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[Webinar] Financial Services - Issues Regarding The Attorney-Client Privilege For Trustees In Texas - September 26th, 10:00 am -...

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This presentation will take a detailed look at the attorney-client privilege between a trustee and its attorney, the scope of the privilege, the fiduciary exception that would allow beneficiaries to review communications and...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Ownership of Privileged Communications in M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways and Recent Case Law

Traduction en cours. Can the buyer in a M&A transaction who takes possession of the seller’s or target company’s privileged communications on closing use those communications in a post-closing dispute against the seller?...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

An Important Reminder Regarding the Scope of the Attorney-Client Privilege in the Corporate Setting

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Earlier this year, a federal judge in the Northern District of California ordered Elizabeth Holmes (“Holmes”), the founder and former CEO of now-defunct Theranos, Inc. (“Theranos”), to disclose communications between herself...more

McGuireWoods LLP

The Eureka Doctrine – At the Intersection of Conflicts and Privilege

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Not surprisingly, joint clients do not waive their privilege protection when they communicate with their joint lawyer or (in some situations) with each other. But what if a lawyer improperly represents joint clients whose...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Confirms Directors’ Right to Access Company’s Privileged Information

Can management of a Delaware corporation block members of the board of directors from gaining access to the company’s privileged information? The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed this question in the ongoing...more

Winstead PC

Texas Court Grants Mandamus Relief To Protect A Trustee’s Attorney-Client Communications From Being Disclosed To A Beneficiary

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In In re Alexander, a beneficiary filed suit against the trustee based on multiple allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, including an allegation that the trustee attempted to transfer the trustee position to successors in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

PetSmart Tells PE Firms to GetSmart on Privilege

How PE firms can minimize attorney-client privilege risks after Argos Holdings Inc. and PetSmart Inc. v. Wilmington Trust N.A. PE firms face a variety of litigation and deal-related attorney-client privilege challenges...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

What to Consider Before Agreeing to Joint Defense

In matters of representation in complex cases, litigators have a responsibility to protect a client’s case and defend their right to invoke the Fifth Amendment. But these ideals become compromised when a lawyer deposes...more

WilmerHale

5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA

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One growing trend is for clients to enter into alternative fee arrangements in which one law firm represents multiple parties who “share” fees and costs in a related matter. For example, a law firm might represent...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - August 2016

Joint Clients — Confidentiality — Right to See Clients' File - New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1070 (10/9/15) - Risk Management Issue: In a joint client representation, if one...more

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