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Ruehle Decision on Internal Investigations Overturned

on October 2, 2009 in Complaint Handling

The Ninth Circuit stepped into a conflict between former Broadcom CFO William Ruehle and lawyers at Irell & Manella. The disagreement concerned a type of misunderstanding on whether lawyers during an internal company probe are representing a singular executive or the company itself. At issue was whether Irell clearly explained to Ruehle that it was [...]

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Attorney-Client Privilege and Internal Investigations

on April 14, 2009 in Complaint Handling, Most Popular

Two cases illustrate some of the problems with the use of outside counsel for internal investigations. The possibility that a conflict of interest could arise when an attorney or law firm simultaneously represents an organization and one or more of its officers or directors is a recurring issue. A ruling earlier this month by U.S. District [...]

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