disqualification of Counsel, Chinese Wall argument, Legal ethics, Westinghouse v. Rio Algom, Westinghouse v. Getty, Westinghouse v. Kerr-McGee, Kirkland & Ellis

Subject Categories

Jurisdiction | Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Politics | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Legal History

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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