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The Attorney-Client Privilege: The Corporate Communication Conundrum – Part II

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As anyone faced with discovery requests knows, one of the most important parts of producing documents is determining what documents are subject to attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine and must therefore be...more

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New York’s Court of Appeals Holds Some Internal Training Materials Are Privileged

The New York Court of Appeals recently clarified and reinforced the attorney-client privilege, explaining that certain internal training materials reflecting legal analysis of statutory, regulatory, and decisional law...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Navigating Work Calls Without Privacy

A BP executive's husband pleaded guilty to securities fraud for buying and selling stock of BP's merger target. He knew of the upcoming transaction because he and his wife worked from home approximately 20 feet from each...more

Allen Matkins

Covington's Substantial Investment In Protecting Client Confidences

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As previously reported in this blog, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to force the international law firm of Covington & Burling, LLP to identify hundreds of its publicly traded clients. ...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Massachusetts Court Shields Email Communication Seeking Legal Advice About Draft Press Release

Adversaries often challenge each other’s privilege calls in the thick of litigation, and sometimes those challenges are elevated to a court’s in camera review. In Governo Law Firm LLC v. CMBG3 Law LLC, et al., Judge Salinger,...more

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High Court upholds privilege claim, despite “deceptive” litigation tactics

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A recent High Court appeal decision in Ahuja Investments Limited v (1) Victorygame Limited and (2) Surjit Singh Pandher has permitted a creative, yet deceptive, litigation strategy by a claimant seeking to withhold...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defense Options After Calif. High Court Call-Recording Ruling

On April 1, the California Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. LoanMe Inc. that California Penal Code Section 632.7 prohibits both parties to a communication and nonparties, such as an individual who covertly intercepts and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Supreme Court Increases Privacy Protections for Covered Cellular Communications

The California Supreme Court overturned the California Court of Appeals to hold that a party to a phone call can violate California Penal Code section 632.7 by recording the conversation without the consent of the other...more

Butler Snow LLP

Really? I Shouldn’t Bring My BFF to My Lawyer’s Office?

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The Pagliara divorce has given us much to talk about. In “Sex, Lies, (Drugs) and Videotape … and Malicious Prosecution”, we discussed the dismissal of Husband’s malicious prosecution claims against Wife’s former divorce...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

[Webinar] Legal Ethics: Meeting Professional Obligations in the Midst of and in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic - April...

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Join Ulmer attorney Alvin Mathews for a complimentary webinar as he discusses how to meet professional obligations in the midst of and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alvin will review competence, diligence and...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

COVID-19 Security Alert: 10 Reminders for Employees Working Remotely

The security and confidentiality of a company’s data is paramount. As businesses grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for employees to work remotely, it is important to remain focused on ensuring the security and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Alexa, can you hear my clients? Confidentiality Obligations in the Coronavirus Work from Home Era

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Confidentiality is fundamental to the client-lawyer relationship. Are you talking to your lawyer within earshot of a family member or a third person? Are you talking to your lawyer within earshot of a listening device?...more

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Nondisclosure Agreements, Confidential Disclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements

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Corporate Nondisclosure Agreement, Confidential Disclosure Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, NDA, CDA and so on. Regardless of the title, companies sign agreements promising to be quiet on a regular basis. But are all...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2018

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Rojas v. HSBC Card Services Inc., 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018)- Summary: Installing recording device and recording calls on company phones renders actions intentional under California Invasion of Privacy Act. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Employers May Wish to Update Electronic Access Policies to Assure Access to Employee's Emails with Counsel - New York Appellate...

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In most states, it is fairly clear that attorney-client privilege does not apply to communications between an employee and the employee's personal lawyer if the communications are made using the employer's email system and if...more

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Oregon Supreme Court: Law Firm In-House Privilege Is Alive and Well - What Should Lawyers Do When They Have Concerns About the...

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The Oregon Supreme Court holds that law firms can avail themselves of attorney-client privilege for in-house communications to the same extent as all other entities with in-house counsel. This is so even if the party...more

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