Privilege

Conservative Groups Challenge State AG Privilege Claims In Climate Cases

June 22, 2020

Two right-leaning groups are challenging privilege claims by state attorneys general in climate matters, including regulation of CO2 emissions. The […]

Survey: How Covid Is Affecting In-House Legal

June 18, 2020

Among the findings: Twenty-five percent said their budgets had been reduced. Workloads haven’t, however, in a few areas in particular…

Former CEO Of Municipal Utility In FLA Is Sued, Massive Fraud Alleged

June 16, 2020

The largest municipal utility in Florida has sued its former CEO, alleging he attempted to orchestrate a privatization plan what […]

A Ransomware Wake-Up Call For Law Firms

June 9, 2020

The recent hack of one of the biggest celebrity law firms in the world should be a wake up call […]

Executing Contracts and Deeds From Home

June 8, 2020

For a simple contract, executed under English law, it’s relatively simple and electronic signatures are usually valid. However, if the other party is overseas…

Hackers Stage A Data Auction After Company Refuses To Pay Ransom

June 5, 2020

The starting price was $50,000, and on the block were some 22,000 files and three data bases stolen from a Canadian company that had balked….

How To Pay A Ransom

June 2, 2020

You have decided your best option under the circumstances is to pay up. But that decision is far from the last…

Privilege Upheld For In-House Investigation, Despite Previous “Summary” Release

May 29, 2020

The senior in-house counsel of a major defense contractor seemed to have covered the bases when it came to insuring […]

Work-At-Home Strategies For In-House Lawyers And Contract Managers

May 26, 2020

A post from contract management firm ContractPodAi discusses some pitfalls in the work-from-home scenario and how to avoid them. Distractions […]

In Celebrity Law Firm Ransom Attack, Hackers Up The Ante, Threaten Trump

May 19, 2020

New York’s Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks has been hit with a crippling ransom attack by the hacker group REvil, […]

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