Tackling Unique Ethical Considerations in Class Action Litigation (1 Ethics Credit)
Van H. Beckwith
Partner
Baker Botts LLP
Hannah Y. Chanoine
Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
- Duty of loyalty
- Conflicts within cases
- Communications with class members
- State variations
- Looking at the differences among class members
- Preserving Privilege
- Best practices for preserving privilege
- Legal communications
- Witness interviews
- E-communications
- Common interest privileges
- Joint defense privilege
- Common defense privilege
- Model rule review