Legal Advice, Confidential Information

Why Do I Need a Lawyer if I Have ChatGPT?

Flaster Greenberg PC on 3/12/2025

Artificial intelligence has seen rapid advancements, including large language models and chatbots that understand and respond to questions using aggregated information. While mostly everyone is familiar with ChatGPT and some...more

Preserving Privilege in Internal Investigations

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 11/21/2024

One thing leaders of organizations routinely recognize is that “you never know what tomorrow will bring.” Another common slogan is “life happens.” If “life” happens to bring the organization a situation that could expose the...more

Your Attorney Cannot Always Shield You From the FOIA

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/16/2024

Clients sometimes include me on communications merely to protect themselves from Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), believing that anything sent to me is automatically covered by the attorney-client privilege. ...more

Strategies for Investigating Misconduct Against Superstars, C-Suite Employees in Retail Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/1/2023

In the retail industry, when superstars, C-suite employees, and other high-achieving individuals are accused of misconduct, the company has a significant management challenge to address the situation in an unemotional,...more

A Step Toward the Confidentiality of Legal Advice Issued by French In-House Counsel

Jones Day on 6/30/2023

On June 8, 2023, as part of the parliamentary debates on the so-called "Justice" bill, the French Senate voted on an amendment to the Law No. 71-1130 dated December 3, 1971, which aims to ensure confidentiality to certain...more

Connecticut Supreme Court To In-House Counsel: Your Internal Communications Are Privileged Only If Their "Primary" Purpose Was To...

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/14/2017

In September 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued a decision providing guidance on questions that frequently bedevil in-house counsel: are internal communications to and from in-house counsel protected by the...more