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| A federal government lawyer worked on formulating an agency rule. After the lawyer left the agency, the rule was redrafted and ultimately enacted in a form different than that on which the lawyer worked. The lawyer was free to join a firm challenging the rule ultimately enacted unless the lawyer's duty to keep his former client's (the agency) confidences secret would prevent the lawyer from vigorously representing his new client. [Rule 1.11 allows a law firm to avoid disqualification in certain circumstances if it screens the former government lawyer.] |