Reading Room Document
Participation of Antitrust Division Attorney in "Armored Car" Cases
The document is a memorandum opinion regarding the participation of an attorney in the Antitrust Division in "Armored Car" cases. The conclusion reached in the document is that there would be no actual or apparent impropriety involved in the attorney's participation in the cases. The document presents questions for review regarding the attorney's prior association with a law firm that was previously general counsel for Wells Fargo, and whether this association would create a conflict of interest in the attorney's participation in the armored car cases. It also discusses the standards of the American Bar Association (ABA) Code of Professional Responsibility and whether the attorney's limited inquiries to the Division would disqualify him from participating in the cases.
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