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| A lawyer who represented corporations equally owned by two shareholders may represent one of the shareholders in alleging that the other shareholder breached fiduciary duties, because the lawyer never represented the defendant shareholder individually (as long as the lawyer had not obtained any confidences from the defendant shareholder while the lawyer represented the corporations). The lawyer need not withdraw because opposing counsel threatens to call the lawyer as a witness unless it becomes apparent that the lawyer's testimony is or may be prejudicial to the client. |