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French client-attorney privilege: threats on the horizon?

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On March 11, the Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) handed down four rulings that drastically narrow the scope of French legal privilege. Under French law, when a dawn raid is carried out in a...more

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Even Privilege Logs Can Be Privileged Under the Fifth Amendment

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On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling reinforcing the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination and clarifying the attorney-client privilege in the...more

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Crime-Fraud Exception Destroys Privilege for Communications Between Former CEO of Public Company and His Outside Lawyer

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On February 7, 2025, the Second Circuit ruled that the crime-fraud exception would prevent the  former CEO of a public company from invoking attorney-client privilege to prevent an outside lawyer and his law firm from...more

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Why Doesn’t the Crime-Fraud Exception More Frequently Swallow the Attorney-Client Privilege?

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Criminal defendants accused of white-collar crimes often deal with lawyers before and even while engaged in their alleged criminal misconduct. All or most lawyers have the vague notion that the attorney-client privilege can...more

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Federal Grand Jury Indictment Defense Strategies

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Federal criminal cases can broadly be divided into four phases: (i) the government’s investigation, (ii) grand jury proceedings, (iii) pretrial practice, and (iv) trial. The empanelment of a grand jury is a critical juncture,...more

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[Webinar] Recent Trends in the U.S. Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigations - September 8th, 9:00 am - 10:00...

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Discussion with two former senior prosecutors on how to handle cases involving Japanese multinational corporations - It is not unusual for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate non-U.S. multinational corporations...more

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As White Collar Action Ramps up in 2022, Where Does the Law Stand on Filter Teams?

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Summary - The law governing the use of “filter teams” is quickly evolving. Filter teams, which are utilized by the government to prevent materials protected by attorney-client privilege from being reviewed and/or produced...more

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Served with an FBI Subpoena? Here are 10 Questions You Need to Answer Now

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As the nation’s chief domestic investigative agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has substantial authority to collect information through a variety of different means. This includes utilizing subpoenas to compel...more

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A transatlantic consideration of recent developments in corporate self-reporting

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More carrot, less stick? On 5 April 2016, the Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued an Enforcement Plan and Guidance (the DOJ Guidance), setting out the steps that it is taking to...more

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