Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information

“Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information” is a resource designed to assist both inside and outside counsel in overcoming challenges related to maintaining corporate secrecy. It consolidates all the rights a corporation may assert regarding privacy and confidentiality, offering practical advice on how to protect sensitive information that may need to be disclosed to government agencies. The book covers a wide range of topics, including attorney-client privilege, work product privilege, joint defense privileges, trade secrets, confidential submissions to authorities, financial privacy, and access to personnel files. It provides expert guidance on complex issues, such as how corporations uniquely claim privilege, how the work product privilege applies to internal communications, and the causes and scope of a waiver of this privilege. Additionally, the book explores distinctions between inside counsel's legal and business functions in determining attorney-client privilege, ensuring confidentiality when dealing with government entities, and avoiding the risks of internal discussions of confidential matters. It also addresses inadvertent disclosures and maintaining the confidentiality of corporate internal investigations, safeguarding them from discovery.

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