By Porter Wright on The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) detailed new rules that would focus investigations of corporations on responsible individuals and warned that companies cannot abuse the attorney-client privilege to hide key facts in criminal investigations. On Monday, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who issued the so-called Yates Memoranda in September, detailed DOJ policy on how the … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The U.S. Department of Justice will no longer allow its prosecutors to pressure corporate executives to disclose privileged documents. The much-criticized current policy had been to label companies uncooperative if they failed to reveal documents and communications that fall under the attorney-client privilege. The DOJ has revised the policy effective immediately. Furthermore, the DOJ can … Continue Reading
