attorney-client

Is the Attorney-Client Privilege Still Viable for Florida's Condo Boards?

June 18, 2010 20:35

Loose Lips Sink Ships - Board Discussion of Obtaining Legal Advice Results in Waiver of Privilege. Communications between an attorney and his or her client have been privileged and confidential for basically as long as there has been a legal system.  Some say the...

A Value-based Client-firm Relationship

June 17, 2010 20:38

The Challenge: Building a new (or even improving upon an existing) client-firm relationship is never easy, especially in the fast-paced, high pressure world of sophisticated corporate legal practice. Add to that the weight felt by so many firms and departments to evolve to a higher form...

Lawyers' botched internal investigation does not prevent prosecutors from using CFO's own statements against him

Alain Leibman
October 20, 2009 19:31

The Ninth Circuit recently issued a much-awaited opinion on the application of the attorney-client privilege in the area of a corporate internal investigation conducted amidst an options backdating scandal. The anticipation was enhanced because the district court had controversially concluded that...

California Court Confirms Application of Common Interest Doctrine: Joint Defense Agreements Do Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege

James Castle
August 20, 2009 23:58

In an opinion issued yesterday, Meza v. H. Muehlstein & Co., the Second District Court of Appeal confirmed that defense counsel who represent different defendants in a civil case can share information, strategy, and protected information with one another, without the risk of waiving...

E-mail in the Work Place: Big Brother is Watching

Angelo Tartaro
July 17, 2009 00:38

We’vecautioned about e-mail before. The New Jersey Employment Law Blog recently posted an interesting court decision that involved a number of issues, among them whether the attorney-client privilege trumps employer policies. In the case, Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., an employee used...