1.5 Professionalism Hours

Privilege and the In-House Lawyer: Ethical and Practical Dimensions

Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 8:00 – 9:30 AM

Speakers

The Honourable Michel Bastarache, C.C.
Heenan Blaikie LLP

T. Alexander Brabant
Heenan Blaikie LLP (Paris)

Simon Chester
Heenan Blaikie LLP

Gavin MacKenzie
Heenan Blaikie LLP, Former Treasurer,
Law Society of Upper Canada

Details

In today's litigation environment, preserving lawyer-client privilege becomes ever-more important. However in inter-shareholder disputes or corporate battles, internal communications present traps for in-house counsel, which may jeopardize the protection of privilege. This session focuses on what business lawyers need to know about privilege.

Who is the client?
Intercompany communications
The Problem of European In-House Counsel – Akzo-Nobel case
Role ambiguity and In-House Counsel
Discouraging dangerous paper-trails in a crisis

This program has been accredited by the LSUC for 1.5 Professionalism Hour(s).