Buckley LLP v. Series 1 of Oxford Ins. Co. Nc LLC

Buckley LLP v. Series 1 of Oxford Ins. Co. NC LLC, 2020 NCBC 81.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

MECKLENBURG COUNTY 19 CVS 21128

BUCKLEY LLP,

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER AND OPINION ON

MOTIONS TO COMPEL

SERIES 1 OF OXFORD [Public] 1

INSURANCE COMPANY NC LLC,

Defendant.

1. THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff Buckley LLP’s (“Buckley”)

Motion to Compel (“Buckley’s Motion”), (ECF No. 75), and Defendant Series 1 of

Oxford Insurance Company NC LLC’s (“Oxford”) Motion to Compel Production of

Documents Withheld as Privileged (“Oxford’s Motion”), (ECF No. 82), (together, the

“Motions”).

2. The Motions put at issue whether certain email communications were

properly withheld from production by both parties on grounds of attorney-client

privilege and/or work product immunity. Oxford’s Motion challenges whether

Buckley, a law firm, may withhold certain email communications with the outside

law firm Buckley retained to investigate workplace misconduct allegations against

one of Buckley’s founders. Buckley claims the outside firm was engaged in legal work

1 Recognizing that this Order and Opinion cites and discusses communications that the

parties contend are protected from disclosure due to the attorney-client privilege and/or work

product doctrine, and out of an abundance of caution, the Court elected to file this Order and

Opinion under seal on November 9, 2019. The Court then permitted the parties an

opportunity to propose redactions to the public version of this document. Neither Plaintiff

nor Defendant proposed any redactions.

in connection with and separate from the investigation and thus that Buckley’s

assertion of privilege is proper; Oxford disagrees, arguing that Buckley’s outside

counsel was not engaged in legal work during or after the investigation. Buckley’s

Motion seeks production of certain email communications involving Oxford’s general

counsel. Oxford argues that its general counsel’s communications were made in her

legal, not business, capacity, and thus are privileged; Buckley disagrees, contending

that these communications were made in the general counsel’s business role during

Oxford’s claims review process and thus should be produced.

3. After reviewing the Motions, the briefs in support of and in opposition to the

Motions, the relevant materials associated with the Motions, the arguments of

counsel at a hearing on the Motions, and the materials provided by the parties for the

Court’s in camera review, the Court, in the exercise of its discretion and for good

cause shown, hereby rules on the Motions as set forth below.

Williams & Connolly LLP, by William T. Burke, Elizabeth Wilson, and

John K. Villa, McGuireWoods LLP, by Mark Kinghorn, and Buckley

LLP, by Adam Miller, for Plaintiff Buckley LLP.

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, by James P. Cooney, Jonathan R.

Reich, Elizabeth J. Bondurant, James S. Derrick, and Marcey A. Selle,

for Defendant Series 1 of Oxford Insurance Company NC LLC.

Bledsoe, Chief Judge.

I.

FINDINGS OF FACT

4. These findings of fact are made solely for the purpose of deciding the

Motions. Any findings of fact that are more appropriately considered conclusions of

law are incorporated therein.

5. Buckley is a law firm located in Washington, D.C., and Oxford is an

insurance company. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 1–2, ECF No. 56.) This action concerns whether

coverage is available to Buckley under an insurance policy Oxford issued to Buckley

on December 29, 2017 that affords coverage to Buckley for certain losses associated

with the departure of key revenue-generating partners (the “Policy”). (Am. Compl.

Ex. A.)

6. Buckley filed its Complaint initiating this action on October 29, 2019, which

it later amended on August 4, 2020, asserting claims against Oxford for breach of

contract, unfair and deceptive trade practices, breach of the duty of good faith and

fair dealing, and tortious refusal to settle an insurance claim, all of which are based

on Oxford’s refusal to provide coverage under the Policy in connection with the

departure from the firm of one of the firm’s founding partners, Andrew Sandler

(“Sandler”), shortly after the Policy’s inception. (Compl., ECF No. 3; Am. Compl.)

7. The facts concerning Buckley’s retention of an outside law firm and that

firm’s work for Buckley are relevant to the Court’s consideration of Oxford’s Motion.

Likewise, the facts concerning the work performed by Oxford’s general counsel are

significant to the resolution of Buckley’s Motion. The Court discusses each below.

8. On December 15, 2017, three members of Buckley’s Executive Committee

learned of potential misconduct by Sandler. (Ex. 1 – Excerpts Dep. John P. Kromer

70:14–71:11, 73:23–74:6, ECF No. 86.1; see also Ex. 6 – Buckley Notice Claim, at

BUC015219, ECF No. 82.7.) Both Buckley’s in-house general counsel and its outside

counsel were immediately contacted after the Executive Committee met concerning

this information. (Ex. 1 – Excerpts Dep. John P. Kromer 79:20–80:6.)

9. In response to the misconduct allegations against Sandler, the Executive

Committee engaged Latham & Watkins LLP (“Latham”), a prominent national law

firm, on December 21, 2020 to investigate Sandler’s conduct. (Ex. 1 – Excerpts Dep.

John P. Kromer 82:2–4 (“[W]e decided that we should engage outside counsel to assist

and conduct the investigation.”); Ex. 3 – Buckley Engagement Letter Latham &

Watkins, ECF No. 82.4; Ex. 6 – Buckley Notice Claim, at BUC015219 (“Latham was

retained thereafter to conduct a confidential, independent investigation of the

allegation.”).)

10. An investigation into the alleged misconduct was required under Buckley’s

firm policies. (Ex. 1 – Excerpts Dep. John P. Kromer 81:9–18 (“The policy required

that we investigate all allegations of harassment or other misconduct. And so, you

know, we believed it was the right thing to do generally. It also was consistent with

what the firm handbook requires.”); Ex. 13 – Joint Decl. Benjamin Klubes, John

Kromer, & Christopher Witeck ¶ 2 (“In the event of a complaint regarding potential

harassment, the Harassment-Free Policy . . . requires [Buckley] to investigate: ‘All

reported or reasonably suspected occurrences of harassment will be

investigated . . . in a confidential manner and as promptly and thoroughly as is

practicable and necessary.’ ”), ECF No. 92.5.)

11. The work Latham performed for Buckley is critical to the resolution of

Oxford’s Motion. Latham’s engagement letter with Buckley provided, “You have

asked us to represent you in connection with an internal review of a personnel

matter.” (Ex. 3 – Buckley Engagement Letter Latham & Watkins, at BUC015158.)

The engagement letter further stated, “Our responsibilities under this agreement are

to provide legal counsel and assistance to you in accordance with this letter[.]” (Ex.

3 – Buckley Engagement Letter Latham & Watkins, at BUC015159.)

