Overview
Steptoe partner Michael Dockterman authored Chapter 9 of The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality, Seventh Edition, published by the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. In his chapter, titled "Protecting the Attorney-Client Privilege During an Internal Investigation," Dockterman provides practical advice on how to create and protect the attorney-client privilege, maintain the protections of the work-product doctrine, and plan for the unwanted disclosure of the fruits of an investigation when performing an internal investigation for a corporation.
