Opinion ID: 1780171
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 100

Heading: Sale of entire practice or entire area of practice

Text: The rule requires that the seller's entire practice, or an area of practice, be sold as an entirety to a single purchaser. The prohibition against piecemeal sale of aless than an entire practice area protects those clients whose matters are less lucrative and who might find it difficult to secure other counsel if a sale could be limited to substantial fee-generating matters. The purchasers isare required to undertake all client matters in the practice, or practice area, subject to client consent or court authorization. IfThis requirement is satisfied, however, theeven if a purchaser is unable to undertake alla particular client matters because of a conflict of interest in a specific matter respecting which the purchaser is not permitted by rule 4-1.7 or another rule to represent the client, the requirement that there be a single purchaser is nevertheless satisfied.