Legal & Judicial Ethics, 2018 Bar — Question XI

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Atty. Claire Cortez, a member of the Philippine Bar who was also admitted to the New York Bar, was disbarred from the practice of law in New York for violation of Anti-Money Laundering laws of that State. She returned to the Philippines in order to resume her Philippine law practice. Can she also be disbarred from practicing law in the Philippines for the same infraction committed in the foreign jurisdiction?

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