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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 21, 2007

Changing the Culture of Waiver

Focus Column - By Kevin Martin and Jason Riddick - A new Justice Department guideline may change the way that corporations handle federal investigations.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Kevin Martin and Jason Riddick

      Attorney-client privilege and work-product protection have become hotly debated issues in the context of governmental investigations. A confluence of changes that includes new Department of Justice prosecution guidelines, pending federal legislation and the proposed codification of a "limited waiver" procedure under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure creates opportunities for co...

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