Business Litigation, Financial Adviser

Does Disclosing Legal Advice to Financial Advisors Waive Privilege? Part II

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/1/2025

Last week’s Privilege Point described S.D.N.Y. Judge Lewis Liman’s conclusion that a company waived privilege protection for legal advice it received from its counsel by disclosing the advice to its financial advisor China...more

Economic Justification for the Win – Defeating a Tortious Interference Claim

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 8/27/2019

Consider this situation: You are a shareholder of a company who is about to enter into a contract with a third party. But you know that this is a bad deal that will negatively impact the company....more

Best in Law: Tips to Keep Client-Attorney Communications Confidential

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/22/2018

Most people have heard of the “attorney-client privileged communication” and may even have a fair idea of what that means. But a lack of understanding about how it works can lead to errors that can render the communication no...more

Failure to Supervise Selling Away Arbitrable as “Connected with Business”

Burr & Forman on 1/11/2018

The Sixth Circuit recently affirmed that failure-to-supervise claims against a brokerage firm over outside business activities it knew nothing about nevertheless were arbitrable under FINRA Rule 12200(2) as “arising in...more

Court Of Chancery Explains When To Expedite Disclosure Claims

Morris James LLP on 10/4/2016

This decision is helpful in clarifying that claims alleging disclosure violations in a proxy statement need to be pressed before a merger closes. ...more

The Delaware Supreme Court Upholds $76 Million Judgment Against RBC for Rural/Metro Sale

Morris James LLP on 12/3/2015

Investment bankers seeking to profit as both adviser to the seller and financier to the buyer in corporate sales processes have faced increased scrutiny by Delaware courts over the last few years. In a highly-publicized 2011...more