Risk Management, Attorney-Client Privilege, Work-Product Doctrine

Safeguarding Privilege Between Counsel and Investigations and Crisis Communications Consultants

StoneTurn on 8/7/2025

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

Pay Equity Studies in Focus: Navigating Privilege and Public Disclosure Risks

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/16/2025

A recent decision from the U.S. District Court in Kansas—Spears v. Thermo Fisher Scientific—ruled that a pay equity analysis conducted primarily for business purposes was not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work...more

Data Breach! Miranda Himself May Be Dead, But the Wisdom of the Case that Bears His Name Lives On

Lowndes on 6/3/2021

Let us assume a company has done all the right things. Preemptive security was a concern, so the company tightened up its written cybersecurity controls and associated technical controls, including policies and...more

Conducting Internal Investigations: In-House Counsel’s Guide

Goodwin on 3/19/2021

Whether you are a director, or a member of an in-house legal, human resources, or internal audit team, there are sensitive scenarios that occur daily in companies and charitable organizations across industries that trigger...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Newsletter – February 2021

Alston & Bird on 2/18/2021

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - Fifth Circuit Decision Raises Cyber Enforcement Complications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services As the Biden Administration begins detailing its regulatory and...more

SEC v. RPM International — A Cautionary Case Study on the Limits of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/29/2020

While much of the corporate legal world has been focused on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a little-noticed case working its way through the federal courts in Washington, D.C. threatens to whittle down the scope of...more

Florida Supreme Court: Physicians' Peer Reviews Not Protected from Public Disclosure

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/30/2017

• The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a decision of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal and held that an analysis of a medical malpractice claim sent by an attorney to an external medical review company in...more

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