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Apple Ruling Raises Business Fear of Legal Privileges Eroding


In-house counsel are pushing back against a ruling in a landmark technology case that they say could threaten the nature of attorney-client privilege, especially for attorneys working in fast-paced industries where the line between business and legal advice is often murky.

In-house counsel are pushing back against a ruling in a landmark technology case that they say could threaten the nature of attorney-client privilege, especially for attorneys working in fast-paced industries where the line between business and legal advice is often murky. “Companies will be forced into a kind of blind compliance if they can’t rely on in-house attorneys to help them navigate,” said Drew Hudson, vice president and general counsel at TechNet. “When every possible option is on the table you really can’t separate the market opportunity in terms of dollars and the legal path to get there,” said Heather Stevenson, general counsel at Red Cell Partners, an incubation firm that has helped develop and launch 14 companies in the cyber, national security, and healthcare space.

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