Program Details
2025-12-05 13:00:00
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Course Overview
2025-12-05 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm ESTThis session explores how lawyer misconduct can trigger disciplinary proceedings, civil liability, and disqualification motions—sometimes all three from the same conduct. Participants will learn how standards of proof, standing issues, and the appearance of impropriety doctrine differ across these proceeding types.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal
Nathan M. Crystal 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines the applicable choice of law frameworks for discipline (Model Rule 8.5), civil liability (lex loci delicti vs. governmental interest analysis), and disqualification (forum rules). Participants will learn how engagement agreement provisions can influence which jurisdiction’s rules govern their conduct.
Francesca Giannoni-CrystalNathan M. Crystal 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm ESTA brief intermission allowing participants to refresh before continuing with the program. Use this time to review materials or prepare questions for upcoming sessions.
Francesca Giannoni-CrystalNathan M. Crystal 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm ESTThrough examination of cases like Rogers v. Lee and Bryan Cave, this session illustrates how conflict of interest rules vary across jurisdictions and produce dramatically different outcomes. Topics include unrelated matter conflicts, prospective waivers, screening rules, and international practice differences.
Francesca Giannoni-CrystalNathan M. Crystal 2:40 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session provides practical risk management strategies including engagement agreement drafting, limited engagement provisions, arbitration clauses, and prospective waivers. Participants will learn how law firm general counsel can implement firm-wide standards, training programs, and incident response planning to minimize exposure.
Francesca Giannoni-CrystalNathan M. CrystalFrancesca Giannoni-Crystal is a dually qualified U.S. and Italian attorney whose practice bridges Civil Law and Common Law systems, with over two decades of experience advising multinational corporations, law firms, and financial institutions. She focuses on cross-border ethics, international professional responsibility, and multijurisdictional practice issues, often serving as a “lawyer for lawyers” on complex matters involving conflicts of interest, privilege, and professional-conduct compliance. As co-founder of Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, she provides guidance on navigating overlapping legal regimes, particularly in international transactions and cross-border representation. She also contributes to advancing education in this field through her work with Technethics, an initiative dedicated to ethics, technology, and global legal compliance.
Nathan M. Crystal is an attorney and scholar widely recognized for his expertise in professional responsibility and contract law. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has advised individuals, law firms, and organizations on complex ethical and contractual issues and has served as an expert witness or consultant in more than 100 multimillion-dollar cases. A longtime academic, he is the Class of 1969 Professor Emeritus of Professional Responsibility and Contract Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he taught for 34 years, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at New York University. In 2011, he co-founded Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, continuing his work in professional responsibility and contract law while contributing to global discussions on legal ethics.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal is a dually qualified U.S. and Italian attorney whose practice bridges Civil Law and Common Law systems, with over two decades of experience advising multinational corporations, law firms, and financial institutions. She focuses on cross-border ethics, international professional responsibility, and multijurisdictional practice issues, often serving as a “lawyer for lawyers” on complex matters involving conflicts of interest, privilege, and professional-conduct compliance. As co-founder of Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, she provides guidance on navigating overlapping legal regimes, particularly in international transactions and cross-border representation. She also contributes to advancing education in this field through her work with Technethics, an initiative dedicated to ethics, technology, and global legal compliance.
Nathan M. Crystal is an attorney and scholar widely recognized for his expertise in professional responsibility and contract law. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has advised individuals, law firms, and organizations on complex ethical and contractual issues and has served as an expert witness or consultant in more than 100 multimillion-dollar cases. A longtime academic, he is the Class of 1969 Professor Emeritus of Professional Responsibility and Contract Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he taught for 34 years, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at New York University. In 2011, he co-founded Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, continuing his work in professional responsibility and contract law while contributing to global discussions on legal ethics.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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