attorney-client-privilege

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AI Touted For One-Stop-Shop Trademark Work

An article in Bloomberg Law suggests AI could allow trademark attorneys to add an additional service that would make them more of a one-stop-shop, […]

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SCOTUS Backs Off On A Privilege Case, Leaving A Major Cyber Risk Question Unresolved

In a rarely invoked procedural move, two weeks after hearing oral arguments in a case involving attorney-client privilege, the Court decided to dismiss the […]

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The New DOJ Incentives To “Self-Disclose”

In highly publicized remarks that he delivered at his alma mater, Georgetown Law, the DOJ official in charge of the criminal division was emphatic […]

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Head-On SPAC Attack In Delaware Court

A decision by the Delaware Chancery Court earlier this month allows a case targeting GigCapital3, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to proceed. The […]

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A Formidable Stable Of Law Firms For DeSantis’ “Culture War”

Four law firms, including the firm where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis once worked as a litigator, have received at least $16.7 million to wage […]

Attorney/Client Privilege In Cross-Border Advocacy

Deborah R Meshulam, Katrina A Hausfeld, Laura Ford, Piotr Falarz, and Shabaz Ahmed of DLA Piper provide a comprehensive guide to the thorny issue […]

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Robot Opines On Its Potential Legal Problems

It’s getting easier to interact with AI, and it’s going to get a lot easier in the near future, observers say. Unlike fusion power […]

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The Diciest Of Corporate Governance Issues

They’ve gotten more expensive and the range of issues spawning them has grown wider, according to a post from law firm Farella Braun+Martel. Alleged […]

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Former Cypto GC Joins Senator Gillibrand’s Staff

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has brought in a former general counsel with cryptocurrency company Coinbase to be her chief counsel for finance, according to […]

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The GC/Risk-Management Dynamic In Three Companies

An article in Canadian Lawyer reports on a forum that brought together general counsel from three major Canadian companies, along with one law firm […]