Legal Privilege in Internal Investigations Analyzed
Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.02.15
The latest ABA Criminal Justice magazine features an article by C&M attorneys, "The Evolving Landscape of Legal Privilege in Internal Investigations." In the article, we analyze a series of high profile cases involving disputes over the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, and we provide insights on avoiding potential pitfalls (the D.C. Circuit's August 2015 opinion upholding privilege in the KBR dispute is explored in Crowell and Moring's August 12, 2015 Client Alert).
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 09.03.25
If You’re Not First, You’re Last: Federal Circuit’s First Review of an AIA Derivation Proceeding
Nearly a decade and a half after the passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”), the Federal Circuit finally had its first occasion to review an appeal of a derivation proceeding that was litigated before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in Global Health Solutions LLC v. Selner. This case provides helpful guidance for patent litigators regarding the proper legal framework in a derivation proceeding and serves as a reminder that patent applications should be filed as soon as possible. As the facts of this case show, it is important that inventors retain documents and other evidence of the conception of their invention, as well as its communication to others, should there be any challenge to their invention.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.03.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.02.25
Landmark Proposed Rule May Open American Skies to Expanded Commercial Drone Deployments
Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.01.25
Facing the Fraud Challenge: How UK Charities Must Adapt to the New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence
