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Click here to find out moreThe common interest privilege, also known as the joint defense privilege, the allied litigant doctrine, the pooled information privilege, and others, generally allows “persons who have common interests to coordinate their positions without destroying the privileged status of their communications with their lawyers. Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers § 76 cmt. b. In this program, Jones Day partner Evan P. Singer and associate Arielle Tobin: (1) discuss the source and history of the common interest privilege, (2) define the elements required to establish the privilege; and (3) address the ethical issues confronting attorneys, including maintaining the confidentiality of client communications, avoidance of conflicts and not acting adversely to the clients interest. ABA Model Rules covered include 1.6, 1.7(b)(4), and 1.13. Ethics opinions covered include District of Columbia Ethics Opinion 349 and ABA Opinion 95-395. Cases include Hanover Insurance Company v. Rapo & Jepsen Insurance Services (Massachusetts), Jedwab v. MGM Grand Hotels, Inc. and Zirn v. VLI Corp. (Delaware), and Ambac Assurance Corp. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (New York).
