White & Case Fined £250k for U.K. Conflict of Interest Lapse

White & Case LLP and one of its London arbitration partners, David Goldberg, must pay fines totaling £300,000 ($388,873) for failing to identify a conflict of interest and adequately protect confidential client information, the U.K.’s Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal decided July 19 (White & Case LLP, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, No. 449150, 7/19/17).

The penalties of £250,000 ($324,061) for the firm and £50,000 ($64,812) for Goldberg were handed down by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, which adjudicates alleged breaches of the rules and regulations applicable to solicitors and their firms in England and Wales.

While the SDT’s decision recites no facts, the proceeding ...