12. According to one of Latham’s two principal partners involved in the

investigation, the engagement letter “was intended to cover a broad range of legal

advice and services that Latham might need to provide to Buckley in connection with

the allegations against Mr. Sandler.” (Ex. 4 – Decl. Jonathan C. Su ¶ 4, ECF No.

86.4.) This same Latham partner also avers that Latham was hired both to

investigate the misconduct allegations and “to perform a number of legal functions in

connection with the investigation into the allegations against Mr. Sandler[.]” (Ex. 4

– Decl. Jonathan C. Su ¶ 3.) In that regard, he asserts that “Latham continued to

provide legal advice to Buckley regarding some of these issues after the investigation

of Mr. Sandler ended in February 2018.” (Ex. 4 – Decl. Jonathan C. Su ¶ 3.)

13. For its part, Buckley has offered evidence that Latham was hired to “conduct

an impartial investigation that was fair to all involved . . . while protecting the

identities of the women who had made allegations[.]” (Ex. 13 – Joint Decl. Benjamin

Klubes, John Kromer, & Christopher Witeck ¶ 3.) Buckley agrees with Latham that

the scope of Latham’s representation included legal advice in addition to pure

investigatory services. (See Ex. 1 – Excerpts Dep. John P. Kromer 98:6–14 (“In

addition to conducting the investigation, we received legal advice . . . regarding

whether or not to continue the investigation following Mr. Sandler’s departure, or his

announcement of his departure. We received advice regarding our policies and

procedures related to sexual harassment and personal misconduct.”).)

14. Latham’s partner also declares that “Latham reasonably anticipated from

the outset of the investigation that there might be potential litigation against

[Buckley] as a result of the allegations, and therefore, investigated the facts and

conducted legal research and analysis regarding potential claims to prepare for any

such litigation[,]” (Ex. 4 – Decl. Jonathan C. Su ¶ 5), although it does not appear that

Buckley had a view whether litigation was likely at the time of the investigation, (see

Ex. 6 – Excerpts Dep. Christopher Witeck 268:15–16 (“[W]e still didn’t have a sense

of what [the] potential exposure to the firm was.”), ECF No. 86.6.)

15. Rather than participate in the investigation, Sandler decided to depart from

Buckley. 2 He executed a Retirement Agreement with Buckley which became effective

on February 26, 2018. (Ex. 6 – Buckley Notice Claim, at BUC015220.) The

investigation was subsequently closed at the end of February 2018. Latham did not

prepare and deliver factual findings in connection with the investigation but

continued to provide services to Buckley through May 2018. (Ex. 6 – Excerpts Dep.

2 Whether Sandler’s departure from Buckley was voluntary or involuntary is a hotly disputed

issue in this case.

Chris Witeck 267:1–6, 267:15–20, 268:7–22 (“Q. All right. Well, after Mr. Sandler

signed the document labeled retirement agreement on February 25, 2018, was there

anything further for Latham to investigate? . . . A. Look there were lots of different

things. . . . [W]e took some time and evaluated all these different scenarios, risks,

components, however you want to characterize it, before the investigation was

closed.”).)

16. On March 7, 2018, Buckley notified Oxford of its claim under the Policy “due

to the . . . impending retirement of . . . Sandler[.]” (Ex. 9 – Buckley Notice Anticipated

Claim, at OXF0020593, ECF No. 82.10.) Some months later, on October 19, 2018,

Buckley submitted a Claim Submission (the “Claim”), indicating that Sandler’s

departure from Buckley was voluntary as stated in the Retirement Agreement. (Ex.

6 – Buckley Notice Claim, at BUC015220.)

17. Afterwards, a team at Oxford that included Oxford’s in-house general

counsel, Susan Euteneuer (“Euteneuer”), reviewed whether the Claim was covered

by the Policy. (Ex. 6 – Aff. Susan M. Euteneuer ¶ 7 (“I am a member of the Claim

Review Committee with Mary Claire Goff, President of the Taft Companies, and

Oxford’s Managing Member, Michael DiMayo.”), ECF No. 84.7; Ex. 2 – Excerpt Dep.

Susan Euteneuer 184:2–185:3 (“So, at this point in time, the pivotal question was,

could this be a covered claim? And that was the question that we then reviewed in

order to do that gatekeeping role[.]”), 185:4–11 (“Q. And who was involved in that

process? A. Mike DiMayo, me, Mary Claire Goff, I believe Paul Francisco. And this

was not a coverage determination, per se, but really just a gatekeeping role.”), ECF

No. 84.3.)

18. Euteneuer’s role in this review—whether legal or business—is critical to the

determination of Buckley’s Motion. At the time Buckley submitted the Claim, Oxford

did not have a formal claims department, and Euteneuer never formally acted solely

as a claims adjuster, investigator, or manager. (Ex. 6 – Aff. Susan M. Euteneuer ¶

6.) 3 During the pendency of the Claim, however, Euteneuer wore two “hats,” a legal

role as Oxford’s general counsel and a business role with authority to approve

coverage and resolve claims. (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel Ex. 7, at 26:9–17,

116:3–10, 118:8–19; see also Ex. 2 – Excerpts Dep. Susan Euteneuer 187:18–21 (“So

I . . . do have two roles.”); Ex. 4 – Oxford Claims Manual, at OXF00000211, ECF No.

84.5.)

19. Oxford’s Chief Financial Officer testified that Euteneuer’s claims review

role is not considered a legal function within the company. (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot.

Compel Ex. 7, at 141:9–11.) For her part, Euteneuer testified that she “give[s] advice

to the company[,]” never taking off her “lawyer hat,” even in the initial evaluation

stage regarding claims. (Ex. 2 – Excerpt Dep. Susan Euteneuer 185:6–188:4; see also

Ex. 6 – Aff. Susan M. Euteneuer ¶ 5 (“My responsibilities include providing legal

advice and analysis in all aspects of the operations of these companies.”).)

20. In the fall of 2018, Buckley pressed Oxford to conduct an initial review and

determination of its Claim so it could receive payment by year-end. (Ex. 6 – Aff.

3 Oxford subsequently created a claims department consisting of Euteneuer and one other

person. (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel Ex. 7, at 21:3–5, ECF No. 76.1.)

Susan M. Euteneuer ¶ 9; see also Ex. 2 – Excerpt Dep. Susan Euteneuer 188:9–21.)

