In our modern economy, businesses regularly use all manner of third-party consultants for many different reasons, including cost, efficiency, and expertise. Less regularly, communications between businesses and consultants are the subject of discovery motion practice in litigation. Two recent decisions out of the Southern District of New York demonstrate why businesses that use third-party consultants … Continue Reading
Applying the legal concept of attorney-client privilege can be tricky when the communications in question are between a client and an outside media consultancy hired to advise on issues related to forthcoming litigation. This issue is made particularly complicated by the scarcity of existing legal precedent.… Continue Reading
