News & Analysis as of

Confidential Information › Rules of Professional Conduct › Attorney-Client Privilege

Fishman Haygood LLP

Ethical Rules for Using Generative AI in Your Practice

Fishman Haygood LLP on

At the risk of stating the obvious, we are still in the early days of what we believe to be an “AI Revolution” in the way that goods and services, including legal services, are and will be provided. That means that we do not,...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Ownership of Privileged Communications in M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways and Recent Case Law

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP on

Traduction en cours. Can the buyer in a M&A transaction who takes possession of the seller’s or target company’s privileged communications on closing use those communications in a post-closing dispute against the seller?...more

Conn Kavanaugh

SJC Holds that Bar Counsel has Burden of Proof on Whether Disclosed Information is “Generally Known” for Violation of Rules of...

Conn Kavanaugh on

A recent decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) addresses the circumstances under which an attorney may be subject to discipline for disclosing confidential client information. In the Matter of Michael...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

Attorney-client privilege.  Most people have heard of it, and most have a general idea it means. But what, exactly, is attorney-client privilege?  What's its purpose?  What does it cover?  When does it begin and end?  Can...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Six Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid on Lawyer TikTok

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on

At first glance, TikTok might not have obvious utility to the working professional. After all, its pandemic-era popularity seems to be the product of Zoom-schooled and homebound Gen Zers who flocked to the app as a new...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Alexa, can you hear my clients? Confidentiality Obligations in the Coronavirus Work from Home Era

McGlinchey Stafford on

Confidentiality is fundamental to the client-lawyer relationship. Are you talking to your lawyer within earshot of a family member or a third person? Are you talking to your lawyer within earshot of a listening device?...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Don’t Forward Away Your Attorney Client Privilege

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

The attorney-client privilege is intended to protect communications between an attorney and his/her client. The Supreme Court stated that the privilege exits to “encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Can lawyers respond to negative online reviews?

Conn Kavanaugh on

Lawyers rely on referrals from existing and former clients to obtain new business and, of course, always run the risk that a client who had a bad experience will comment negatively on the experience to that person’s immediate...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

No Harm, No Foul: Disqualification Not Warranted When City Attorney Obtained Privileged, But Irrelevant, Communications During...

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on

City of San Diego v. The Superior Court of San Diego County, D073961 (Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist. Modified Jan. 7, 2019) - Brief Summary - During an internal affairs investigation concerning the leak of a confidential...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Attorney Client Privilege is Not Dead – At Least Not in Pennsylvania

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

Confidential information that you give to your attorney is still protected in Pennsylvania. The duty to keep your information confidential is known as the attorney-client privilege. The duty is called a “privilege” because it...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Don’t Let New Technology Cloud Your Legal Judgment

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on

Law firms are slowly but steadily moving to the cloud. According to an American Bar Association report, 37.5% of lawyers reported the use of web-based software services or solutions in 2016, up from 31% in 2015, and 30% in...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

A Cloud on the Horizon? Attorneys’ Obligations when Using a Third-Party’s Cloud-Based Services

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on

When we think of clouds, we likely picture cumulus, stratus, and cirrus ones, not the type of “cloud” that holds data and software. The latter type of cloud is generally controlled by a third-party service provider and is...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Ethical Issues Implicated by Lawyers’ Use of Third-Party Cloud Services

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on

Law firms increasingly turn to “cloud services” for processing and storing confidential client information because of their greater flexibility and efficiency. Use of “the cloud,” however, outsources the administration,...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide