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State Attorney-Client Privilege Rule Incorporated into Federal Law

By Robert J. Stearn, Jr., Cory D. Kandestin and Christopher M. De Lillo
July 01, 2018
PAH Litigation Trust v. Water Street Healthcare Partners, L.P., et al. In re Physiotherapy Holdings, Inc., et al.)

Physiotherapy's Facts

Attorney-Client Privilege Involving Financial Professionals

See, e.g., Jedwab v. MGM Grand Hotels, Inc. 3Com Corp. v. Diamond II Holdings, Inc. See e.g., In re Bieter Co. See, e.g., United States v. Ackert

Which Law Applies?

and See, e.g. Pearson v. Miller Jaffee v. Redmond See, Pearson Id. Id. Pearson See, Castellani v. Atlantic City Pearson KD ex rel. Dieffenbach v. United States Pearson Sheldone v. Penn. Turnpike Comm'n

Bankruptcy Court's Ruling in Physiotherapy

Pearson See, Pearson Physiotherapy 3Com Jedwab Id.

Implications for Transactional Attorneys

Pearson Physiotherapy ***** Robert J. Stearn, Jr. [email protected] Cory D. Kandestin [email protected] Christopher M. De Lillo [email protected] The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Richards, Layton & Finger or its clients
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