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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

May 9, 2024

Safeguarding client secrets: Considerations for attorneys traveling abroad

The ABA has urged the Department of Homeland Security to modify and clarify the directives for border searches of lawyers’ devices, and has issued an advisory with suggestions such as using device alternatives, taking pre-inspection precautions, and objecting to searches on privilege grounds.

Shari L. Klevens

Partner, Dentons US LLP

Phone: (202) 496-7500

Email: shari.klevens@dentons.com

Alanna G. Clair

Partner, Dentons US LLP

Email: alanna.clair@dentons.com

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Whether international travel is required to close deals with foreign clients, conduct meetings or participate in an international arbitration, trips abroad are common across various law practices. It benefits frequent international travelers to be familiar with the process and protocols for entering another country, particularly any laws or restrictions that may differ from their own country. Recent arrests of cruise passengers visiting an island nation in the Caribbe...

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