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As the article infra, page 1, discusses, attorneys who practice product liability law are not beyond the reach of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For a complete description of the SEC's proposed rules regarding the standards of professional conduct for attorneys appearing before the SEC, go to www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/31-8186. The site summarizes the rules proposed pursuant to Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires the SEC (Commission) to prescribe minimum standards of professional conduct for attorneys appearing and practicing before the Commission in any way in the representation of issuers.
The Commission explained that the actions of some attorneys have drawn increasing scrutiny and criticism in light of recent events, demonstrating that at least “some lawyers have forgotten their responsibility.” It noted that existing state ethical rules did not seem to be an effective deterrent to attorney misconduct. The July 16, 2002, Preliminary Report of the American Bar Association Task Force on Corporate Responsibility (the “Cheek Report”) concluded that “the system of corporate governance at many public companies has failed dramatically” and acknowledges that attorneys representing and advising corporate clients bear some share of the blame for this failure.
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