Topic: Privilege

13 July 2021

Germany has run out of time to usher in criminal liability for companies before the end of the country’s legislative session, leaving questions as to when the country will renew its attempt to introduce the long-awaited reforms.

02 July 2021

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The general counsel of Paris-based energy company TotalEnergies said he is seriously concerned that PNF prosecutors are threatening the country’s principle of legal privilege.

17 June 2021

04 June 2021

Two weeks left until GIR Connect Paris, chaired by Laura Perkins at Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Jonathan Mattout at Herbert Smith Freehills. The event will feature AFA and DOJ speakers alongside a cast of high-profile private practice lawyers and in-house practitioners from Airbus, Total and Sonepar, to discuss the French enforcement landscape.

03 June 2021

A former Cognizant in-house lawyer charged with foreign bribery has raised concerns about a potential “spy” in his defence team. The allegations are tied to a legal fee dispute between the in-house lawyer and the company.

02 June 2021

01 June 2021

Former executives of a New-Jersey based information technology company expressed frustration that their former employer, Cognizant, has in their view improperly withheld vital information tied to their foreign bribery prosecution.

28 May 2021

Former Reed Smith partner Jennifer Achilles, who recently has been advising a Chinese business on an unusual FCPA-related lawsuit against a public US company, joins Blank Rome.

20 May 2021

The court said that any law firm’s claim that it can conduct impartial investigations is “potentially misleading”.

30 April 2021