This Practising Law Institute panel will cover:

• new developments in confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege, and the attorney work-product doctrine (including disclosure obligations to third parties, the status of government pressure to waive, congressional legislation, selective waiver and inadvertent waiver);
• lawyer’s exposure to civil liability;
• whistle-blower remedies for lawyers;
• recent developments impacting the "no-contact" rules and lawyer "dissemblance";
• recent cases involving conflicts of interest;
• current issues relating to multiple representation;
• dangers to lawyers arising out of parallel investigations;
• dangers to lawyers in the heightened regulatory environment; and
• current issues in electronic discovery.

Partner Charles Platt is a featured speaker at this event.