By Colby Hamilton | May 22, 2018
In a letter to U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood of the Southern District of New York Tuesday, attorney Michael Avenatti said the leaks were believed to be related to his client, meant to "paint a false narrative."
New York Law Journal | Analysis|Investigation
By Olivia Radin | May 15, 2018
There has been more talk than usual of late about the attorney-client privilege, particularly after the FBI executed a search warrant on the offices of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen. Putting that extraordinary situation aside, there have been a few slightly more run-of-the-mill developments over the last year that have reminded us that privilege can be a fragile thing, and one we must work hard to protect.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | May 4, 2018
The divided court ordered a new trial in the case that garnered national and international attention.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. | May 1, 2018
Appellate Practice columnists Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. discuss constitutional issues surrounding recovery of punitive damages.
By Charles Toutant | April 30, 2018
The recent New Jersey case of a lawyer whose excuse for missing a filing deadline was proved false by vacation photos she posted on Instagram is part of a growing body of cases in which lawyers and judges faced scrutiny over their social media postings.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sharon M. Porcellio | April 26, 2018
In her Western District Roundup, Sharon M. Porcellio discusses a recent decision in which Judge Payson tackled a seemingly routine situation that results in a complex question: What happens to attorney-client privilege when there is a third-party consultant involved in the communications?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven H. Holinstat and Daniel Hatten | April 24, 2018
New York law construing the attorney-client privilege has typically concerned the privilege when either an entity or an individual is the client. However, when a lawyer provides legal advice to an individual through a family office, New York law is unclear whether the individual or entity rules relating to the attorney-client privilege are applicable.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Jay Sterling Silver | April 23, 2018
Although for an entirely wrong reason, the president wasn't too far away from being right about the present condition of the privilege.
By Tom McParland | April 23, 2018
A Delaware Court of Chancery vice chancellor on Monday denied Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney access to discovery materials from two investor lawsuits filed against Theranos and its directors, as he prepares a feature-length documentary about the embattled blood-testing company.
By R. Robin McDonald | April 23, 2018
The jury also convicted McIver of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and influencing a witness.
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