A brief arguing that the lower court erred when it instructed the jury that a corporate defendant could be held criminal responsible for the conduct of a single low-level employee even if he or she acted in direct contravention of corporate policy and a robust compliance program.
The inquiry asks whether an employer’s request that its in-house counsel execute restrictive covenants as a term and condition of employment violates the Rules of Professional Conduct.
This brief filed by Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) and the US Chamber focuses on issues that create additional personal liabilities for in-house counsel and defense counsel in general; the zealous representation, level of communication and overall relationship of in-house counsel and their clients; and Document retention policies and the resulting liabilities for those who administer them.
ACC's Southern California Chapter sent a letter to California Assemblyman Harmon in support of Assembly Bill 1133, which he is sponsoring in the California legislature that would clearly codify that inadvertant disclosure of an attorney-client privileged confidence does not waive the privilege. ACCA-So-Cal's letter argues that while the majority of California courts have interpreted the existing law of the state to mean that only an intentional disclosure results in the loss of protection, ambiguities in the language of California Evidence Code § 912 leave open the possibility that protection may be lost through inadvertent disclosure. Potential loss of confidentiality through inadvertent disclosure is an increasing problem as accidental disclosures become more common through the use of electronic communication such as voicemail and e-mail. For example, a person could easily click the wrong button and accidentally send an e-mail to the wrong recipient. For in-house counsel, eroding the privilege's protections by allowing inadvertent disclosures to constitute waiver will only serve to stifle otherwise appropriate communications that are critical in assuring the solicitation and provision of proper legal advice and accurate public disclosures.
The Policy-Making Process: Role and Responsibility of ACC's Board of Directors, National Committees, Chapters and Staff
This brief focuses on issues that create additional personal liabilities for in-house counsel and defense counsel in general; the zealous representation, level of communication and overall relationship
of in-house counsel and their clients; and Document retention policies and the resulting liabilities for those who administer them.
A brief arguing the ethical obligation not to sue the client belongs to all attorneys, including in-house attorneys.
ABA letter to state bar leaders regarding attorney-client privilege and work product policies promoted in the "Holder Memo" and "Thompson Memo".
Amicus brief in a North Carolina comity rule case in which a
lawyer who is licensed in three states (two of which are comity admission states with North Carolina) was denied admission in North Carolina because he did not practice in either of the two comity states for four of the last six years preceding his request for admission on motion.