Privilege

Privilege

Thomas E. Spahn | McGuireWoods LLP

Companies in or anticipating litigation normally impose litigation holds. If litigation ensues, does the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine protect the content of such a hold or the fact of its imposition?

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.