The MDPs present a competition different from the large American and English law firms that more or less play by the same law rules. It is not only business lawyers who express concern regarding MDPs as family lawyers and criminal lawyers found people identifying themselves as consultants giving advice on an unregulated issue and eventually presenting the legal advice as a free bonus. Mr. Mazet doesn't see the client demand for one stop shopping. In France there is no difference between an MDP related lawyer and an independent lawyer regarding obligations to the bar. The legal arm of an MDP, as well as the MDP lawyer, can be sanctioned but Mr. Mazet noted the difficulty in a client identifying what is wrong.
Transparency is needed.
Rather than malpractice he thinks the issue is one of conflicts of interest and non-disclosure.