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Global Legal Strategies:
Cross-Border Privilege Issues Sponsored by
Center for American and International Law
Boot Camp for Multi-National Counsel
June 15, 2015
Jordan W. Cowman, 214.665.3652; [email protected]
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Regulatory Challenges Around the World and
Across the Board
> Regulatory environment worldwide exposes our clients to complex compliance, litigation and similar risks
> Compliance is a HUGE issue
> Government investigations – finance, marketing, labelling, privacy, data protection, tax, IP, etc.
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Cross-Border Litigation is Big, Getting Bigger
Large increase in cross-border litigation
China, Brazil, India top list
US companies not accustomed to legal systems outside USA
Disputes involving 25+ countries not uncommon
Biggest increase in commercial, contractual and IP
Corporate Counsel www.corpcounsel.com February 14, 2014
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Competitors & Litigants
Investigators Regulators
Who Wants Your Client’s Secrets and
Privileged Information?
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Let’s Go to China!
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Welcome Home!!!
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U.S. Border
> “Border Search Exception” to 4th Amendment (e.g. U.S. v. Arnold and its progeny)
> What’s on your laptop, thumb drive and smart phone? – like a locked suitcase
> FCPA / UK Bribery Act information
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U.S. Border Customs Searches
> No Constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures
> No requirement of any warrant to be judicially authorized; No requirement of probable cause
> “Virtual strip search” and now in public domain
> Recent case contrary (US v. Kim, DC Cir. 2015)
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What’s an International Attorney to Do?
> Take nothing with you
> Go low-tech – a legal pad with cryptic notes
> Take empty, new tech equipment (NOT wiped clean existing hardware) in sensitive matters
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Spoken or Written Communication
> Pick up the telephone!
> Do you really need to write it down?
> Don’t write it if you don’t have to!
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Are you Rendering Business Advice or Legal Advice?
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“We request legal
advice on the
following….”
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“In response to
your request for
legal advice….” > Don’t mix law and business in the same writing
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Why a Presentation on Cross-Border Privilege?
> Client conducts internal analysis and audits of antitrust
(FCPA / UK Bribery Act) issues
> In-house counsel resident in 7 countries involved
> Highly sensitive communications in audits
> Penetrating (and convicting) self-critical analysis
> Privilege & data privacy strategies?
> ABA MODEL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 1.6
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“Lawyers
are
Lawyers”
> Often no equivalent of bar membership in other jurisdictions
> In-house counsel oftentimes are not eligible for bar membership
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Lawyers in Sweden
> There is no monopoly of legal services in Sweden.
> Any person may practice law, offering services to the public … no need for a law license
> Any person may use the title “lawyer”
> In-house counsel may not be bar members
> Privilege attaches to communications between clients members of the bar
> Confirm admitted status of in-house counsel AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL where applicable
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Antitrust / Anti-Bribery Investigations
& Prosecutions Have Globalized
> Detection of “international cartels”
> 34 OECD countries, South Africa, Japan, UK, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, USA, etc.
> New cooperation between governments – 180-degree change
> “Follow the Sun” 18 hour simultaneous dawn raids
> Examples: financial services, air cargo
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Easy? Attorney-Client Privilege Across Borders
Works Here,
Works There Don’t be U.S.-centric when
operating internationally!
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“Other cultures are not failed attempts at being us.”
-Wade Davis
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WSJ 14 September 2010
> The ECJ affirms AG Kokott’s advisory opinion
> Rejects Akzo’s arguments that its employees’ communications with internal lawyers should be covered by LPP
> AFFIRMED!!
“Bad Day For In-House Lawyers Part Deux”
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EU competition authorities have dawn raided legal departments in the EU and requested documents employees in EU can access from servers in U.S.,
including U.S. legal departments.
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International Compliance Tool Kit Essentials
And more to come!
And updates!
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