Privilege

Privilege

Thomas E. Spahn | McGuireWoods LLP

Last week's Privilege Point described courts' varied approaches to losing litigants' efforts to discover the winning lawyers' billing entries when the winners seek recovery of their attorney's fees.

Privilege

Thomas E. Spahn | McGuireWoods LLP

Winning litigation parties sometimes seek recovery of the money they spent on their lawyers — either as a damage element or under a fee-shifting legal doctrine or contract provision.

Privilege

Thomas E. Spahn | McGuireWoods LLP

Under the common interest doctrine, separately represented clients can avoid the normal waiver implications of sharing privileged communications by entering into a contractual arrangement.