Privilege

Privilege

McGuireWoods LLP

In all but a few states, the attorney-client privilege can protect a company’s lawyer’s communications with former company employees — as long as the communications focus on the former employees’ tenure at the company.

Privilege

McGuireWoods LLP

Would-be litigants sometimes send a draft complaint to the would-be adversary — either to deter their bothersome conduct or to spur settlement talks.

Privilege

McGuireWoods LLP

Separately represented clients sometimes may avoid the normal waiver implications of sharing privileged communications by entering into a common interest agreement — but such contractual arrangements frequently do not work.