Joint Chapter Program: In-House Attorney Privilege -- includes 2 hours of Ethics Credits!
To: Members of the Society's Fairfield-Westchester and New York Chapters
Date: Friday, September 21, 2012
Time:
Same Day Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Meeting: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
(please allow at least 15 minutes to get through security)
Location:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue (between 49th & 50th Streets)
New York, NY 10019-7475
CLE Credit: 2 hours of Ethics Credits
Sponsoring Chapters:
Fairfield–Westchester Chapter
New York Chapter
Fee: $20*
In-House Attorney Privilege and Related Issues
Please join us for a special joint chapter program that will address practical issues related to attorney client privilege and related matters. Although these issues have been widely discussed with regard to outside counsel's representation of corporate clients, less attention has been given to the important issue of attorney client privilege in the context of in-house representation, which will be the focus of this panel discussion.
In addition to hosting our program, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP will also provide the following panel participants: Julie A. North, a partner in the Litigation Department at Cravath; and John W. White, a partner in Cravath's Corporate Department, the co-head of the firm's Corporate Governance and Board Advisory practice and a former director (2006-2009) of the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC.
Topics will include:
- Which in-house legal communications are protected by attorney-client privilege and what steps counsel can take to increase the likelihood of such protection
- Privilege and waiver issues related to requests from your company's outside auditor and from regulators such as the SEC to provide information about litigation matters disclosed as contingencies in periodic reports
- What documents should be considered "attorney work product"
- Practical advice on boilerplate legal disclaimers included in email signatory blocks by many in-house attorneys
Advance Registration is requested by August 31 so we can estimate attendance:
*Information about Fee Payment:
Payment ($20 each for chapter member and any guest) to be made in person at the time of the meeting by cash or check.