Jon Youngwood, Nick Goldin and Yafit Cohn Co-Author Article in Law360 on Attorney-Client Privilege in Government Investigations
05.14.15
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Litigation Partners Jon Youngwood and Nick Goldin and Corporate Associate Yafit Cohn published an article in Law360, “Should You Waive Privilege In Government Investigations?,” discussing the potential risks and benefits of waiving the protections of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine when sharing investigative documents with the government, in accordance with policies of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission that govern corporate privilege waivers. The article suggests that when a company does decide to share investigative documents, the safest approach is to limit disclosure to purely factual information as opposed to privileged documents or work product.
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