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Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege In Litigation: Avoid Costly Exposure (Video)

When your company is involved in litigation, communications with your lawyer are protected by a crucial legal shield: the attorney-client privilege.

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Crowley Law LLC

SB 261 Compliance In Practice: A Roadmap For Legal And Sustainability Leaders

This is Part 2 of our two-part series on California's landmark climate risk disclosure law, the California Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261).

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Outside GC

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Workforce Analytics — Do Your Data-Driven Personnel Assessments Place You At Risk? (Video)

Welcome to a special edition of We get work®, recorded live from Workplace Horizons 2025 in New York City, Jackson Lewis's annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Over 500 representatives...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies Podcast – An Abridged Guide To Crisis Management (Podcast)

In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin and Crisis Management and Strategic Response Chair Erek L. Barron dive into the world of crisis management...

United States Employment

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Mintz

Podcast - New York State Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act Cracks Down On A "Leech Industry"

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

EEOC And DOJ Issue Guidance On DEI-Related Discrimination At Work

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Employers Should Involve Lawyers In The Audit Of DEI Programs So That The Attorney-Client Privilege Might Apply

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Shulman Rogers

The DEI Stalemate: Paying The Price For The Wrong Move - Part 2

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Electronic Communications Dramatically Complicate Choice Of Law Analysis

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McGuireWoods LLP

Accessing Privileged Documents In Illinois Ownership Disputes

United States Commercial

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ArentFox Schiff

Navigating A Security Incident - Communication "Dos" And "Don'ts"

United States Technology

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Paranoid Androids: Artificial Intelligence, In-House Counsel, And The Attorney-Client Privilege

United States Commercial

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Butler Snow LLP

Think Twice — Avoiding Waiver Of The Attorney-Client Privilege Through Issuance Of A Press Release

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Navigating The Attorney-Client Privilege Waiver Tightrope

United States Coronavirus

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Trump's Plan B For Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Tariffs And The Future Of U.S. Beef

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

CTPAT: An Anchor For Weathering The Trade Storms

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Blockchain 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Putting Generative AI To Work In Discovery

Generative AI or "GenAI" is already transforming how we handle discovery in numerous ways, including: Providing faster access to meaningful information and key documents to help quickly understand and...

United States Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Breaking LGBTQ+ Barriers: From Covering To Inclusivity (Podcast)

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is a time to celebrate our pride and reflect on the importance of employees feeling aligned and supported when coming out in the workplace.

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Attorney-Client Privilege Can Live On After A Company Dissolves

For any company, the ability to have open discussions with legal counsel is key to managing litigation risk. Thus, the attorney-client privilege protects communications between the company's...

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Selendy Gay

Do We Have To Share That Information? Attorney-Client Privilege In The Multi-Entity Context

A bedrock feature of the attorney-client relationship is the privilege protecting legal-advice communications from prying eyes.

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Robins Kaplan

N.C. Business Court Strengthens A Company's Ability To Assert Attorney-Client Privilege In Disputes With Officers And Directors

United States Commercial

Smith Anderson

Navigating Corporate Disputes Stemming From Regulatory Violations And Enforcement Actions

United States Litigation

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Milbank LLP

"Do You Want To Know A Secret?" Courts And Agencies Unwittingly Join Hackers In Exposing Secret Information

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

If You Have Someone Else's Stuff, You've Gotta Give It Back: Delaware Court Of Chancery Reminds Us That Directors Generally May Not Share Confidential Information With Stockholders Who Nominated Them

United States Commercial

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Former Employees Can Have Privileged Communications With Their Former Employer's Lawyer, But Cannot Waive Its Privilege

United States Commercial

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McGuireWoods LLP

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Governing Donor Advised Funds

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Steptoe LLP

S.D.N.Y. Takes A Demanding View Of The "Functional Equivalent" Doctrine

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McGuireWoods LLP

Recent Special Master Decisions Highlight 2 Novel Ways To Lose Attorney-Client Privilege

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

Safety Perspectives From Region 6: Fatality And Catastrophe Investigations, Part II—Reports, Privilege, And Witness Statements

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Proposed Amendments To FRCP 26 Should Streamline Discovery

United States IP

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

S.D.N.Y. Takes A Demanding View Of The "Functional Equivalent" Doctrine

Under the common law "functional equivalent" doctrine, corporations sometimes may claim privilege protection for communications to or from a non-employee who is the "functional equivalent" of an employee.

