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12Oct

In the News: WeWork’s Special Committees War Over Privileged Communications

Gray Reed | | Return|
On a matter of first impression, the Delaware Court of Chancery (the Court) found in In re WeWork Litigation that corporate officers of a Delaware corporation may not unilaterally deny a director of a corporation access to communications with company counsel or outside counsel based on the premise that such communications are privileged....
By: Gray Reed
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in-the-news-wework-s-special-committees-15105/

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