Miyoko Morishita works for Biotech Corp. as an Executive Assistant to the president.She leaves the company and works as a freelance secretary for executives.She is contacted by lawyer Bonnie Butler, who hires her to organize documents obtained in discovery from Biotech, which Butler is suing on behalf of another former employee.

a. Has Butler done anything wrong?

b. Is the information that Miyoko learned as an executive assistant confidential?

c. Would it make any difference if the president of Biotech were a lawyer?

d. What if Miyoko had signed a confidentiality agreement at Butler?

e. What if Butler knew that Miyoko had confidential information when she was hired?

f. What will happen if Biotech brings a motion to disqualify Butler?