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McGuireWoods LLP

Recent Special Master Decisions Highlight 2 Novel Ways To Lose Attorney-Client Privilege

There are well-known ways to waive the protection of the attorney-client privilege: for example, the intentional disclosure of an initially confidential communication to someone outside...

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

Safety Perspectives From Region 6: Fatality And Catastrophe Investigations, Part II—Reports, Privilege, And Witness Statements

This episode of our Safety Perspectives From Region 6 podcast is the second in a three-part series on fatality and catastrophe investigations ...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Proposed Amendments To FRCP 26 Should Streamline Discovery

On August 15, 2023, the Committee published proposed amendments to Rules 16 and 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Rules"). The amendments are designed to require that parties address...

United States IP

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Fifth Circuit Upends ‘Ultimate Employment Decision' Requirement For Title VII Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Privilege Implications Of Spousal Communications

Most courts hold that the incredibly fragile attorney-client privilege can be waived by disclosure even to family members (such as Martha Stewart's disclosure...

United States Commercial

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McGuireWoods LLP

Corporate Privilege: Nuances Of Delaware Law And Recommendations On How To Preemptively Protect Privilege In The Event Of A Future Dispute Between A Former Director And The Corporation (Video)

Corporate Privilege: Nuances of Delaware Law and Recommendations on How to Preemptively Protect Privilege in the Event of a Future Dispute Between a Former Director...

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Protecting Privilege In Case Of A Dispute With Former Director

Providing legal advice to business entities raises important issues regarding the application of attorney-client privilege between the entity and its directors. Delaware's...

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

This Action Fell Just Short Of Possible Discrimination And Retaliation. (Whew!)

The plaintiff in this action has worked as a human resource specialist. She claimed that, beginning in 2019, her male supervisor made unwelcome sexual comments to her, and, when she reported...

United States Employment

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Fisher Broyles

What Does The Supreme Court's Decision Not To Review The Standard For Attorney-Client Privilege Mean For Employers?

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Privileged Communications With Corporate Counsel

United States Commercial

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Thoughts For In-House Counsel: Attorney-Client Privilege

United States Litigation

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

(Update) Battle Over SEC's Attempt To Compel Law Firm To Comply With Subpoena Into Cyberattack Continues

United States Commercial

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

SCOTUS (Almost) Weighs In On Attorney-Client Privilege For Dual Purpose Communications: 5 Practical Tips To Protect Privilege

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Revisiting The Attorney Client Privilege In The Wake Of The Supreme Court's Dismissal Of In Re Grand Jury

United States Litigation

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Mintz

"Sound And Fury . . . ": The Supreme Court Throws Up Its Hands On The Attorney-Client Privilege

United States Commercial

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Supreme Court DIGs In Re Grand Jury

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

Supreme Court Hears Argument In Matter That May Expand Scope Of Privilege For Dual-Purpose Communications

United States Litigation

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Jenner & Block

Supreme Court Considers Test For Application Of Attorney-Client Privilege To So-Called "Dual-Purpose" Communications

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Forfeiture And Reinstatement Under The Texas Franchise Tax

United States Commercial

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Freeman Law

Conducting An Effective Internal Investigation — An Overview

United States Criminal

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Jones Day

LLC Business Records: Membership Has Its Privileges

United States Commercial

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

Supreme Court To Decide Limits Of Attorney Client Privilege: Why The Ninth Circuit Decision Spells Disaster For The Sanctity Of Legal Advice

United States Commercial

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Pay Audits: Factors Employers Should Consider To Maintain And Protect Privileges

United States Employment

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Venable LLP

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Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege In Litigation: Avoid Costly Exposure (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Workforce Analytics — Do Your Data-Driven Personnel Assessments Place You At Risk? (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Does Maloney v. Murphy Mean For Congressional Investigations? (Video)

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Mayer Brown

Does The Attorney-Client Privilege Apply In Congressional Investigations? (Video)

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Mayer Brown

Wasted On The Way (Video Content)

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Dentons

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