Oxford’s review team concluded then that the Claim should be covered. (Ex. 5 –

Excerpts Dep. Michael DiMayo 212:4–213:1, ECF No. 84.6.) Soon thereafter,

however, on October 22, 2018, Oxford received a letter from Sandler stating that it

“would be inappropriate” to pay Buckley’s Claim because his departure was not a

“ ‘voluntary retirement’ as set forth in the [P]olicy.” (Ex. 7 – London Letter Oct. 22,

2018, ECF No. 84.8.) This new information, together with Oxford’s ongoing inability

to determine the specific amount of Buckley’s net loss, caused Oxford to seek and

obtain a third-party review of the Claim. (Ex. 6 – Aff. Susan M. Euteneuer ¶ 10; see

also Ex. 5 – Excerpts Dep. Michael DiMayo 269:4–21.)

21. Oxford never paid Buckley’s Claim, and Buckley eventually filed suit.

(Compl.) Soon after filing, on November 12, 2019, Buckley served its First Set of

Requests for Production of Documents to Defendant Oxford. Buckley’s request sought

documents related to Oxford’s review of Buckley’s Claim, including Oxford’s file on

the Claim and all documents and communications reflecting Oxford’s internal

deliberations concerning the Claim. (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel Ex. 1.)

22. On May 1, 2020, Oxford produced two privilege logs, which were later

revised on July 17, 2020, listing responsive documents that Oxford had withheld from

production or redacted. The logs identified several communications about the Claim

involving Euteneuer which Oxford withheld as privileged. (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot.

Compel Exs. 9–10.) Buckley challenged Oxford’s position as to these specific

communications, (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel Ex. 2), and although Oxford

subsequently produced some additional communications after further review, (Exs.

Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel Exs. 4–6), the parties reached an impasse concerning the

production of additional documents from among those Oxford has withheld as

privileged, (Exs. Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel Exs. 12–13).

23. On December 18, 2019, Oxford served its First Set of Requests for

Production of Documents to Buckley. Oxford’s requests sought, in part, documents

and communications between Buckley and Latham concerning the Sandler

investigation and reflecting whether Buckley believed Sandler would eventually have

to leave the firm. (Ex. 10 – Oxford’s First Set Reqs. Produc. Docs., ECF No. 82.11.)

24. Buckley objected to producing any communications between Buckley and

Latham on both attorney-client privilege and work product grounds. (Ex. 11 –

Buckley’s Objection Resp. Oxford’s First Set Reqs. Produc. Docs., ECF No. 82.12.)

Buckley later produced a privilege log on May 7, 2020 listing these withheld

communications. (Ex. 1 – Buckley Latham Privilege Log Dated 05.07.2020, ECF No.

82.2; see also Ex. 2 – Docs. Oxford Moves Compel, ECF No. 82.3.) The parties’ further

negotiations did not lead to the production of any of these documents.

25. Having exhausted their efforts at compromise, the parties submitted

discovery dispute summaries pursuant to Business Court Rule 10.9—Buckley’s on

August 21, 2020 and Oxford’s on August 28, 2020. The Court thereafter permitted

each party to file the Motions with supporting briefs and materials.

26. Buckley has identified the withheld documents it seeks at Exhibits 12 and

13 of its Exhibits to Plaintiff’s Brief in Support of Motion to Compel (the “Oxford

Communications”). (ECF No. 76.1.) Oxford has identified the documents it claims

Buckley has improperly withheld at Exhibit 2 – Documents Oxford Moves to Compel

(the “Buckley Communications”; together with the Oxford Communications, the

“Communications”). (ECF No. 82.3.)

27. After full briefing, the Court held a hearing on the Motions via

videoconference on October 6, 2020 (the “Hearing”), at which all parties were

represented by counsel.

28. After the Hearing, the Court concluded, in the exercise of its discretion and

for good cause shown, that an in camera review of the Communications was

warranted and issued an order to that effect on October 12, 2020. (ECF No. 89.) The

parties thereafter submitted the Communications to the Court for in camera review

on October 15 (Oxford) and October 17 (Buckley). The Court has now completed its

review, 4 and the Motions are therefore ripe for resolution.

II.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

29. Any conclusions of law that are more appropriately considered findings of

fact are incorporated therein.

30. Each party contends that the other party has improperly withheld from

production documents on grounds of attorney-client privilege and/or work-product

immunity. (Pl.’s Mot. Compel, ECF No. 75; Def. Series 1 Oxford Insurance Company

NC, LLC Mot. Compel Produc. Docs. Withheld Privileged, ECF No. 73.)

4 The in camera review materials have not been filed on the Court's docket but have been

retained and can be made a part of the court record in the event of an appeal.

A. Attorney-Client Privilege

31. Buckley argues that Oxford has improperly withheld communications as

privileged in which Euteneuer was acting in a business role as part of Oxford’s

processing of Buckley’s Claim rather than in her role as the company’s general

counsel providing legal advice. (Pl.’s Br. Supp. Mot. Compel 7–12, ECF No. 76.)

Buckley contends that the “central feature of Oxford’s ordinary business as an

insurance company is claims processing, and by its very nature, claims processing

involves fact-finding, reviewing the terms of the insurance policy to determine

whether there is coverage for a given set of facts, and assessing business factors

associated with processing claims[,]” which “is far from a solely legal inquiry.” (Pl.’s

Br. Supp. Mot. Compel 9.)

32. Seeking a similar result, Oxford contends that Latham’s investigation of

Sandler involved “a single interview of a person with direct knowledge, and ended

when Sandler withdrew from [Buckley,]” and that “the primary purpose of the

investigation was [related to] the day-to-day operations of [the] business[.]” (Mem.

Series 1 Oxford Insurance Company NC, LLC Supp. Mot. Compel Produc. Docs.

Withheld Privileged 8, ECF No. 83.) As such, Oxford argues that Latham was not

involved in providing legal advice and that the communications between Buckley and

Latham therefore are not privileged. (Mem. Series 1 Oxford Insurance Company NC,

LLC Supp. Mot. Compel Produc. Docs. Withheld Privileged 7–9.)

33. The Supreme Court of North Carolina has recognized a five-part test to

determine when the attorney-client privilege applies to a communication:

(1) the relation of attorney and client existed at the time the

communication was made, (2) the communication was made in

confidence, (3) the communication relates to a matter about which the

attorney is being professionally consulted, (4) the communication was

made in the course of giving or seeking legal advice for a proper purpose

although litigation need not be contemplated and (5) the client has not

waived the privilege.

In re Miller, 357 N.C. 316, 335, 584 S.E.2d 772, 786 (2003) (quoting State v. McIntosh,

336 N.C. 517, 523–24, 444 S.E.2d 438, 442 (1994)). “If any one of these five elements

is not present in any portion of an attorney-client communication, that portion of the

communication is not privileged.” Id. “The burden is always on the party asserting

the privilege to demonstrate each of its essential elements.” Id. at 336, 584 S.E.2d at

787 (citation omitted).

