Plaintiffs attorneys have been doing their darnedest to avoid litigating in federal court. That’s because federal court judges are more likely to consider dispositive motions and are stricter in enforcing deadlines and...more
In 2014, the D.C. Circuit adopted a very favorable privilege standard — protecting communications if "one significant . . . purpose[]" was corporations' need for legal advice, even if that was not the communications' "primary...more
The ability to preserve privilege for highly sensitive internal investigations conducted at the direction of attorneys is alive and well. In a closely watched decision on the scope of the attorney-client privilege as applied...more