On October 27, 2020, partners Craig Singer and Bill Burke gave an ethics presentation at the Working Group on Legal Opinions (WGLO) virtual Fall Seminar. The panel, “Current Ethics Issues Relating to Transactions Practice,” discussed ethics-related issues that have been the subject of recent developments or debate. The panel focused on recent ABA Formal Opinion 491 concerning lawyers’ duties to avoid assisting fraud, and lawyers’ obligations in the context of negotiation as illustrated by the recent prosecution of Michael Avenatti. The WGLO seminars are hosted twice a year and bring together leading representatives from law firms, bar associations, and other attorney groups to discuss current issues confronting the legal opinion bar.