2011 Attorney-Client Privilege News

The attorney-client privilege is fundamental to fairness and balance in our justice system and essential to corporate compliance regimes. Without reliable privilege protections, executives and other employees will be discouraged from asking difficult questions or seeking guidance regarding the most sensitive situations. This page includes breaking news, cutting edge developments, and scholarship on the decline of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine from 2011.

"Crossing the Line: The Trial of GlaxoSmithKline Lawyer Lauren Stevens," Corporate Counsel, June 23, 2011.

"Is That Conversation Really Privileged?," The New York Law Journal, June 13, 2011.

"Judge throws out case vs ex-Glaxo lawyer," Reuters, May 10, 2011. [More coverage here and transcript of hearing available here].

"The Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege," Shipman Goodwin (reprinted from Connecticut Bar Association Estate & Probate Newsletter), December 2012.

"Feds Re-Indict Former Glaxo In-House Lawyer," Corporate Counsel, April 15, 2011 [Additional analysis here].  

"She Asked, Counsel Told: Case Against Glaxo Attorney Is Dismissed," Corporate Counsel, March 24, 2011 [Commentary at White Collar Crime Prof Blog here].

"Lips Unsealed: Third Circuit Ruling on Privilege Worries Defense Bar," Corporate Counsel, March 24, 2011 [More coverage here].

"Work E-Mail Not Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege, Court Says," Wired.com, January 18, 2011.

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