Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2000
Abstract
Lawyers have garnered a reputation for being unreasonable and excessively contentious. This popular sentiment is embedded in our culture. If lawyers cannot change that perception, a second-best outcome (from the perspective of lawyers) would be the formation of an understanding that there is a reason why they appear to act unreasonably, that it can be desirable for lawyers to act in a way that initially appears to be unreasonable. This Article attempts to build a basis for that understanding in the context of lawyers participating in large commercial transactions.
Recommended Citation
Royce de R. Barondes, The Business Lawyer As Terrorist Transaction Cost Engineer, 69 Fordham L. Rev. 31 (2000)