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Attorney-client privilege

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Valuing The Waiver: The Real Beauty Of Ex Ante Over Ex Post, Robert C. Hockett Jan 2007

Valuing The Waiver: The Real Beauty Of Ex Ante Over Ex Post, Robert C. Hockett

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Irony abounds in connection with demands and proposals made, in the wake of the Enron, Worldcom, and other corporate scandals, that firms be required or encouraged to waive attorney-client privilege. Justice Department officials speak to the importance of "getting at the truth" as trumping firms' interest in confidential internal communications as a prerequisite to compliance with law. They do so notwithstanding their own contrary arguments made on behalf of the secretive Bush administration that employs them. Corporate officers, for their part, speak as though Ralph Nader were the Attorney General when they denounce waiver proposals. They do so notwithstanding the …


The Duty Of Confidentiality, Roger C. Cramton May 2001

The Duty Of Confidentiality, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Proposed Legislation Concerning A Lawyer’S Duty Of Confidentiality, Roger C. Cramton Jan 1995

Proposed Legislation Concerning A Lawyer’S Duty Of Confidentiality, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The U.S. Law Of Client Confidentiality: Framework For An International Perspective, Charles W. Wolfram Jan 1992

The U.S. Law Of Client Confidentiality: Framework For An International Perspective, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


State Ethics Rules And Federal Prosecutors: The Controversies Over The Anti-Contact And Subpoena Rules, Roger C. Cramton, Lisa K. Udell Jan 1992

State Ethics Rules And Federal Prosecutors: The Controversies Over The Anti-Contact And Subpoena Rules, Roger C. Cramton, Lisa K. Udell

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Client Perjury, Charles W. Wolfram Jul 1978

Client Perjury, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.