White-Collar Criminal Alert: McNulty Memo

Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty has issued a new “Thompson Memo” in an attempt to address concerns raised by Judges and Congress over the Department’s demands that companies waive the attorney-client privilege in order to be considered a good...

Employment Alert: Workplace Searches: Employees Beware – In the absence of a warrant, an employer could consent to a governmental search of an employee's office and workplace computer without the employee's knowledge or consent.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that under the Fourth Amendment, in the absence of a warrant, an employer could consent to a governmental search of an employee’s office and workplace computer without the employee’s knowledge or consent. ...