Conflicts of Interest and Chinese Walls

Posted on June 10, 2005 by Francis Pileggi

For those concerned about conflicts of interest, and the use of what is commonly referred to as “Chinese Walls” to address those conflicts, you should read this post on the Legal Ethics Forum Blog that cites to at least one court decision in which the dissenting opinion thought that use of the words “Chinese Wall” was pejorative in this context, or at least unkind to the Chinese.