From counsel to corporate cop; Attorney part of team crafting rule that may turn lawyers into whistleblowers.(American Bar Association devising rules for attorneys reporting corporate fraud and other crimes)(Cover Story) From: Crain's Cleveland Business | Date: October 7, 2002| Author: Cornell, Ryan | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: RYAN CORNELL

Cleveland attorney Leslie Jacobs is a pivotal player in an American Bar Association movement that could change fundamentally the sacred relationship between attorneys and their corporate clients when financial fraud is discovered.

Mr. Jacobs, a partner at Thompson Hine LLP, serves as the liaison for the bar association's Board of Governors to its Task Force on Corporate Responsibility, a group of attorneys charged with overhauling the bar...

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