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Internal Investigations: Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine: Overview

by Thomas E. Spahn, McGuireWoods LLP with Practical Law Litigation

Maintained | USA (National/Federal)

This Practice Note provides an overview of the applicability of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine to communications, documents, and other information in internal corporate investigations, and common misunderstandings that counsel should be aware of when analyzing these protections.

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