34. Importantly, a client and its counsel “may not avail themselves of the

protection afforded by the attorney-client privilege if the attorney was not acting as

a legal advisor when the communication was made.” Evans v. United Servs. Auto.

Ass’n, 142 N.C. App. 18, 32, 541 S.E.2d 782, 791 (2001); see also United States ex rel.

Thomas v. Duke Univ., No. 1:17-CV-276, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150001, at *18

(M.D.N.C. Sept. 4, 2018) (“[W]hen an attorney does non-legal work for a client,

communications in connection with that non-legal work are not privileged.”); Henson

v. Wyeth Labs., Inc., 118 F.R.D. 584, 587 (W.D. Va. 1987) (“[I]n order for the privilege

to apply, the attorney receiving the communication must be acting as an attorney and

not simply as a business advisor.”). 5

35. Accordingly, “[b]usiness advice, such as financial advice or discussion

concerning business negotiations, is not privileged.” Window World of Baton Rouge,

2019 NCBC LEXIS 54, at *65 (quoting N.C. Elec. Membership Corp. v. Carolina

Power & Light Co., 110 F.R.D. 511, 517 (M.D.N.C. 1986)). “When communications

contain intertwined business and legal advice, courts consider whether the ‘primary

purpose’ of the communication was to seek or provide legal advice[,]” id. at *66, and

therefore, “[c]orporate documents prepared for simultaneous review by legal and

nonlegal personnel are often held to be not privileged because they are not shown to

be communications made for the primary purpose of seeking legal advice[,]” N.C. Elec.

Membership Corp., 110 F.R.D. at 514.

36. In addition, “simply copying an attorney on a communication does not cloak

that communication with the attorney-client privilege.” McAirlaids, Inc. v. Kimberly-

Clark Corp., No. 7:13-CV-193, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201138, at *12 (W.D. Va. Sept.

26, 2014). In general, “courts are obligated to strictly construe the privilege and limit

it to the purpose for which it exists.” Evans, 142 N.C. App. at 31, 541 S.E.2d at 790.

37. Based on its in camera review, the Court concludes that many of the

Communications have been improperly withheld as privileged because the “primary

5 “In defining the contours . . . to the attorney-client privilege, the Supreme Court of North

Carolina has recognized that it is appropriate to look to federal case law for guidance.”

Window World of Baton Rouge, LLC v. Window World, Inc., 2019 NCBC LEXIS 54, at *42

n.29 (N.C. Super. Ct. Aug. 16, 2019) (citing Miller, 357 N.C. at 330, 584 S.E.2d at 783).

purpose” of these communications was not “to seek or provide legal advice.” The

Court will address each set of Communications in turn.

1. Oxford Communications

38. The North Carolina courts have made clear that, “although the protection

given to communications between attorney and client apply equally to in-house

counsel, an insurance company and its counsel may not avail themselves of the

protection afforded by the attorney-client privilege if the attorney was not acting as

a legal advisor when the communication was made.” Id. at 32, 541 S.E.2d at 791

(citations omitted); see also, e.g., Morris v. Scenera Research, LLC, 2011 NCBC LEXIS

34, at *15 (N.C. Super. Ct. Aug. 26, 2011) (“When the in-house counsel’s legal advice

is merely incidental to business advice, the privilege does not apply.”); MSF Holding,

Ltd. v. Fiduciary Tr. Co. Int’l, No. 03 Civ. 1818 (PKL) (JCF), 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS

34171, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 7, 2005) (“In-house counsel often fulfill the dual role of

legal advisor and business consultant. Accordingly, to determine whether counsel’s

advice is privileged, we look to whether the attorney’s performance depends

principally on her knowledge of or application of legal requirements or principles,

rather than her expertise in matters of commercial practice.” (citations, internal

quotation marks, and brackets omitted)).

39. In particular, the privilege will not cloak communications involving an

insurance company’s counsel when that counsel is acting in a business role, including

in the insurer’s routine processing of insurance claims. See, e.g., Harper v. Auto-

Owners Ins. Co., 138 F.R.D. 655, 671 (S.D. Ind. 1991) (“To the extent that this

attorney acted as a claims adjuster, claims process supervisor, or claim investigation

monitor, and not as a legal adviser, the attorney-client privilege would not apply.”);

see also, e.g., Menapace v. Alaska Nat’l Ins. Co., Civil Action No. 20-cv-00053-REB-

STV, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191695, at *32 n.11 (D. Colo. Oct. 15, 2020) (“[W]here an

attorney is acting as a claims adjuster, he is performing a business function rather

than providing legal advice and thus his communications related to those activities

are not privileged.”); Mission Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Lilly, 112 F.R.D. 160, 163 (D. Minn.

1986) (“To the extent that [lawyers] acted as claims adjusters, then, their work-

product, communications to client, and impressions about the facts will be treated

herein as the ordinary business of plaintiff, outside the scope of the asserted

privileges.”).

40. The evidence before the Court shows that Euteneuer had a substantial

business role at Oxford in reviewing and processing claims for payment and engaged

in that business role in connection with the Buckley Claim. While certain Oxford

Communications involving Euteneuer reflect the primary purpose of giving and

receiving legal advice, most show that Euteneuer’s sole or primary role in connection

with the communication was in her business role of reviewing Buckley’s Claim in the

ordinary course of Oxford’s business. The Court concludes that all such ordinary-

course-of-business Oxford Communications are not protected by the attorney-client

privilege.

41. The Court has set forth at Appendix A its conclusions concerning the specific

Oxford Communications at issue on Buckley’s Motion and shall order Oxford to

produce those communications the Court has concluded are not privileged.

2. Buckley Communications

42. Generally, when materials are created “in the ordinary course of business”

and “pursuant to [company] policy,” they are available for discovery. Fulmore v.

Howell, 189 N.C. App. 93, 104, 657 S.E.2d 437, 444 (2008) (citations omitted); see also,

e.g., Shaffer v. Nw. Mut. Life Ins. Co., Civil Action No. 5:05CV1 (STAMP), 2006 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 59294, at *13 (N.D.W. Va. Aug. 21, 2006) (“This Court finds that this

document was prepared in the ordinary course of business . . . . Thus, this document

is not protected by the attorney-client privilege because it was not prepared for the

purposes of seeking, obtaining[,] or providing legal assistance.”).

43. This principle applies in the context of corporate investigations, so an

investigating attorney’s communications in the course of an investigation are not

necessarily cloaked with privilege. See, e.g., Thomas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150001,

at *19 (“[T]he participation of counsel in an internal investigation does not

‘automatically cloak the investigation with legal garb.’ ” (quoting In re Grand Jury

Subpoena, 599 F.2d 504, 511 (2d Cir. 1979))); see also, e.g., In re Allen, 106 F.3d 582,

602 (4th Cir. 1997) (“[N]ot all communications between an attorney and client during

attorney-conducted investigations constitute legal work entitled to attorney-client

privilege.”); Koumoulis v. Indep. Fin. Mktg. Grp., 29 F. Supp. 3d 142, 146 (E.D.N.Y.

