On January 10th, ACC filed a letter brief with the Supreme Court of California supporting the petition for review of a case raising the question of whether a court should sanction an attorney for the mishandling or misuse of non-privileged … Continue reading →

Through the release of Enhancing the Audit Committee Report: A Call to Action, a group of nationally recognized U.S. corporate governance and policy organizations, known as the Audit Committee Collaboration, are jointly calling on audit committees of public companies of … Continue reading →

In Justice Sotomayor’s first written opinion filed December 8, 2009, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter, No. 08-678 , limits a corporation’s right to immediately appeal a pretrial order that would compel disclosure of confidential … Continue reading →

On September 19, President Bush signed into law S.2450, amending the  Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE 502) with respect to the disclosures covered by the attorney-client privilege and work product protection.  The ACC, with its coalition partners, actively supported the … Continue reading →