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Confidential Communications Public Relations Work-Product Doctrine

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Safeguarding Privilege Between Counsel and Investigations and Crisis Communications Consultants

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When a corporate crisis hits, attorneys often bring in investigators and PR consultants to uncover facts and manage reputational risk. But without the right structure, those critical communications may not be protected by...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Having a Big Law Firm Hire a Public Relations Consultant Does Not Assure Privilege or Work Product Protection

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Just as some clients think that copying a lawyer cinches privilege protection, even sophisticated clients relying on well-known law firms might erroneously believe that having those law firms hire a public relations...more

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Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2

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Part 1 of this article provided a state-of-the-law overview for when companies, facing high-profile legal challenges, hire public relations firms to work with the company’s lawyers on messaging. This overview noted that...more

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Protecting Communications From PR Privilege Issues

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Two recent cases in state appellate court show the risks of sharing privileged communications with public relations consultants. But they also provide practical guidance on how to protect the confidentiality of...more

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