2014) (“[T]he mere fact that a communication is made directly to an attorney . . . does

not mean that the communication is necessarily privileged, and . . . [i]nvestigatory

reports and materials are not protected by the attorney-client privilege . . . merely

because they are provided to, or prepared by, counsel.” (citations and internal

quotation marks omitted)).

44. Nevertheless, “[t]he relevant question is not whether [an attorney] was

retained to conduct an investigation, but rather, whether this investigation was

‘related to the rendition of legal services.’ ” Allen, 106 F.3d at 603 (quoting Dunn v.

State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 927 F.2d 869, 875 (5th Cir. 1991)); see also In re Kellogg

Brown & Root, Inc., 756 F.3d 754, 758–59 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (“So long as obtaining or

providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes of the internal

investigation, the attorney-client privilege applies[.]”); cf. United States v. Rowe, 96

F.3d 1294, 1297 (9th Cir. 1996) (“Where the attorney [conducting an investigation]

was asked for business (as opposed to legal) counsel, no privilege attached.”); Moore

v. Dan Holdings, Inc., No. 1:12CV503, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61378, at *16 (M.D.N.C.

Apr. 30, 2013) (holding attorney-client privilege applies when the defendant “retained

counsel not to conduct an investigation as part of the normal course of business, but

rather that he retained counsel to provide legal advice.”).

45. The evidence before the Court shows, as Buckley argues, that the Sandler

investigation was an unprecedented event in the life of the Buckley firm. The

evidence also makes clear, however, that the investigation Buckley retained Latham

to perform was one required under Buckley’s firm policies as part of Buckley’s

internal complaint procedure, (Ex. 13 – Joint Decl. Benjamin Klubes, John Kromer,

& Christopher Witeck ¶ 2 (“All reported or reasonably suspected occurrences of

harassment will be investigated [by Buckley] . . . in a confidential manner and as

promptly and thoroughly as is practicable and necessary.”)), and consistent with

Buckley’s business practice, (Ex. 1 – Excerpts Dep. John P. Kromer 81:9–18 (“[W]e

believed [an investigation] was the right thing to do generally. It also was consistent

with what the firm handbook requires.”)).

46. As such, the evidence shows that the investigation was initiated and

pursued in the ordinary course of Buckley’s business, and, contrary to Buckley’s

contentions, the fact that Buckley hired a prominent outside law firm to conduct the

investigation does not change this fact. While a Latham partner involved in the

investigation offers affidavit testimony that Latham performed legal functions in

connection with the investigation of Sandler, that testimony on its own does not serve

to cloak all of Latham’s investigatory work with attorney-client privilege. See, e.g.,

Allen v. TV One, LLC, Civil Action No. DKC 15-1960, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169641,

at *11–12 (D. Md. Dec. 8, 2016) (attorney’s statement that her “work sometimes

involved conducting and overseeing Company investigations based on [her] legal

expertise and solely in [her] capacity as in-house counsel” insufficient for privilege);

cf. Allen, 106 F.3d at 604–05 (highlighting evidence beyond an attorney’s statement

in finding attorney-client privilege during an investigation).

47. And while the engagement letter also suggests Latham was to provide legal

counsel in connection with the investigation, “an engagement letter cannot reclassify

nonprivileged communications as ‘legal services’ in order to invoke the attorney-client

privilege[.]” Sandra T.E. v. S. Berwyn Sch. Dist. 100, 600 F.3d 612, 620 (7th Cir.

2009).

48. The Court’s in camera review of the Buckley Communications shows that

many were made to or by Latham solely or primarily in furtherance of its

investigation into Sandler’s alleged misconduct in accordance with Buckley’s firm

policies and were unrelated to the rendition of legal services. The Court concludes

that these Buckley Communications are not privileged and should be produced. That

said, it is also clear from the evidence presented that Buckley retained Latham to

provide legal services apart from its investigative efforts. Many of the Buckley

Communications reflect a primary purpose of giving or receiving legal advice. The

Court concludes these Buckley Communications are privileged and have been

properly withheld.

49. Of special note are three specific sets of documents that Buckley has

withheld as privileged.

50. First, Buckley has withheld a number of communications involving Buckley,

Latham, and SKDKnickerbocker, a public relations firm retained by Buckley to

advise in connection with Sandler’s departure. The Court concludes that these

Buckley Communications are properly withheld as privileged to the extent they were

made to facilitate or assist in the rendering of legal advice to Buckley. See, e.g., MLC

Auto., LLC v. Town of S. Pines, No. 1:05cv1078, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2841, at *13

(M.D.N.C. Jan. 11, 2007) (“[F]or the same reasons that communications of corporate

officers and employees are protected by the attorney-client privilege, so are

communications of a corporation’s third-party consultants where the communications

are made to facilitate or assist in the rendition of legal services, or to provide the

consultants legal advice and strategies formulated by counsel so that the consultant

can carry out related tasks on behalf of the client.”).

51. Next, Buckley has withheld as privileged several communications

containing Latham’s invoices for its services between December 2017 and May 2018.

“Typically, the attorney-client privilege does not extend to billing records and expense

reports.” Chaudhry v. Gallerizzo, 174 F.3d 394, 402 (4th Cir. 1999). It is only when

an invoice “reveal[s] the motive of the client in seeking representation, litigation

strategy, or the specific nature of the services provided, such as researching

particular areas of law” that makes it privileged. Id. (quoting Clarke v. Am. Com.

Nat’l Bank, 974 F.2d 127, 129 (9th Cir. 1992)). The Court therefore will find privilege

only to the extent these Buckley Communications reflect such information.

52. Finally, Buckley has withheld as privileged a large number of emails that

concern the scheduling of various calls and meetings and similar non-substantive

matters. Such communications are not privileged unless they reflect the seeking or

rendering of legal advice. See, e.g., Rossman v. EN Eng’g, LLC, No. 19 C 5768, 2020

U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186429, at *13 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 8, 2020) (holding that “defendant’s

claims of privilege that cover emails scheduling phone conferences, asking for a

document, and exchanging pleasantries are somehow confidential or examples of

having sought legal advice are meritless”); Kleeberg v. Eber, No. 16-CV-9517 (LAK)

(KHP), 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80428, at *60 (S.D.N.Y May 13, 2019) (holding that

“email communications that merely seek to schedule a call regarding a legal matter

are not privileged so long as they do not convey or seek legal advice”); In re MI

Windows & Doors, Inc., Case No. 2:12-mn-00001, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63392, at *9

(D. S.C. May 3, 2013) (holding that an “email indicating a meeting request . . . is not

privileged”). Few of the withheld emails of this sort reflect the seeking or providing

of legal advice, and except as to those that do, the Court will order that these Buckley

Communications must be produced.

