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Publications

Wearing Two Hats - The Ethical Conundrum of the Lawyer Acting In a Business Capacity, ACC Docket (November 2009)

ACC Responds to FAS 5 Exposure Draft, ACC Docket (November 2008)

Fool's Gold: Mining of Metadata, ACC Docket (October 2008)

Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection to Internal Law Firm Investigations (June 2008)

Emails Between Employees and Their Attorneys Using Company Computers: Are They Still Privileged?, ACC Docket (April 2008)

In-House Counsel and Backdating:  What Will They Criminalize Next?, ACC Docket (January/February 2008)

The Attorney-Client Privilege in the Parent- Subsidiary Context, ACC Docket (December 2007)

Ex Parte Interviews with Current and Former Employees, ACC Docket (September 2007)

Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits: Can You Ever Have Too Many Lawyers?, ACC Docket (July/August 2007)

Practice Restrictions in Settlement Agreements, ACC Docket (June 2007)

The McNulty Memorandum: A Reversal in Practice or in Name Only?, ACC Docket (April 2007)

Clawbacks, Quick Peeks and Running with Scissors, ACC Docket (January/February 2007)

Litigation Challenges Facing Multinational Financial Institutions, ACC Docket (November/December 2006)

Confusion in the Boardroom, ACC Docket (October 2006)

When and How to Issue Corporate Miranda Warnings, ACC Docket (September 2006)

Mandatory and Discretionary Snitching on Opposing Counsel’s Misconduct, ACC Docket (July/August 2006)

The Subpoena Surprise: Cost-Shifting in Discovery Requests, ACC Docket (June 2006)

Preventive Medicine – A Bitter Pill?, ACC Docket (May 2006)

The Ins and Outs of Intranets, ACC Docket (March 2006)

The Most Dangerous Game: Hunting the Corporate Mole, ACC Docket (January 2006)

Inside Counsel as Targets: Fact or Fiction?, ACC Docket (November/December 2005)

Post-Departure Restrictions on Corporate Counsel: Where’s the Foul Line?, ACC Docket (October 2005)

An Advanced Class on Advance Waivers for the Sophisticated Client, ACC Docket (September 2005)

The Settlement Privilege: Fact or Fiction?, ACC Docket (July/August 2005)

Advocacy Outside the Courtroom: To What Extent Can Counsel Comment on Pending Litigation?, ACC Docket (November/December 2004)

Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Material: What is the Effect on the Privilege and the Duty of Receiving Counsel?, ACC Docket (October 2004)

Investigative Attorneys and the Reporting Obligations Under the SEC’s Professional Conduct Rules, ACC Docket (April 2004)

Communications with Your Insurer: Are They Privileged and Protected from Disclosure to Third Parties, ACC Docket (March 2004)

Hidden Storms for Those in Safe Harbors: The SEC’s Professional Conduct Rules and the Federal Preemption Doctrine, ACC Docket (February 2004)

Audit Letter Responses in the Wake of Sarbanes-Oxley, ACC Docket (October 2003)

Waiving the Attorney-Client Privilege by Placing Advice of Counsel in Issue, ACCA Docket (September 2003)

Final Report of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Corporate Responsibility: A Look at the Proposed Amendments to The Model Rules, ACCA Docket (July/August 2003)

Supervisory Attorney Liability Under § 307 of Sarbanes-Oxley: Another Sand Trap for the Unwary, ACCA Docket (May 2003)

A First Look at the Final Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations Governing Corporate Counsel, ACCA Docket (April 2003)

Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege: Alive and Well in Alabama, ACCA Docket (March 2003)

Parrying the “Thrust Upon” Conflicts That Result From Client Mergers: The Ethic Rules Catch Up With Corporate Reality, ACCA Docket (February 2003)

Deposing In-House Counsel in Actions Involving the Corporate Client: Isn’t Life Complicated Enough?, ACCA Docket (November/December 2002)

How Will Recent Changes In Corporate Governance, Public Auditing, And The Role Of In-House Counsel Affect You?, ACCA Docket (October 2002)

Negotiating Contracts For the Corporate Client: Does the Attorney-Client Privilege Apply?, ACCA Docket (September 2002)

Will Sharing With a Regulatory Agency the Report of an Internal Corporate Investigation Waive Its Protections Against Disclosure to Other Potential Adversaries?, ACCA Docket (July/August 2002)

Resolving Multinational Ethical Issues: What Law Applies?, ACCA Docket (June 2002)

When Are “Joint Defense” or “Common Interest” Meetings Among Corporations Privileged?, ACCA Docket (May 2002)

Can the Feds Interview Corporate Employees Without Your Counsel’s Consent?, ACCA Docket (March 2002)

Representing Business Competitors: A Conflict or Not?, ACCA Docket (February 2002)

What Can You Tell Your Employees When the Feds Arrive to Question Them?, ACCA Docket (January 2002)

Hold on to That Privilege! The Transfer of Privilege with the Sale of a Corporate Subsidiary, ACCA Docket (November/December 2001)

Paying Fact Witnesses, ACCA Docket (October 2001)

Perils of Joint Representation of Corporations and Corporate Employees, ACCA Docket (September 2001)

Privilege and PR Firms, ACCA Docket (July/August 2001)

Licensure and Privilege, ACCA Docket (June 2001)