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acquire a financial interest in, an applicant for a gaming license, or a gaining licensee, for <br /> one year after his public employment ceases. <br /> (c) Partners. Your partners will be subject to restrictions while you serve as a <br /> municipal employee and after your municipal service ends. <br /> Partners of municipal employees and former municipal employees are also subject to <br /> restrictions under the conflict of interest law. If a municipal employee participated in a <br /> matter, or if he has official responsibility for a matter, then his partner may not act on <br /> behalf of anyone other than the municipality or provide services as an attorney to anyone <br /> but the city or town in relation to the matter. <br /> Example : While serving on a city's historic district commission, an architect reviewed <br /> an application to get landmark status for a building. His partners at his architecture firm <br /> may not prepare and sign plans for the owner of the building or otherwise act on the <br /> owner's behalf in relation to the application for landmark status. In addition,because the <br /> architect has official responsibility as a commissioner for every matter that comes before <br /> the commission,his partners may not communicate with the commission or otherwise act <br /> on behalf of any client on any matter that comes before the commission during the time <br /> that the architect serves on the commission. <br /> Example : A foriner town counsel joins a law firm as a partner. Because she litigated a <br /> lawsuit for the town,her new partners cannot represent any private clients in the lawsuit <br /> for one year after her job with the town ended. <br /> This summary is not intended to be legal advice and,because it is a summary,it does not <br /> mention every provision of the conflict law that may apply in a particular situation. Our <br /> website, http://www.mass.gov/ethics contains further information about how the law <br /> applies in many situations. You can also contact the Commission's Legal Division via our <br /> website,by telephone, or by letter. Our contact information is at the top of this document. <br /> Version 5: Revised December 23, 2011 <br />