53. The Court has set forth at Appendix B its conclusions concerning the specific

Buckley Communications at issue on Oxford’s Motion and shall order Buckley to

produce those communications the Court has concluded are not privileged.

B. Work Product Doctrine

54. Buckley seeks to protect a number of the Buckley Communications due to

work-product immunity. 6 Unlike the attorney-client privilege, “[t]he protection given

to matters prepared in anticipation of trial, or ‘work product,’ is not a privilege, but a

‘qualified immunity.’ ” Evans, 142 N.C. App. at 28, 541 S.E.2d at 788 (quoting Willis

v. Power Co., 291 N.C. 19, 35, 229 S.E.2d 191, 201 (1976)). “The work product doctrine

protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery.” Sessions v.

Sloane, 248 N.C. App. 370, 383, 789 S.E.2d 844, 855 (2016). As is the case with

attorney-client privilege, “[t]he party asserting work product protection bears the

burden of proof of establishing entitlement to it.” Suggs v. Whitaker, 152 F.R.D. 501,

6 Oxford does not withhold any of the Oxford Communications on this ground.

505 (M.D.N.C. 1993). 7 “[I]t is incumbent upon the party to come forward with a

specific demonstration of facts supporting the requested protection.” Id. “ ‘Because

work product protection by its nature may hinder an investigation into the true facts,

it should be narrowly construed consistent with its purpose[,]’ which is to ‘safeguard

the lawyer’s work in developing his client’s case.’ ” Evans, 142 N.C. App. at 29, 541

S.E.2d at 789 (quoting Suggs, 152 F.R.D. at 505).

55. For the work product doctrine to apply, “[materials] must be prepared

because of the prospect of litigation when the preparer faces an actual claim or a

potential claim following an actual event or series of events that reasonably could

result in litigation.” Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Murray Sheet Metal Co., 967 F.2d

980, 984 (4th Cir. 1992). Where, as in this case, employee misconduct is alleged, “it

can be expected that designated personnel will conduct investigations, not only out of

a concern for future litigation, but also to prevent reoccurrences, to improve

safety . . . , and to respond to regulatory obligations.” Id.

56. Indeed, the work product doctrine does not apply to materials that “would

have been created in essentially similar form irrespective of the litigation.” United

States v. Adlman, 134 F.3d 1194, 1202 (2d Cir. 1998); see also, e.g., Cook v. Wake Cty.

Hosp. Sys., 125 N.C. App. 618, 625, 482 S.E.2d 546, 551–52 (1997) (finding an

investigatory report not protectable work product where the “report would have been

compiled, pursuant to [its] policy, regardless of whether . . . litigation was ever

7“Decisions under the federal rules are . . . pertinent for guidance and enlightenment in

developing the philosophy of the North Carolina rules[,]” including Rule 26(b)(3) of the North

Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, which defines the work product doctrine. Turner v. Duke

Univ., 325 N.C. 152, 164, 381 S.E.2d 706, 713 (1989).

anticipated”); RLI Ins. Co. v. Conseco, Inc., 477 F. Supp. 2d 741, 750 (E.D. Va. 2007)

(“While RLI did hire outside counsel to interface with Conseco, hiring outside counsel

does not excuse RLI from its duty to investigate insurance claims. RLI submitted no

specific evidence that it would have conducted the . . . investigation differently had

no litigation been anticipated.”); cf. In re Capital One Consumer Data Sec. Breach

Litig., No. 1:19md2915 (AJT/JFA), 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112177, at *7 (E.D. Va.

June 25, 2020) (“[W]here . . . the relevant document may be used for both litigation

and business purposes, the court must determine the driving force behind the

preparation of the requested document.” (citation and internal quotation marks

omitted)).

57. The evidence of record does not suggest that the Buckley Communications

were made because of anticipated litigation arising from Sandler’s misconduct. None

of the Buckley Communications mentions or discusses the prospect of litigation.

Latham’s engagement letter does not mention anticipated litigation. No Buckley

attorney has testified that litigation was feared or contemplated. The only evidence

suggesting that litigation was anticipated from the Sandler investigation is Latham’s

October 2020 affidavit to this effect. (See Ex. 4 – Decl. Jonathan C. Su ¶ 5 (“Based

on past experience with sexual harassment investigations, Latham reasonably

anticipated from the outset of the investigation that there might be potential

litigation[.]”).) And that affidavit does not show that the investigation would have

proceeded, or the Buckley Communications would have been made, differently in any

respect had litigation not been anticipated. This is insufficient to carry Buckley’s

burden.

58. The Court therefore concludes that none of the Buckley Communications is

properly withheld based on the work product doctrine.

III.

CONCLUSION

59. The Court has applied its findings of fact and conclusions of law to each of

the Communications, and, as noted above, has set forth its conclusions concerning its

determination of privilege as to each document on the attached Appendices A and B. 8

60. WHEREFORE, for the reasons set forth above, and in the exercise of its

discretion, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:

a. Buckley’s Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

Oxford shall produce those Oxford Communications the Court has

identified in Appendix A as non-privileged within thirty-five (35)

days of the entry of this Order.

b. Oxford’s Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

Buckley shall produce those Buckley Communications the Court has

identified in Appendix B as non-privileged within thirty-five (35)

days of the entry of this Order.

8 The Court has written this Order and Opinion, including Appendices A and B, to avoid

disclosure of the substantive content of any of the Communications. All of the

Communications, however, are identified by Bates number and are available for review in

the event of an appeal.

c. Oxford and Buckley shall serve revised and updated privilege logs in

light of the Court’s rulings herein within thirty-five (35) days of the

entry of this Order. 9

SO ORDERED, this the 9th day of November, 2020

/s/ Louis A. Bledsoe, III

Louis A. Bledsoe, III

Chief Business Court Judge

9 The Court has selected the date for compliance, mindful of the notice of appeal period under

Rule 3 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure, to provide each party an adequate

opportunity to either move for reconsideration or to appeal and seek appropriate interim

relief prior to compliance, should either choose to do so. While a motion to reconsider will

likely result in a swifter resolution than an appeal, the Court reminds the parties that this

Court, relying on federal law, has concluded that the permitted grounds for reconsideration

are “fairly narrow[,]” In re Se. Eye Center-Judgments, 2017 NCBC LEXIS 77, at *9 (N.C.

