Lateral hiring, like many other business activities, declined in 2020, but the Spring of 2021 has shown a strong rebound. In light of this development, law firms and lawyers who are considering a move would be interested in two recent cases. Jacobson Holman, PLLC v. Gentner , 244 A.3d 690 (D.C. Ct. App. 2021), involves a dispute between a former equity partner and her former firm over the calculation of the accrual basis account to be paid to the departing lawyer. Governo Law Firm v. Kendra Bergeron, 166 N.E.3d 413 (Mass. 2021), deals with access and use of firm material by departing lawyers in connection with their new practice. You can read about these two cases in my most recent Ethics Watch.
Nathan Crystal, Red Flags for Departing Lawyers and their Former Firms, South Carolina Lawyer 16 (September 2021) at https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=18928&i=719486&p=18&ver=html5
