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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
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 9, 2023, in the In re Grand Jury case. Despite the nondescript title, the stakes in the case are stratospheric for the future of the attorney-client privilege....more
The firm petitioned the Supreme Court for review, asserting a three-way split between the Ninth Circuit (which it described as applying a primary purpose standard), the D.C. Circuit (described as applying its preferred...more
Proskauer recently submitted an amicus brief on behalf of The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution, in connection with the U.S. Supreme Court case of In Re Grand Jury. On appeal from the U.S....more
Takeaway: The Supreme Court is expected to clarify the question of whether attorney-client privilege applies in “dual-purpose” communications in situations where law firms provide clients with both legal and non-legal advice....more
For the first time since its 1981 opinion in United States v. Upjohn, the United States Supreme Court, in a review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in In re Grand Jury, will examine the scope of the attorney-client privilege...more
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
On October 30, 2017, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed an order granting the Office of the Special Counsel’s (“SCO”) motion to compel the former counsel...more
The fallout at Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child-sexual-abuse scandal, including the victims’ suffering, Sandusky’s criminal conviction, the firing and subsequent death of legendary Coach Joe...more