responsibilities, could represent both the convicted perpetrator
of a fraud and his victims. See Rule 1.7 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. Rule
1.7(a)(1) provides that ... lawyer would
conclude that . . . the representation will involve the lawyer in representing differing interests."
Rule 1.7(b) sets forth certain exceptions to Rule 1.7(a), but makes clear that ... represented by the lawyer in the same
litigation or other proceeding before a tribunal." Rule 1.7(b)(3). In seeking $2 billion in
restitution front Hoffenberg to 200,000 purported