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H.R. 6610: To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine

Rick Wolf wrote 3 weeks ago: Texas Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) has introduced HR 6610, a bill that is in the first ste … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Congressional testimony, e-discovery, ECM, Executive Privilege, Federal Rules of Evidence, internal investigations, Law department management, Law Firms

Morning Bell: Time Running Out to Protect a Fundamental Civil Right

Rick Wolf wrote 1 month ago: Posted July 17th, 2008 at 9.05am in Rule of Law. The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guara … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Congressional testimony, ECM, Executive Privilege, internal investigations, Subpoenas, White collar crime

Responding to Auditors Without Waiving Attorney Work-Product Protection A practical guide for counsel

Rick Wolf wrote 1 month ago: Alan I. Raylesberg and Lawrence E. Buterman Special to Law.com In order to comply with various p … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Congressional testimony, e-discovery, ECM, Executive Privilege, Law Firms, Subpoenas, White collar crime

AG Mukasey Hints at Revision of McNulty Memo, Spars With Senators at Hearing

Rick Wolf wrote 1 month ago: Pedro Ruz Gutierrez Legal Times Wednesday morning’s oversight hearing of the Justice Departmen … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Congressional testimony, e-discovery, Executive Privilege, Federal Rules of Evidence, internal investigations, Subpoenas, White collar crime

Backers Expect Attorney-Client Privilege Bill to Pass

Rick Wolf wrote 1 month ago:   Zach Lowe The American Lawyer 06-25-2008   A bill that would protect attorney-client privilege … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Congressional testimony, e-discovery, ECM, Executive Privilege, Federal Rules of Evidence, Subpoenas, White collar crime

Failure to take "reasonable precautions" before producing privileged communications in email leads to loss of attorney-client privilege

Rick Wolf wrote 2 months ago: A federal judge in Maryland recently ruled that a company being sued for copyright infringement w … more →

Tags: e-discovery, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Law department management, ECM, Attorney-client privilege, inadvertent waiver

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Evidence Rule 502

Rick Wolf wrote 6 months ago: The Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 2450 without amendment.  The bill would amend the Fede … more →

Tags: Congressional testimony, Attorney-client privilege, Federal Rules of Evidence, Waiver

Proposed Legislation Adopting Federal Rule of Evidence 502

Rick Wolf wrote 8 months ago: The Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure submitted its proposed … more →

Tags: Congressional testimony, e-discovery, Executive Privilege, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Law department management, ABA, ACC, Attorney-client privilege, Federal Rules of Evidence

Prediction for 2008: Avoiding Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Information becomes Top E-discovery Risk and Costs More than Complying with the FRCP1 comment

Rick Wolf wrote 8 months ago: We have a year under our belt with the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the new procedur … more →

Tags: e-discovery, ECM, Executive Privilege, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Law department management, Attorney-client privilege, Compliance, Congress, federal court

Employee E-Mails to Personal Attorney Using Company E-Mail Systems Are Not Privileged 1 comment

Rick Wolf wrote 8 months ago: Employee messages to his attorney sent over the employer’s e-mail system, a practice against c … more →

Tags: e-discovery, Attorney-client privilege, Compliance, eMail, Expectation of privacy, privilege waiver, records management policy, work product doctrine

HOUSE APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE PROTECTION ACT OF 2007 IMMENSELY IMPORTANT: STATEMENT BY AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. NEUKOM

Rick Wolf wrote 9 months ago: Washington, DC, Nov. 14, 2007 - The U.S. House of Representatives took an immensely important step … more →

Tags: Congressional testimony, ABA, Attorney-client privilege, DoJ, House of Representatives, legislation, White collar crime

Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act Passes House

Rick Wolf wrote 9 months ago: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Defense Bar, Business and Legal Groups Support Legislation Washington, DC­ (N … more →

Tags: Congressional testimony, Attorney-client privilege, Congress, Criminal Investigations, DoJ, Federal Legislation, House of Representatives, McNulty memo, White collar crime

What's Behind the Drop in Corporate Fraud Indictments? Is there no more corporate crime -- or has Justice simply stopped looking for it?

Rick Wolf wrote 9 months ago: Daphne Eviatar The American Lawyer November 1, 2007 In his summer of discontent, there were few day … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Corporate compliance, Corporate Governance, Criminal Investigations, ethics, Securities Fraud, White collar crime

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICERS PUTTING HIGH PRIORITY ON RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS FOR 2008

Rick Wolf wrote 9 months ago: 91% of corporate counsel view records management compliance as important, but 75% still lack auditab … more →

Tags: Client Relationship Management, e-discovery, ECM, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Law department management, Law Firms, Attorney-client privilege, Corporate compliance, corporate counsel

The Data Explosion1 comment

Rick Wolf wrote 10 months ago: Lawyers charge a lot for discovery and aren’t even very good at it. That spells opportunity fo … more →

Tags: e-discovery, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, ECM, Law Firms, Criminal Investigations, Regulatory Compliance, Records Management Policy Development, Attorney-client privilege, Sarbanes-Oxley

Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony on Corporate Fraud Prosecutions and Attorney-Client Privilege

Rick Wolf wrote 11 months ago: On September 18, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Examining Approac … more →

Tags: Congressional testimony, Attorney-client privilege, Criminal Investigations, White collar crime

Specter Pushes Bill to Curb Corporate Prosecutors

Rick Wolf wrote 11 months ago: Bill McConnell The Deal 09-19-2007Despite pleas by a Department of Justice official and two legal sc … more →

Tags: Congressional testimony, Criminal Investigations, Attorney-client privilege, business ethics, Corporate Governance, ethics, White collar crime

SEC Stumbles on Privilege Waivers

Rick Wolf wrote 11 months ago: Justin Scheck The Recorder September 10, 2007 By the middle of last month, Securities and Exchange C … more →

Tags: corporate tax, Criminal Investigations, Regulatory Compliance, Attorney-client privilege, Corporate compliance, White collar crime, Backdating, Executive Compensation, Securities Fraud

New ABA Letter Urges Support for Federal Legislation to Protect Attorney Client Privilege and Employee Rights

Rick Wolf wrote 1 year ago: ABA President Karen Mathis sent a new letter to state and local leaders regarding developments on at … more →

Tags: Attorney-client privilege, Corporate Governance, Data Privacy and Security, White collar crime


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