Practice question
Three months after leaving an agency, a former agency lawyer is retained to represent a client in a pending matter before that same agency. The matter is entirely new to the lawyer. Under Section 7(b) alone, does the absence of prior personal involvement avoid the restriction?
- Yes, because only matters personally handled before separation are covered
- Yes, if the client signs written consent
- Yes, if the lawyer does not use confidential information
- Yes, if the lawyer calls the fee a consultation charge
- No; the clause covers practice connected with any matter before the former office during the one-year period
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html — Section 7(b), especially the final paragraph on one-year restrictions after separation, and Section 7(c).
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