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Law Firm Files

This article addresses what lawyers can do when they find themselves faced with a request for their files from receivers ostensibly standing in the shoes of their former clients but who, in fact, are working hand in hand with the SEC investigating the former client.

21 minute read September 29, 2009 at 08:20 AM
By
Jacqueline C. Wolff And Natasha M. Korgaonkar
Law Firm Files

Lawyers assume that their files will remain confidential within the firm's office unless a client is so unhappy as to change counsel or sue for malpractice. Early drafts of documents and internal e-mails will be safe from publication.

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