Super. Ct. Aug. 22, 2017) (quoting Akeva, L.L.C. v. Adidas Am., Inc., 385 F. Supp. 2d 559,

565 (M.D.N.C. 2005)), and include “(1) the discovery of new evidence, (2) an intervening

development or change in the controlling law, or (3) the need to correct a clear error or prevent

manifest injustice[,]” Window World of Baton Rouge, LLC v. Window World, Inc., 2019 NCBC

LEXIS 7, at *8 (quoting Wiley v. Buncombe Cty., 846 F. Supp. 2d 480, 487 (W.D.N.C. 2012)).

The Court has further noted that “[a] motion for reconsideration is not a vehicle to identify

facts or legal arguments that could have been, but were not, raised at the time the relevant

motion was pending.” W4 Farms, Inc. v. Tyson Farms, Inc., 2017 NCBC LEXIS 99, at *5

(N.C. Super. Ct. Oct. 19, 2017) (quoting Julianello v. K-V Pharm. Co., 791 F.3d 915, 923 (8th

Cir. 2015)).

APPENDIX A – OXFORD COMMUNICATIONS

No. Tab # Court’s Privilege Decision Parties’ Log Description

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 1 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000372 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding information

Buckley provided for

claim.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 2 Not privileged; not made N/A

000720 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 3 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000371 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding information

Buckley provided for

claim.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 4 Not privileged; not made N/A

000719 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 5 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000350 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 6 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000715 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding Buckley

financials and claim.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 7 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000349 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 8 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000049 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 9 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000344 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding Buckley

severance packages

claims.

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 10 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000343 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding Buckley

severance packages

claims

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 11 Privileged in part; third Confidential email

000342 paragraph beginning with reflecting attorney‐

“Even” and accompanying client communication

link are privileged and regarding Buckley

may be redacted; the rest severance packages

were not made in the claims.

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

and thus are not privileged

OXF-PRIV- Ex. 12, 12 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

000327 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐

seeking legal advice or for client communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding engagement of

investigator.

OXF00055062– Ex. 13, 1 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

64 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose; regarding Buckley

the bullet point starting pending claim.

“2.” in the 10/3/18 8:02 PM

email from Mary Claire

Goff may be redacted as

irrelevant

OXF00055058– Ex. 13, 2 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

61 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose; regarding Buckley

the bullet point starting pending claim.

“2.” in the 10/3/18 8:02 PM

email from Mary Claire

Goff may be redacted as

irrelevant

OXF00055054– Ex. 13, 3 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

57 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose; regarding Buckley

the bullet point starting pending claim.

“2.” in the 10/3/18 8:02 PM

email from Mary Claire

Goff and the second

sentence of 10/3/18 8:36

PM email from Mary

Claire Goff may be

redacted as irrelevant

OXF00055050– Ex. 13, 4 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

53 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose; regarding Buckley

the bullet point starting pending claim.

“2.” in the 10/3/18 8:02 PM

email from Mary Claire

Goff and the second

sentence of 10/3/18 8:36

PM email from Mary

Claire Goff may be

redacted as irrelevant

OXF00050964– Ex. 13, 5 Not privileged; not made N/A

65 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00054735– Ex. 13, 6 Not privileged; not made N/A

36 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00045822– Ex. 13, 7 Privileged in part; the first N/A

23 sentence of the 10/26/18

11:38 AM email from

Susan Euteneuer is

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest were not

made in the course of

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00054733– Ex. 13, 8 Privileged in part; the first N/A

34 sentence of the 10/26/18

11:38 AM email from

Susan Euteneuer is

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest were not

made in the course of

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00050888– Ex. 13, 9 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

88_1 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of claim.

OXF00055030– Ex. 13, 10 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

31 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of claim.

OXF00054719– Ex. 13, 11 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

23 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding claim

investigation.

OXF00050852– Ex. 13, 12 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

57 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054714– Ex. 13, 13 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

18 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding claim

investigation.

OXF00050843– Ex. 13, 14 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

48 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054708– Ex. 13, 15 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

13 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding claim

investigation.

OXF00050839– Ex. 13, 16 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

42 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00050835– Ex. 13, 17 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

38 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00050830– Ex. 13, 18 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

34 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding Buckley claim

notice.

OXF00054959– Ex. 13, 19 Not privileged; redactions Confidential email

60 are within draft email reflecting attorney‐client

subsequently sent to third communication

party without alteration regarding investigation

of Buckley claim

OXF00054957– Ex. 13, 20 Not privileged; redactions Confidential email

58 are within draft email reflecting attorney‐client

subsequently sent to third communication

party without alteration regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054954– Ex. 13, 21 Not privileged; was Confidential email

56 disclosed to third parties reflecting attorney‐client

without redactions communication

regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054950– Ex. 13, 22 Not privileged; redactions Confidential email

53 are within draft email reflecting attorney‐client

subsequently sent to third communication

party without alteration regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054946– Ex. 13, 23 Not privileged; redactions Confidential email

49 are within draft email reflecting attorney‐client

subsequently sent to third communication

party without alteration regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054941– Ex. 13, 24 Not privileged; redactions Confidential email

45 are within draft email reflecting attorney‐client

subsequently sent to third communication

party without alteration regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054936– Ex. 13, 25 Not privileged; redactions Confidential email

40 are within draft email reflecting attorney‐client

subsequently sent to third communication

party without alteration regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054930– Ex. 13, 26 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

35 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054891– Ex. 13, 27 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

91 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00054966– Ex. 13, 28 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

66 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding review of the

Buckley claim.

OXF00054886– Ex. 13, 29 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

86 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding review of the

Buckley claim.

OXF00050799– Ex. 13, 30 Privileged in part; final N/A

03 paragraph of 12/12/18 7:52

PM email from Euteneuer

to Costello is privileged

and may be redacted; the

rest were not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00050793– Ex. 13, 31 Privileged in part; final N/A

98 paragraph of 12/12/18 7:52

PM email from Euteneuer

to Costello is privileged

and may be redacted; the

rest were not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00050787– Ex. 13, 32 Not privileged; not made N/A

92 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00055024– Ex. 13, 33 Not privileged; not made N/A

25 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00050694– Ex. 13, 34 Not privileged; disclosed in N/A

97 Ex. 11 to Pl.’s Br. Supp.

Mot. Compel, (ECF No.

76.1), and the redacted

sentence in bullet point 2

was not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00050358– Ex. 13, 35 Not privileged; disclosed in N/A

61 Ex. 11 to Pl.’s Br. Supp.

Mot. Compel, (ECF No.

