To follow up on our alert regarding President Trump's Executive Order on diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") initiatives within the federal government, we recommend that employers who are reviewing their DEI.

This episode of our Safety Perspectives From Region 6 podcast is the second in a three-part series on fatality and catastrophe investigations ...

Jenner & Block Partners David M. Greenwald and Michele L. Slachetka are lead editors of the 2021 edition of Testimonial Privileges,

Most courts hold that the incredibly fragile attorney-client privilege can be waived by disclosure even to family members (such as Martha Stewart's disclosure...

Artificial intelligence tools are transforming legal practice, but they come with significant risks that attorneys and clients must understand. A recent federal court decision found that using public AI chatbots may waive attorney-client privilege, while courts continue to sanction lawyers for AI-generated errors in filings. Learn what steps legal departments should take to protect privileged communications and maintain ethical standards when using AI technology.

In the midst of an improving economy, a robust IPO market and a selective M&A landscape, the corporate world in 2014 leaves us with the usual variety of year-end ambiguities.

Michael Peregrine and William Schuman wrote this bylined article on how the emerging best practice of granting general counsel greater organizational prominence can have an unintended consequence...

As explained in previous Privilege Points, courts frequently must decide which state's privilege law applies to communications involving several states. Fed. R. Evid. 501 states that federal courts...

The ancient attorney-client privilege: (1) protects communications primarily motivated by clients' request for legal advice, regardless of any litigation on the horizon; and (2) protects...

The Tennessee Business Court has provided additional guidance to commercial litigators concerning internecine legal battles between members of limited liability companies.

New York courts issued significant estate litigation rulings this spring, addressing undue influence claims, attorney-client privilege protections, and the admission of lost wills. These decisions clarify important procedural and substantive standards for estate practitioners navigating complex probate disputes.

When shareholders file a derivative case, companies often form a special litigation committee to investigate the alleged wrongdoing.

The Court of Chancery has broad discretion to determine which categories of books and records a Delaware corporation must produce for inspection.

Alison Nadel and Erika Pont wrote this bylined article on whether parties to a transaction should share legal advice among themselves to save money and time.

Limited Liability Corporations combine the characteristics of corporations and partnerships.

If the Delaware Office of Unclaimed Property believes that a person may have filed an "inaccurate, incomplete, or false report," the State Escheator may authorize a "compliance review" under Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, § 1170(b).

The attorney-client privilege protects communications primarily motivated by clients' request for legal advice, and lawyers' response.

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island cast a spotlight on the doctrine of implied waiver of attorney-client privilege in a recent False Claims Act ("FCA") case.

Corporate Privilege: Nuances of Delaware Law and Recommendations on How to Preemptively Protect Privilege in the Event of a Future Dispute Between a Former Director...

In all but a few states, the attorney-client privilege can protect a company's lawyer's communications with former company employees...