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TransPerfect Legal

Search Term Translation for eDiscovery: The Art & Science of Getting the ‘Technical Translation’ Right

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When it comes to eDiscovery, term translation isn't just about converting words from one language into another. It's a highly specialized process that requires a nuanced understanding of both linguistics and technical search...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 6 How To Choose, Use (And Not Abuse) Your Lawyer

The selection of a professional by a lay person is often a dicey matter. Choosing a lawyer is no different. What qualities should you look for? What are the indicators of a lawyer to avoid? Don’t use your lawyer cousin Bernie...more

Minerva26

Privilege Log, Privilege Log — It’s All About the Description

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A privilege log is the absolute bane of an attorney’s existence. I don’t mean it isn’t important and a critical component of discovery, but the level of planning, analysis and detail required to complete such a log is...more

Jones Day

Germany's Legal Privilege: What In-House Counsel Need to Know

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The Situation: Germany has no direct equivalent to the U.S. attorney-client privilege, but it offers specific legal protections for in-house counsel in certain proceedings....more

IR Global

AI: Inevitable, but limited

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How should parties seek and agree to ADR, and what advantages does your jurisdiction offer?...more

Butler Snow LLP

Paranoid Androids [1]: Artificial Intelligence, In-House Counsel, and the Attorney-Client Privilege

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Many things go without saying. But the fact that attorneys wear many hats—especially those working as in-house counsel—shouldn’t be one of them. These professionals must not only appear Janus-like in their ability to...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Your Attorney Cannot Always Shield You From the FOIA

Clients sometimes include me on communications merely to protect themselves from Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), believing that anything sent to me is automatically covered by the attorney-client privilege. ...more

Kerr Russell

Moving Past Lights and Sirens: Considerations at the Outset of a Corporate Investigation

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The exigent circumstances that are often present at the outset of a corporate investigation may not lend themselves to calm contemplation, yet it is especially important that attorneys give thoughtful consideration to the...more

Goldberg Segalla

Representation without Representation?

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The Pennsylvania Office of Disciplinary Counsel has accused a Philadelphia attorney of initiating a high-profile lawsuit without client authorization. Reportedly, the attorney filed suit on behalf of the father of a deceased...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Swords and Shields: Forging Strong Attorney-Client Relationships

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini corporate partner Craig Sherman as she interviews Bungie General Counsel Don McGowan to discuss forging strong attorney-client relationships. Conversation Highlights: Don...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

In re Grand Jury: Supreme Court Avoids the Circuit Split on the Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege to Dual-Purpose...

Attorneys and in-house counsel who provide both legal and business advice to their clients should consider the scope of the attorney-client privilege relating to dual-purpose communications. On January 23, 2023, after...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Defining Our Vision and Values

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On this episode, Government Contracts practice chairs Paul Khoury and Scott McCaleb join host Craig Smith to discuss how the practice defines what it does, what it wants to be, and what it believes in. The trio cover why it...more

Hogan Lovells

Your secret is safe with me - CJEU extends Legal Professional Privilege under EU law

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In December 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) made a preliminary ruling which will herald a significant, and welcome, impact on the treatment of lawyer-client communications by the EU courts. The...more

Kerr Russell

Factors To Consider In Hiring Outside Counsel

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As advisor, a lawyer provides a client with an informed understanding of the client’s legal rights and obligations and explains their practical implications. As advocate, a lawyer zealously asserts the client’s position under...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege

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Attorney-client privilege.  Most people have heard of it, and most have a general idea it means. But what, exactly, is attorney-client privilege?  What's its purpose?  What does it cover?  When does it begin and end?  Can...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Client Confidentiality in the Age of Coronavirus [More with McGlinchey Ep. 2]

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Confidentiality is fundamental to the client-lawyer relationship. It encourages candid communication between client and lawyer and assists the lawyer in more effectively representing the client. In this episode, McGlinchey...more

Hogan Lovells

Privilege overview (UPDATED)

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Any recorded communication (for example: emails, recorded phone conversations (including voicemails), letters, memoranda, computer records etc) may have to be produced to the other party in litigation or other adversarial...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Legal Malpractice: Attorneys Cannot Be Blamed for Client’s Bad Decisions

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Winning at the blame game is difficult to do.  This holds especially true where the “blame game” is actually a claim for legal malpractice. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - July 2019

Doing Business with a Client – Rule 1.8 Conflicts Arising from Transactionswith Clients – Enforceability of the Transaction - Calvert v. Mayberry, 2019 CO 23 - Risk Management Issue: What are the risks for an attorney who...more

A&O Shearman

M&A Watch: Keep Your Hands Off My Privilege! Delaware Revisits Privileged Communications In Private M&A Transactions

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In Shareholder Representative Services LLC v. RSI Holdco, LLC, C.A. No. 2018-0517-KSJM (Del. Ch. May 29, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery applied guidance from its earlier ruling in Great Hill Equity Partners IV, LP v....more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

[Podcast]: Attorney-Client Privilege in the Employee Benefit Plan Context

In this episode of the Proskauer Benefits Brief, Paul Hamburger, co-chair of Proskauer’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group, and associate Joe Clark discuss how the attorney-client privilege rules apply in an...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Attorney Client Privilege is Not Dead – At Least Not in Pennsylvania

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Confidential information that you give to your attorney is still protected in Pennsylvania. The duty to keep your information confidential is known as the attorney-client privilege. The duty is called a “privilege” because it...more

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