By Samuel Rubenfeld ( November 5, 2024, 16:31 GMT | Comment) -- When a company cooperates with the government against its former executives in a criminal case, it can lead to attorney-corporate client privilege issues at trial. In the long-running foreign bribery case of former Cognizant Technology Solutions executives Steven Schwartz and Gordon Coburn, prosecutors recently asked a US federal judge to impose order over the proceedings, which are scheduled to begin in March 2025. The need for a structure around Cognizant's privilege stems from issues that came up during pretrial hearings and are likely to emerge again at trial, including when company officials are testifying for the government, prosecutors said.When a company cooperates with the government against its former executives in a criminal case, it can lead to attorney-corporate client privilege issues at trial....
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