A brief discussing the importance of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context.
Follow up pursuant to the testimony of the Coalition to Preserve the Attorney Client Privilege: Request for changes to the commentary language of Section 8C2.5 regarding waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
Comment letter in response to a Notice of Proposed Priorities
ACC letter to the North Dakota Supreme Court regarding the adoption of Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5 and 8.5, and Admission to Practice Rule 3, all relating to Multijurisdictional Practice.
ABA letter to the US Sentencing Commission regarding waiver of attorney-client privilege.
Report addressing multi-jurisdictional practice issues such as reciprocal admission and pro hac vice rules.
This letter brief filed with the US Court of Appeals- 9th Circuit on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and ACC as amicus curiae supports the petitioner's request for a rehearing en banc. Among the issues for consideration is the issue of whether and to what extent the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), or any other governmental entity, can actively conceal from an individual whom it is investigating the existence of a parallel criminal investigation.
Amicus brief in a North Carolina comity rule case in which a
lawyer who is licensed in three states (two of which are comity admission states with North Carolina) was denied admission in North Carolina because he did not practice in either of the two comity states for four of the last six years preceding his request for admission on motion.
A brief arguing that a counsel's status, whether employed or retained, should not be the basis for determining access to confidential information.
ACC argued that many in-house lawyers carry corporate office titles and responsibilities but this does not diminish their capacity to act as lawyers for their clients and to maintain their professional status.