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Privilege Issues In High-Profile Corporate Sexual Harassment Case: Part II
Last week’s Privilege Point described two favorable analyses from a Southern District of New York decision (Judge Gorenstein) assessing defendant Barnes & Noble’s privilege assertions covering its investigation and later firing of its CEO for sexual harassment. Parneros v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., 382 F.R.D. 482 (S.D.N.Y. 2019).
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Renewable Projects at the Precipice
Emily Winbigler and Durham McCormick, of McGuireWoods, discuss the implications of the upcoming end to the four-year Continuity Safe Harbor for claiming production tax credits (PTCs) on wind projects that began in 2016. They are not, however, at the end of the road providing they proceed with a sharp eye on IRS guidance.
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Privilege Issues In High-Profile Corporate Sexual Harassment Case: Part I
The Southern District of New York (Magistrate Judge Gorenstein) issued an extensive privilege decision with several favorable analyses in a high-profile corporate sexual harassment case. In Parneros v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., 332 F.R.D. 482 (S.D.N.Y. 2019), Barnes & Noble’s General Counsel Bradley Feuer investigated alleged sexual harassment misconduct by then CEO Demos Parneros.
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Mission First, People Always: Law Firms Can Benefit From the Militaryʼs Credo
McGuireWoods partner John Thompson served as a captain and helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army before earning his law degree. He commanded a company of 275 soldiers at Fort Eustis, VA, and led an air cavalry platoon of the 24th Infantry Division based in Fort Stewart, GA. He is a member of McGuireWoods’ Restructuring & Insolvency Department in Washington, D.C., and leads the firm’s Veteran Lawyers Network.
Read MoreCan Adversaries Ask Corporate Witnesses About Their "State of Mind" When They Sought Legal Advice?
The attorney-client privilege protects communications, not facts, past actions or future intended actions. But it can be difficult to draw the line between such non-protected facts or acts and protected motivations, thought processes, etc.
Read MoreGetting Ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act
Bethany Lukitsch of McGuireWoods runs down what the new regulations mean for companies based in California and beyond.
Read MoreIs Your Client Properly Authorized To Hire Counsel?
A recent court case shows how issues of ownership can be thorny in closely held corporations, and why it’s always prudent to vet a potential client’s corporate governance documents.
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