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Written by the partners who run the matters, for the boards and general counsel who have to decide what happens next.
Second requests and the timeline a board should plan for
Why the calendar moves before the legal theory does, and what the first six weeks of a review ask of the business.
Reading a civil investigative demand without losing the first month
A plain reading of what an agency has asked for, what it has not, and which of the two drives the first response.
Vertical arrangements and the questions reviewers ask first
Supply agreements draw attention for reasons that rarely appear in the agreement. Here is where reviewers start.
Privilege logs that hold up when the production schedule slips
Logs fail for procedural reasons far more often than for substantive ones. A short discipline at intake prevents most of it.
Board minutes as evidence, and how to write them for a later reader
Minutes are read years later by people who were not in the room. Write for that reader and the rest of the record gets easier.
Preparing custodians before a first deposition
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“I forward the quarterly brief to our audit committee chair unedited. It is the only outside note that arrives already written for a director.”
Helena MarshGeneral Counsel
“The piece on privilege logs changed how our review team works before we ever had a dispute. That is the kind of reading that pays for itself.”
Daniel OkaforDeputy General Counsel
“Short, specific and honest about what varies from matter to matter. I read it on the train and usually act on something by the afternoon.”
Rosa LindqvistHead of Legal
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