November 17, 2014
Publication: New York Law Journal
From one jurisdiction to another, a corporate entity operating in multiple countries can often face conflicting rules. In particular, varying attorney-client privilege and attorney-work product protections may mean that what is beyond the scope of discovery or privilege in one country may in fact be discoverable in another.
In this article, Steven Kobre and Leanne Bortner discuss how these privilege issues come into play in cross-border investigations and which steps should be taken to assess local privilege laws and avoid inadvertent waivers of privilege.
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