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It analyzes how current approaches to attorneys’ liability for nondisclosures under Section 10(b) allow material omissions, lower the legal profession’s reputation, and conflict with the Securities Acts’ goals of fair, honest markets and investor protection. 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lawyer's theoretical duty to justice and to thepublic good has been so totally overwhelmed by a duty of Ioyalty to a client,but thisseems unlikely to change any time soon.”1 The Iegal profession has both publicduties to society and private duties to advance the interests of its clients in the bestway possible.Nowhere is the conflict between the two inore evident than in thesecurities laws.The Securities Exchange Act of I934²(\"the Exchange Act\")wasenacted principally to protect the public froin the inany dangers of the securitiesmarkets,but the practical impact may not be as noble.  \nIn Rubinv.Schottenstein,Zox,&Dunn,the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heldthat a law firm which both misrepresented material facts and made materialnondisclosures was not liable to the investors that their clients defrauded becausethere was no reasonable reliance by the investors on the attorney'smisrepresentations and no duty to disclose to the investors.3 This case provides aprime example of the conflict between pubhc and private duties.By focusing on theprivate duties of the attorney to protect client confidences and diligently pursueclient objectives,attorneys are allowed to act in ways that are contrary to thegeneral public duties of the Securities Acts:honesty,justice,and fairness.  \nThis Note will show that the current approach to attorneys’liability fornondisclosures under section IO(b)of the Exclange Act⁴(“Section 10(b)”or“10(b)”)is not enough.It allows attorneys to omit material facts(nondisclosure),lowers the reputation of the legal profession as a whole,and is inconsistent with theinajor goals of the Securities Acts,⁵which are to ensure fair and honest inarkets⁶and protect investors.  \n*JD.Candidate,1999,Indiana University School ofLaw-Bloomington;BA.,1996,ButlerUniversity.I would like to thank Professor Hannah Buxbaum for her comments and suggestionsand Professor J.William Hicks for suggesting the topic.I would also like to thank my fricnds andfamily for their constant encouragement and support,particularly my parents,Wes and Barbara,my sister Cathy,and Matthew.  \n1.RobertA.Prentice,Locating the \"Indistinct\"and\"Virtually Nonexistent\"Line BetweenPrimary and Secondary Liability Under Section 10(b),75 N.C.L.REV.691,768(1997)(footnote omitted).  \n2.15U.S.C.§78a-78mm(1994&Supp.Ⅲ1997).  \n3.110 F.3d 1247,1257(6th Cir.),vacated,120 F.3d 603(6th Cir.1997)(cn banc),rev'don reh’g,143F.3d 263(6th Cir.1998)(reversing the summaryjudgment for the defendants).  \n4.Securities Exchange Act of 1934§10(b),15U.S.C.§78j(b).  \n5.The use of thc term“Securities Acts”in this case refers to both the Securities Act of 1933(\"Security Act\")and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(\"Exchange Act\").  \n6.See Securities ExchangeAct of1934§2,15 U.S.C.§78b(1994).  \nPart I of this Note presents an introduction to liability under Rule 10b-5 of theExchange Act⁷(“Rule 10b-5”or“10b-5”)and Section 10(b).Part 1I looks at thetypical situations in which attorneys inay be held liable under Rule 10b-5 and thevarious duty tests currently in use,their strengths and weaknesses,and how theyincorporate poliey concerns.Part II addresses the specific policy concerns both forand against expansion of attorneys'duties under Section 10(b),including the policybehind the Exchange Act,attorneys'ethical obligations,and liability under otherareas of the Securities Acts.Finally,Part 1V suggests a modification of the currenttests to create a uniform test for all circuits which furthers the purpose of theExchange Act.  \n# I.CURRENT SECTION 10(b)LIABILITY\n\nThis Part of the Note will provide an introduction to the basics of Rule 10b-5.These basics include the elements the plaintiff must prove to bring a private causeof action under Rule 10b-5.Also,the distinction between primary and secondaryliability will be discussed.This is inportant because with the elimination ofsecondary liab","cbCaitMOXsMcxryR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitMOXsMcxryR","pdf",1692618,24,"English","# 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