Social Media, Attorney-Client Privilege

Six Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid on Lawyer TikTok

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 9/30/2021

At first glance, TikTok might not have obvious utility to the working professional. After all, its pandemic-era popularity seems to be the product of Zoom-schooled and homebound Gen Zers who flocked to the app as a new...more

No Privilege Extended to Communications With Public Relations Consultant

Weintraub Tobin on 4/30/2019

Social media has become part of our daily lives. Information is routinely disseminated in the public sphere via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media outlets. It is therefore no surprise that we often see high...more

Ethical Brand Protection in the Age of Social Media: Fair Ball or Foul?

Knobbe Martens on 9/14/2018

Presentation Goals - • WHAT - Build and maintain strong brand equity through proper trademark policing • HOW - Protect the brand via a custom enforcement strategy • CONSIDERATIONS - Promote ethical investigations in...more

In-House Counsel: How to Avoid Missteps in the Social Media Minefield

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 12/22/2017

While social media has become ubiquitous, attorneys are subject to particular restrictions online. During Ward and Smith’s 2017 In-House Counsel Seminar two attorneys reviewed some of the potential pitfalls in-house counsel...more

No Privilege Extended To Communications With PR Consultant, But Court Provides Roadmap To Possible Application

Weintraub Tobin on 9/11/2017

It is not uncommon in this day of social media influence for an attorney to seek out the assistance of a public relations consultant to play a role in connection with a high profile lawsuit. Such media experts can help assess...more

California Court of Appeal Clarifies the Limits of the Attorney-Client Privilege for Communications with an Attorney and a Third...

Payne & Fears on 5/31/2017

A recent decision by the California Court of Appeal in Behunin v. Superior Court, 9 Cal. App. 5th 833 (2017), is a reminder that a party’s communications with an attorney and a third party consultant must be reasonably...more

Your Divorce Is Not a Community Event

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/26/2017

We live in an age of instant information where there is constant temptation to share what one is doing and thinking. We are used to sharing our experiences and thoughts freely. The temptation becomes even greater when we are...more

Lessons to be Learned from Uber’s “Wrong Turn” with a Private Investigation

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 8/4/2016

In today’s era of social media and the internet, many of us have an insatiable desire for information and a knee jerk reaction when attacked: - What dirt can we find out about our adversary? This often happens...more

2014 E-Discovery Year in Review - "Courts continued in 2014 to endorse the use of technology to improve the efficiency and...

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/30/2015

2014 demonstrated that management and discovery of electronic information continues to be a challenging issue in litigation. A review of 2014 court decisions also underscores the importance of litigation hold notices,...more

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