In the course of providing legal services to our clients, we may provide services which would require compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("Act") and rules thereunder promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission. One obligation under the Act is to notify our clients how we treat non-public information we acquire about them. This is such a notice. During the course of our services we may acquire non-public information from our clients or with their authorization from third parties. We do not disclose such information about our clients to anyone except as required by law or as authorized by our clients. In addition, access to such non-public information will be limited to those employees and personnel of the firm who have a need to know in connection with the services being provided to our clients.
As lawyers, the members of our firm are subject to the rules of professional responsibility in the conduct of our clients' legal affairs. These rules impose on us strict rules through the attorney-client privilege and the duty to treat and maintain information about our clients as confidential. The sources of these rules include state law, regulations imposed on attorneys under state law or by licensing boards, and our profession's ethical standards. The rules of professional responsibility are more stringent than the requirements of the Act and regulations thereunder. We will observe the stricter non-disclosure rules of attorney-client privilege and client confidentiality.