Don’t Touch That “Forward” Button! Attorney-Client Privilege in an E-Mail Age

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The attorney-client privilege is an important protection to enable businesses to seek open and frank legal advice in conducting their business affairs.  When the privilege applies, statements and documents that normally would be open to inspection and discovery remain confidential, unless the client waives the privilege.  The privilege enables clients to freely consult with their [...]

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Electronic Discovery Issues – An Emerging Challenge

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It is becoming increasingly commonplace for businesses to conduct complex transactions electronically. Electronically produced documents, such as e-mail, provide companies with a fast and efficient means of communicating and discussing problems. Entire transactions are being completed without any data ever reduced to writing. Many people, however, do not realize that courts commonly require businesses to [...]

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Don’t Let Your E-Records Turn into Smoking Guns

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Companies have good reasons to preserve e-mail and other electronic records for a specific period. And also good reasons to destroy records at the end of that period. But preservation entails more than simply storing information on computers, disks and tapes—and destruction entails more than simply deleting old files. Why You Need A Policy: A [...]

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