Local Rule LCrR 44.6: DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LCrR 44.6 DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS In all criminal cases where a corporation is a party, counsel of record for that party shall file a certificate listing any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or any company which, to the knowledge of counsel, has any outstanding securities in the hands of the public. Such certificate shall be filed at the time counsel first enters his or her appearance in the case. The purpose of this certificate is to enable the judges of this Court to determine the need for recusal. Counsel shall have the continuing obligation to advise the Court of any change. The form of the certificate is:

"Number and Title of Case"

Certificate required by LCrR 44.6 of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia:

I, the undersigned, counsel of record for ______________, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following are parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates of ___________ which have any outstanding securities in the hands of the public.

(Here list all such parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates of the corporation.)

These representations are made in order that judges of this Court may determine the need for recusal.

Attorney of Record for _________________________.

COMMENT TO RULE LCrR 44.6: LCrR 44.6 has been added to make clear that attorneys in criminal cases are under a duty to disclose any corporate parent, subsidiary or affiliate when a corporation is a defendant so that judges will be able to determine whether there is a need for recusal. Although LCvR 7.1 purports to cover criminal cases, placing this provision in the criminal rules will insure it is not overlooked by criminal law practitioners.