Lawyers’ Obligations to Russian Clients Could Become Untenable

As the horrors of the war in Ukraine unfold, major U.S. law firms are being scrutinized for their ties to individuals and entities linked to Russia.

We don’t know who all of a given firm’s clients are, never mind the scope and nature of any representation, but we can glean enough from the public record to know there are plenty of firms that need to revisit their relationships with Russia-based clients.

Harvard, Stanford, and Yale Law Schools have been tracking what major U.S. and U.K. law firms have stated publicly about their intentions for Russia-based clients, presumably to put some ...