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How Do You Distinguish Between Lobbying Advice and Legal Advice?

Lawyers frequently act as lobbyists.

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Courts Deal With a Review of Privilege Rulings

In federal courts, it is nearly impossible to successfully file an interlocutory appeal of a trial court’s order requiring production of privileged documents — despite the obvious “cat out of the bag” nature of such rulings.

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Court Takes Expansive View of an Implied Waiver: Part II

Last week’s Privilege Point described an opinion requiring a corporate party’s witness to disclose communications with his Latham & Watkins lawyers, because he confirmed with that firm his own “commercial understanding” about a key document’s meaning.

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