Opinion 1534

[The lawyer wished to place an advertisement stating that her firm was certified as a women's business enterprise and seeking a joint venture with another firm to bid on public-sector legal services contracts.] The Committee reviewed your inquiry regarding advertising for joint ventures. The Committee was of the opinion that nothing in the RPCs would prohibit the advertisement, but the Committee did not have enough facts regarding joint ventures to comment on the propriety of them.

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