Unit 2: Ethics in Advising Small Businesses (Open-access book Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation)

Abstract

Unit 2 covers the following topics:
• Which bodies of law cover ethical considerations when representing small businesses?
• Who is the client?
• Creating the attorney-client relationship
• Accepting ownership interests in the client or client’s business
• Business advice vs. Legal advice
• Serving as a director of the client
• How the attorney’s competence and capacity impact representation