"No lawyer should be permitted to place himself or herself, in a position where, even inadvertently, they could be tempted to take advantage of confidences placed in that lawyer," wrote counsel for the former head of a publicly traded REIT in a disqualification motion.
November 29, 2022 at 03:57 PM
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Citing potential ethics violations, counsel for the former head of a publicly traded real estate investment trust is asking a Houston judge to disqualify the opposing counsel because of his past relationship with a client.
James Mastandrea asserts he grew the Whitestone REIT portfolio from $150 million when he was hired in 2006 to $1.1 billion in 2021. When he was terminated by the board in January, Mastandrea immediately filed a wrongful termination suit.
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