Business entities facing civil, criminal, or regulatory threats frequently turn to law firms to conduct internal investigations, which can be critical in formulating an appropriate response. A recent ...
Opinion: Clients who want to use AI to assist their defense likely will find their efforts aren't protected from disclosure ...
When a corporate crisis hits, companies and boards frequently retain outside counsel to conduct an internal investigation. Last year, in a decision that received widespread attention among outside and ...
Challenges and delays during the discovery process are a frustrating part of civil litigation. One cause for such delay is the attorney-client privilege arising from internal investigation materials.
From U.S. v. Heppner, handed down today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): ...
In 2006, a landmark decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York resulted in a dramatic change in the Department of Justice's policies and practice in the prosecution of ...
The recent decision in United States v. Heppner, No. 25-cr-00503-JSR (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 10, 2026), underscores the need for ...
Interesting issues relating to the Pennsylvania attorney-client privilege arise in the context of an email string or email chain involving corporate employees, where some, but not all, communications ...
Q: We are in a civil case with others, suing a person who engaged in fraudulent misconduct. We share the same attorney who is trying to establish that the attorney-client privilege between this guy ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mehaniq/Newscom Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right ...