Mary C. Daly

Legal Scholarship
Rights, Liability and Ethics in International Legal Practice  (Daly & Goebel eds.) (Transnational Juris Publications, Inc. 2d ed.)  (forthcoming)

The New York Code of Professional Responsibility: Opinions, Commentary, and Caselaw (Oceana Publications 1997 & 2003 Supp.)

Rights, Liability and Ethics in International Legal Practice  (Daly & Goebel eds.) (Transnational Juris Publications, Inc. 1995)

Teaching Integrity in the Professional Responsibility Curriculum: A Modest Proposal for Change, 72 Fordham L. Rev. 261 (2003)

The Structure of Legal Education and the Legal Profession, Multidisciplinary Practice, Competition, and Globalization, 52 J. Legal Educ. 480 (2002)

Aristocrat, Monopolist, or Entrepreneur?: A Comparative Perspective on the Future of Multidisciplinary Partnerships in the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom After the Disintegration of Andersen Legal, 80 Wash.U. L.Q. 589 (2002)

What the Multidisciplinary Practice Debate Can Teach Us about Law Practice in the New Millennium and the Need for Curricular Reform, 50 J. Legal Educ. 521 (2000)

Choosing Wise Men Wisely:  The Risks and Rewards of Purchasing Legal Services from a Professional Services Firm, 13 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 217 (2000)

The Dichotomy Between Standards and Rules: A New Way of Looking at the Differences in Perception Between U.S. and Foreign Codes of Lawyer Conduct, 32 Vand. J. Transnat’l L.  1117 (1999)

The Ethical Implications of the Globalization of the Legal Profession: A Challenge to the Teaching of Professional Responsibility in the Twenty-First Century, 21 Fordham International Law Journal 1239 (1998)

The Cultural, Ethical, and Legal Challenges in Lawyering for a Global Organization: The Role of the General Counsel, 46 Emory L.J. 1057 (1997)

To Betray Once? To Betray Twice?: Reflections on Confidentiality, A Guilty Client, An Innocent Condemned Man, And An Ethics-Seeking Defense Counsel, 29 Loyola of Los Angeles L. Rev. 1611 (1996)

Thinking Globally: Will National Borders Matter to Lawyers a Century from Now?, 1 J. Inst. Study Leg. Ethics 297 (1996)

Contextualizing Professional Responsibility:  A New Curriculum for a New Century, 58 Law & Contemporary Problems 193  (1996) (with Bruce Green & Russell Pearce)

Preliminary Reflections on Ethical and Liability Issues in Comparative Yearbook of International Business (Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers  1995)

Resolving Ethical Conflicts in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice -- Is Model Rule 8.5 The Answer, An Answer or No Answer At All?, 36 S. Tx. L. Rev. 715 (1995)

An Overview of Ethical Issues in Simultaneous Representations of Police Officers and Municipalities in Section 1983 Actions, 9 Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law 113 (1994).

Rebuilding the City of Richmond:  Congress's Authority to Authorize the States to Adopt Race-Conscious Remedies, 34 Boston College L. Rev. 903 (1992).

Affirmative Action, Equal Access and the Supreme Court's 1988 Term:  The Rehnquist Court Takes a Sharp Turn To The Right, 18 Hofstra L. Rev. 1057 (1990).

Some, Runs, Some Hits, Some Errors -- Keeping Score in the
Affirmative Action Ballpark from Weber to Johnson, 30 Boston College L. Rev. 1 (1988).

Stotts' Denial of Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Non-Victims:  Draining the "Spirit" from Title VII, 14 Fordham Urban Law Journal 17 (1986).

