The Devil’s in the Details: Recent Developments in Privilege Law and ESI Discovery (Presented by The Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting & Convention 2025 sponsor Ciresi Conlin LLP)

This continuing legal education course provides a comprehensive review of recent privilege decisions from courts across the country, focusing on their implications for discovery and electronically stored information (ESI). The presentation will cover key developments in distinguishing business advice from legal advice and provide drafting and communication strategies to frame advice so its legal purpose is clear. The discussion will also include recent decisions involving the preservation and collection of data stored on personal devices, including bring your own device (BYOD) policies in the workplace and emerging challenges related to ESI discovery from cell phones and internal corporate chat systems.…