The Corporate Lawyer's Role in a Contemporary Democracy

Authors

Colin P. Marks, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of LawFollow
Nancy B. Rapoport, University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of LawFollow

Publication Date

3-2009

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this paper, we review the traditional arguments for corporate social responsibility and ask the question of what corporate lawyers should do to help their clients do the right thing ethically. We also set out a test - the technically test -- that highlights when something is usually on the wrong side of the ethical line. (If you have to give legal advice starting with Well, technically..., you're on the wrong side of the line.)

Publication Title

Fordham Law Review

Volume

77

Issue

4

Recommended Citation

Colin P. Marks & Nancy B. Rapoport, The Corporate Lawyer's Role in a Contemporary Democracy, 77 Fordham Law Review 1269 (2009).
Available at: https://irlaw.umkc.edu/faculty_works/1045