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Think Twice Before You Type: AI Chats May Not Be Private or Protected

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Last week, I was half-listening to one of my favorite podcasts during a workout when something OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said immediately caught my attention. He was chatting it up with comedian Theo Von on This Past Weekend when...more

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How AI Is Helping Corporate Legal Departments

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According to a recent survey, artificial intelligence gained a significant foothold in corporate legal departments in 2025, where it is being used mostly for contract drafting and review, legal research, and document...more

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Tennessee Federal Court Enjoins Misuse of Employer’s Trade Secrets

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Misappropriation of trade secrets claims often turn on whether the information that was taken is truly a “trade secret.” In considering whether information is a trade secret, courts consider a number of factors, including...more

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No Protection for Vendor's Forensic Report in Post-Breach Litigation? - Preserving Privilege and Work Product Protection in Light...

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A May 26, 2020 order by U.S. Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson (E.D. Va.) that attorney work product protection did not preclude production of a forensic vendor's data breach investigation report to plaintiffs in the Capital...more

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Federal Court Finds Cybersecurity Forensic Report Not Privileged Under Attorney Work Product Doctrine

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Court) has held that a cyber-forensic investigation report was not protected by the attorney work product doctrine and ordered Capital One to produce it...more

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Can Employers Discipline Employees for “Self-Help Discovery”? Massachusetts Decision Raises More Questions Than Answers

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Employers know all too well that employees sometimes help themselves to documents the employer would like to keep confidential. This is precisely why many employers require employees to sign confidentiality agreements and...more

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Caution: Sealed Package – There Is More At Risk Than Unsealing

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Parties litigating in courts across the country routinely file some documents under seal as a matter of course. Sealing filed documents often is a practical necessity – parties need not disclose certain confidential...more

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What’s Mine is Not Yours: Former Officers and Directors and a Corporation’s Attorney–Client Privilege

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An officer or director’s company exit often feels like a divorce, with post-departure monetary payments and document-custody issues dominating the immediate aftermath. Companies are quick to enforce non-compete agreements and...more

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Seven Things You Should Know About Arbitration Clauses

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Arbitration clauses are routinely added to commercial contracts, but often with very little reflection on the many strategic and tactical issues that should be considered. Further, there is a great deal of misunderstanding of...more

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