Bruce Green, director of Fordham Law’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, explains to Bloomberg Law how the plan of KPMG Law US—the first U.S. law firm owned by a Big Four accountancy—to work with clients outside of Arizona will test state-by-state rules.
Beyond Arizona
KPMG’s plan to work with clients outside of Arizona will test state-by-state rules on the practice of law, according to legal ethics experts.
“It sounds like what they want to do is practice nationally from a Tempe office,” said Bruce Green, a Fordham Law School professor. “The rules of professional conduct will be tested.”
Out of state lawyers generally can form co-counsel relationships for temporary projects, according to Green, but those relationships have time limits.
Read “KPMG Law Eyes National Reach From Arizona in Threat to Rivals” in Bloomberg Law.