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Can Transactional Parties Rely On The Common Interest Privilege?

In many situations, parties to a transaction wish to share legal advice among themselves. Parties whose interests are aligned may […]

Prepare Now For Cyber Insurance Disputes

Limits on coverage from standard commercial general liability (CGL) insurance were codified in a 2004 rewrite of the standard form, […]

Five Tips For Retention Of Expert Witnesses

Expert witnesses can play a major role in litigation, but there are pitfalls in retaining them, and in a worst […]

Chadbourne Women Dispute Gender Discrimination Suit

Fourteen female partners from Chadbourne & Parke LLP are disputing a lawsuit filed last month by a former litigator for […]

Diversity In The Legal Profession

While some company legal departments may think they are taking a risk in pursuing diversity, evidence suggests the opposite is true. Diversity is “the font…

Minimizing Discovery Cost Through Effective Trial Strategy

New federal rules are likely to help curb the high cost of e-discovery in litigation, but the most effective means […]

Jury Selection Using The Internet And Social Media

Beginning with the premise that potential jurors may not reveal their biases and personal experiences during voir dire, a look at some other avenues…

BigLaw Firm Pushes Arbitration For Its Own Gender Pay Lawsuit

The international law firm Sedgwick, sued by a partner over alleged gender pay inequality, maintains that the case is subject […]

How An Executive Becomes An Enforcement Target

Recent precedents and government investigations that implicate individual corporate executives, including a Fifth Circuit ruling that…

Ten Tech Mistakes Lawyers Make

At least 80 of the largest U.S. law firms by revenue have been hacked since 2011, according to a Bloomberg […]

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