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Venable LLP

To Be or Not to Be...Discoverable: Third-Party Litigation Funders

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Should California courts permit litigants to conduct discovery into litigation funding, namely whether a third party is funding their adversary’s litigation efforts?...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Assessing Privilege Protection for Training Materials and Presentations: Part I

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Lawyers and non-lawyers frequently train their corporate colleagues. Determining any applicable attorney-client privilege or work product protections can implicate a number of variables....more

Allen Matkins

California And Vice Chancellor Laster Are 180˚  Apart On The "Circle Of Confidentiality"

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In Hyde Park Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. v. FairXchange, LLC,  2023 WL 2417273 (Del. Ch. Mar. 9, 2023), Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster ruled that two investment funds were within the "circle of confidentiality" that...more

Allen Matkins

SEC Suit Against Covington & Burling Threatens More Than Attorney-Client Privileged Information

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Yesterday, I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission's attempt to force the prominent law firm of Covington & Burling LLP.  In some discussions about the case, some have assumed that the concern is about...more

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SEC Demands That Covington & Burling "Name Names"

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Earlier this week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against one of the country's leading law firms - Covington & Burling LLP.  According to the complaint, "threat actors" associated with...more

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