Thank you for joining us at Dentons' eighth annual CPD Bootcamp. This one-day program, available through in-person attendance or livestream, was designed exclusively for general counsel, corporate counsel and legal department managers. The comprehensive program addressed critical issues and key topics impacting businesses and in-house counsel.
Presentation materials and video are available below.
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Privilege – A checklist for in-house counsel
Description
Privilege continues to be a topic of considerable interest to both in-house legal teams, as well as lawyers in private practice. This presentation reviews the established categories of privilege, including privilege considerations for in-house counsel and other members of the legal and business teams.
Discussion points
- Waiver of privilege and any ethical obligations in relation to inadvertent disclosure
- Privilege in the context of internal workplace investigations
- Provision of privileged communications to government bodies
- Best practices for maintaining and asserting privilege over communications and documents, and
- "Deal team privilege" as a developing concept
Accreditation
- LSO: 1 hour of professionalism content
- LSBC: 1 hour of Ethics
- Barreau du Québec: 1 hour CLE
Presenters
- Christina Porretta, Partner, Dentons
- Aoife Quinn, Associate, Dentons
About Dentons
Dentons is the world's first polycentric global law firm. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2015 Global Elite Brand Index, the Firm is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value in new and inventive ways. Driven to provide clients a competitive edge, and connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, Dentons knows that understanding local cultures is crucial to successfully completing a deal, resolving a dispute or solving a business challenge. Now the world's largest law firm, Dentons' global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients of any size in more than 125 locations serving 50-plus countries. www.dentons.com
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