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Legal Privilege in Internal Investigations Analyzed

Client Alert | less than 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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