Avoiding Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege

Length: 89 minutes
Product ID: 388091EAU

 
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Benefits

This OnDemand Webinar will cover challenges faced in maintaining the attorney-client privilege including threshold issues, inadvertent disclosure or waiver, business vs. legal advice, professional advisors outside the privilege, and experts and consultants.

The program will include examples drawn from recent court cases covering the privilege and practical advice on preventing waiver. This OnDemand Webinar will be particularly useful to in-house counsel and the lawyers who advise them.


Agenda

Attorney-Client Privilege and Ethics Issues

The Basics

Constant Challenges

Professional Conduct Rules Matter

Threshold Issues - So Is It Privileged?

Threshold Issues - Work Product

Work Product Doctrine vs. Attorney-Client Privilege

The Privilege - a More Limited View

Privilege - Waiver

So Many Ways to Waive …

Legal vs. Business Advice

Mixed Business and Legal Advice

Business Advice

Legal Advice

Checklist

Courts Inconsistent

Experts and Consultants

Communicating With Experts and Consultants

A Court's View

Several Rules Come Into Play

Inadvertent Disclosure

Rules Regarding Candor

Rule 5.1 - Supervisory Responsibilities

Termination of the Privilege

Privilege Applied to Corporate Constituents

Corporate Family Issues

Privilege in Acquisitions

The Privilege in Europe

Internal Investigations

Conclusion

Faculty

Frederick "Rick" R. Ball, Duane Morris LLP


Frederick “Rick” R. Ball
• Vice-chair of the White-Collar Criminal Defense division of Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group
• Focuses his practice on assisting companies or individuals when they are adverse to state or federal governments, including administrative, civil and criminal matters, with the FDA, FTC, DEA, CMS, OIG and other federal and state regulatory agencies
• Experienced in conducting internal investigations and advising companies on actions following the investigation
• Listed among the leading lawyers in Illinois
• Regularly publishes and speaks on the issue of the attorney-client privilege
• Adjunct professor of law at DePaul University School of law
• J.D. degree, Cornell Law School


Continuing Education Units
  • CLE (Please check the "Detailed Credit Information" page for states that have already been approved)
  • NALA
  • Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Detailed Credit Information


Additional credit may be available upon request. We cannot guarantee availability, but we will check into it for you. Contact Lorman at 1-866-352-9540 for further information.


One attendee may receive credit per registration.