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Corporate Counsel

UK Court Lets Prosecutors Pierce Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Probe

The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office received a ruling on May 8 from the High Court of Justice in London that it can breach attorney-client privilege to see materials gathered as part of a company's internal investigation.
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Corporate Counsel

UK Court Lets Prosecutors Pierce Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Probe

The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office received a ruling on May 8 from the High Court of Justice in London that it can breach attorney-client privilege to see materials gathered as part of a company's internal investigation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Defend Trade Secrets Act—One Year Later

On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) for the purpose of protecting American businesses from economic espionage. The law is notable for, among other things, providing easier access to federal courts as well as the possibility of double damages, attorney fees and the right to ex parte seizure of misappropriated information.
13 minute read

Legaltech News

Do Business, Regulatory Realities Trump Constitutional Principle in Gag Orders Fight?

Large tech companies' ability to operate overseas may hinge largely on their challenges to gag orders prohibiting them from informing their customers of government collection
14 minute read

Legaltech News

Do Business, Regulatory Realities Trump Constitutional Principle in Gag Orders Fight?

Large tech companies' ability to operate overseas may hinge largely on their challenges to gag orders prohibiting them from informing their customers of government collection
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Gay Men in Chechnya Targeted: What Can You Do to Help?

LGBTQ equality has been an ­important topic in the United States for the last several years, and the strides we've made to improve our laws and our lives in the last few years have been impressive. We may still have a way to go in changing laws and minds but as bad as it is in the United States, in other parts of the world, it's much, much worse.
10 minute read

International Edition

Gibson Dunn takes third Latham partner for new Frankfurt base

Gibson Dunn has hired Latham & Watkins dispute resolution and white-collar defence partner Finn Zeidler in Frankfurt.
21 minute read

The American Lawyer

Herbert Smith Freehills Settles With Eight Australian Partners Who Quit to Join White & Case

An Australian court has approved a settlement in a dispute between Herbert Smith Freehills and eight of its former partners who sought to leave the firm last year to launch an Australia practice for White & Case.
27 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC's FCPA Ace Kara Brockmeyer Joins Debevoise & Plimpton

Kara Brockmeyer, former chief of the SEC Enforcement Division's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, is joining Debevoise & Plimpton's Washington, D.C., office as a partner and member of the white-collar and regulatory defense and the strategic crisis response and solutions groups, the firm announced Monday.
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The Recorder

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Co.

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