Publications for the Bar and Bench
Beware When Client Claims Breach of Fiduciary Duty, NYPRR, 1 (Apr. 2004)

Court Disqualifies Firm for Former-Client Conflicts, NYPRR 1 (Feb. 2004)

Exceeding the Ethical Limits in Conducting a Litigation, NYPRR 1 (Nov. 2003)

The Lawyer & the Judge – Three Scenarios, NYPRR 2 (Sept. 2003)

The Shoals to Avoid When Paying Potential Witnesses, NYPRR 1 (July 2003)

Researching Ethics Issues – A List of Sources, NYPRR 9 (March 2003)

Distinguishing Among Past, Continuing & Future Crimes, NYPRR 5 (January 2003)

Don’t Get Burned by the Hot Potato Client, NYPRR 1 (October 2002)

Three NYSBA Ethics Opinions  Interpret New MDP Rules NYPRR 1 (August 2002)

The Enron Debacle — A Primer For NY Lawyers, NYPRR 1 (June 2002)

Lawyers As Witnesses – Civil and Criminal Cases, NYPRR (April 2002)

Lawyers as Witnesses – An Overview, NYPRR 1 (February 2002)

The Rules Governing Lawyers in Public Office, NYPRR 1 (May 2001)

Who Is Your Client – The Business or Its Owners, NYPRR 1 (March 2001)

When Your Client Plans to Commit A Crime, NYPRR 1 (January 20001)

Professional Responsibility Dilemmas in Representing the Small Business:  The New York Perspective, Course Materials, PLI, 2000

Goldmine or Minefield?: A Primer on the Ethical Constraints on Law Firm Investments in Clients, 628 PLI/Pat 555 (2000)

Resolving Conflicts in a Closely Held Business, NYPRR 1 (November 2000)

Identifying the Client in a Closely Held Business, NYPRR (October 2000)

“Noisy Withdrawal” From A Client’s Fraud, NYPRR 1 (August 2000)

The Perils of Investing In A Client, NYPRR 1 (May 2000)

The Perils in Business Transactions With A Client, NYPRR 1 (March 2000)

Crossing State Lines– Which Law Governs, NYPRR 1 (September 1999)

ABA Commission: Change the Fee Sharing Rules, NYPRR 1 (July1999)

What Every Lawyer Needs to Know about the Civil Law System, 1998 The Professional Lawyer  35

Conflicts of Interest: An Overview, NYPRR 5 (Nov.1998)

Are Restrictive Practice Agreements Fair Game after Feldman?, NYPRR 5 (June 1998)

Teaching Legal Ethics in Context, N.Y.S.B.J., May/June 1998 at 6 (with Bruce A. Green)

Accounting for Lawyers: Avoiding the Ethical Pitfall of Misidentifying the Organizational Client, Study Materials, PLI, October 1997

Revolution or Evolution?: A Commentary on Developments in Professional Responsibility in 1995, Course Materials, New York State Bar Association, Annual Meeting (1996)

Accounting for Lawyers:  A Professional Responsibility Primer, Study Materials, PLI, August 1995

Practicing Across Borders:  Ethical Reflections for Small-Firm and Solo Practitioners, Course Materials, 21st Annual Conference on Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association,
June 1995, reprinted in 1995 The Professional Lawyer 123

Aligning the Goals of the In-House Counsel and the Corporate Conscience, Study Materials, Securities Regulation & Litigation Institute for Corporate Counsel, April 1994

Ethical Challenges for Law Departments in the Twenty-First Century, Study Materials, PLI, December 1993

Competence and Confidentiality:  Understanding Financial Statements--Understanding Lawyers' Professional Responsibilities, Study Materials, PLI, November 1993

Corporate Counsel Malpractice -- Threat or Phantom?, Study Materials, American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Meeting, November 1993

Should Law Professors Be Allowed to Teach Ethics? Study Materials, ABA Conference on Professional Responsibility, May 1992.

Lawyering After Kaye Scholer:  Prophylactic Measures for the Modern Law Firm, Study Materials, PLI, June 1992.

Feminization of the Legal Profession:  Professional Responsibility and Feminist Jurisprudence, Study Materials, ABA Conference on Professional Responsibility, May 1992.

Current Professional Responsibility Issues in Employment  Discrimination and Civil Rights Actions in Federal and State Courts, ALI-ABA Course of Study Materials, June, 1987.

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