Privilege

Privilege

McGuireWoods LLP

Under the widely recognized common interest doctrine, separately represented clients may sometimes contractually avoid the otherwise inevitable privilege waiver when sharing privileged communications.

Privilege

McGuireWoods LLP

Clients relying on an investigation’s result to gain some advantage understandably trigger a subject matter waiver.

Privilege

McGuireWoods LLP

Overworked judges assessing possible privilege protection for the increasing volume of often-cryptic emails withheld from production understandably look for a client’s explicit request for legal advice from a lawyer.