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Volkswagen Germany Internal Investigations

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Internal investigations documents seised in lawful law firm raid

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The much publicised raid of U.S. law firm Jones Day’s Munich office and the seizure of documents relating to VW’s internal investigation by prosecutors in an investigation of Audi AG were legal, according to German courts. A...more

K&L Gates LLP

Cross-border Investigations: When Are Documents Developed in the Course of an Internal Investigation Protected by Legal Privilege?

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Introduction - A recent decision by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) (“FCC”) has renewed important questions with respect to legal privilege, its varied conceptual and practical scopes and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Law Firm Search in Connection With “Diesel Emissions Scandal” Lawful, German Federal Constitutional Court Says

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The recent Federal Constitutional Court decision severely limits legal privilege in German criminal investigations, but provides useful guidance to ensure privilege in limited circumstances. German government is called upon...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Managing International Investigations: European Conceptions of Attorney-Client Privilege and Their Effect on International...

Update on 5/12: Jones Day’s complaint has been thrown out by a court in Munich. That decision reinforces the importance of examining how attorney-client privilege is construed in different foreign jurisdictions. On March...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Whom Should You Suspend During an Internal Investigation?

Whom to suspend during any Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation is always a delicate question to answer. Unfortunately there is never an easy answer. As the Volkswagen (VW) emission-testing scandal continues to...more

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