1
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An attorney representing an organization represents
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the organization, and not its employees.
2
Q
A potential conflict of interest occurs when
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(i) two clients’ interests are directly adverse to each other, or (ii) there is a high probability that representing one client will materially limit the lawyer’s ability to represent another; this is an objective standard.
3
Q
Clients can waive most conflicts by
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consent after consultation (Virginia’s equivalent of “informed consent”).
4
Q
If a conflict of interest is sufficiently gross or there is a direct conflict,
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then the conflict cannot be waived.
