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When Law and Economics Met Professional Responsibility

George M. Cohen

Date

1998

Citation

George M. Cohen, When Law and Economics Met Professional Responsibility, 67 Fordham Law Review, 273–299 (1998).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

George M. Cohen

Public Policy and Regulation

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

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