Beatriz hires a lawyer to sue a company over its unsafe products.The lawyer does not tell Beatriz that he is also on retainer to the same company.Which code of ethics did the lawyer violate?

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The lawyer violated the professional code of ethics that requires lawyers to act in the best interest of their clients, and also to disclose any conflicts of interest that may arise in the course of their representation. By failing to disclose his retainer relationship with the company, the lawyer breached his ethical obligations to his client.  Organizational code of ethics refers to the ethical principles and values that guide the behavior of an organization while personal code of ethics refers to an individual's own moral compass. Societal code of ethics refers to the norms and beliefs shared by a society at large.

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