76.1), and the redacted

sentence in bullet point 2

was not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00001511– Ex. 13, 36 Not privileged; disclosed in N/A

11_4 Ex. 11 to Pl.’s Br. Supp.

Mot. Compel, (ECF No.

76.1), and the redacted

sentence in bullet point 2

was not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00050690– Ex. 13, 37 Not privileged; not made N/A

93 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00050681– Ex. 13, 38 Privileged N/A

85

OXF00050675– Ex. 13, 39 Privileged in part; the N/A

80 12/24/18 9:09 AM email

from Susan Euteneuer is

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest were not

made in the course of

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00050668– Ex. 13, 40 Privileged in part; the N/A

74 12/24/18 9:09 AM email

from Susan Euteneuer is

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest were not

made in the course of

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00050664– Ex. 13, 41 Not privileged; the N/A

67 redacted portions of

Kristan Costello’s 12/23/18

2:38 PM email to Susan

Euteneuer were disclosed

in Ex. 11 to Pl.’s Br. Supp.

Mot. Compel, (ECF No.

76.1); the rest were not

made in the course of

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00054925– Ex. 13, 42 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

27 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding investigation

of Buckley claim.

OXF00050632– Ex. 13, 43 Not privileged; not made N/A

37 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00052776– Ex. 13, 44 Not privileged; not made N/A

81 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00054919– Ex. 13, 45 Not privileged; not made N/A

24 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00054962– Ex. 13, 46 Privileged in part; second Confidential email

62 line of 7:37 PM message reflecting attorney‐client

from Susan Euteneuer is communication

privileged and may be regarding Buckley

redacted; the rest were not severance packages

made in the course of claims

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00054883– Ex. 13, 47 Privileged in part; second Confidential email

83 line of 7:37 PM message reflecting attorney‐client

from Susan Euteneuer is communication

privileged and may be regarding Buckley

redacted; the rest were not severance packages

made in the course of claims.

giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

OXF00050517– Ex. 13, 48 Privileged N/A

23

OXF00050509– Ex. 13, 49 Privileged N/A

16

OXF00050499– Ex. 13, 50 Privileged N/A

06

OXF00054910– Ex. 13, 51 Privileged Attachment to a

17 privileged email.

OXF00055021– Ex. 13, 52 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

22 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding independent

investigation of claim.

OXF00055114– Ex. 13, 53 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

14 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding independent

investigation of claim.

OXF00055019– Ex. 13, 54 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

20 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding independent

investigation of claim.

OXF00055112– Ex. 13, 55 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

13 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding independent

investigation of claim.

OXF00050222– Ex. 13, 56 Not privileged; not made N/A

29 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00050214– Ex. 13, 57 Not privileged; not made N/A

21 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00054683– Ex. 13, 58 Not privileged; not made N/A

90 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00050213– Ex. 13, 59 Not privileged; redaction N/A

13 downgraded

OXF00050207– Ex. 13, 60 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

08 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose; regarding independent

DiMayo 1/7/19 7:20 PM investigation of claim.

email also disclosed at

OXF0050204-06,

OXF0054675-76, and

OXF050201-03 without

redactions

OXF00054677– Ex. 13, 61 Not privileged; not made N/A

78 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose;

DiMayo 1/7/19 7:20 PM

email also disclosed at

OXF0050204-06,

OXF0054675-76, and

OXF050201-03 without

redaction

OXF00050204– Ex. 13, 62 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

06 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding independent

investigation of claim.

OXF00054675– Ex. 13, 63 Not privileged; not made N/A

76 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose

OXF00050201– Ex. 13, 64 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

03 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding independent

investigation of claim.

OXF00054672– Ex. 13, 65 Not privileged; not made N/A

74 in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for

a primarily legal purpose;

DiMayo 1/7/19 7:20 PM

email also disclosed at

OXF0050204-06,

OXF0054675-76, and

OXF050201-03 without

redaction

OXF00050198– Ex. 13, 66 Privileged in part; email Confidential email

00 from Euteneuer to DiMayo reflecting attorney‐client

1/8/19 6:50:32 PM is communication

privileged and may be regarding independent

redacted; DiMayo 1/7/19 investigation of claim.

7:20 PM email disclosed at

OXF0050204-06,

OXF0054675-76, and

OXF050201-03 without

redaction, and the rest

were not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00054669– Ex. 13, 67 Privileged in part; email N/A

71 from Euteneuer to DiMayo

1/8/19 6:50:32 PM is

privileged and may be

redacted; DiMayo 1/7/19

7:20 PM email disclosed at

OXF0050204-06,

OXF0054675-76, and

OXF050201-03 without

redaction, and the rest

were not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

OXF00054961– Ex. 13, 68 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

61 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding review of the

Buckley claim.

OXF00054882– Ex. 13, 69 Not privileged; not made Confidential email

82 in the course of giving or reflecting attorney‐client

seeking legal advice or for communication

a primarily legal purpose regarding review of the

Buckley claim.

OXF00050142– Ex. 13, 70 Privileged N/A

47

APPENDIX B – BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS

No. Tab # Privilege Log Description

LOG0934 1 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0945 2 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0935 3 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0952 4 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0502 5 Not privileged; non- Email with attachment

substantive administrative prepared in anticipation of

email not made in the course litigation providing

of giving or seeking legal information to assist in

advice or for a primarily legal rendering legal advice

purpose regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0161 6 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive administrative anticipation of litigation

emails not made in the course providing information to

of giving or seeking legal assist in rendering legal

advice or for a primarily legal advice regarding Latham

purpose investigation.

LOG0560 7 Not privileged; non- Email chain with attachment

substantive administrative providing information to

emails not made in the course assist in rendering legal

of giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

advice or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0083 8 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0042 9 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0037 10 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0344 11 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0289 12 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0079 13 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0601 14 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0608 15 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0145 16 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0164 17 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0672 18 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0254 19 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0057 20 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0017 21 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0168 22 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0223 23 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling and anticipation of litigation

administrative emails not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0003 24 Not privileged; although one Email chain prepared in

email is marked “Privileged anticipation of litigation

and Confidential,” that email providing information to

only provides update assist in rendering legal

concerning investigation; advice regarding Latham

others are non-substantive investigation.

scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0325 25 Not privileged; although one Email chain prepared in

email is marked “Privileged anticipation of litigation

and Confidential,” that email providing information to

only provides update assist in rendering legal

concerning investigation; advice regarding Latham

others are non-substantive investigation.

scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0481 26 Not privileged; although one Email chain prepared in

email is marked “Privileged anticipation of litigation

and Confidential,” that email providing information to

only provides update assist in rendering legal

concerning investigation; advice regarding Latham

others are non-substantive investigation.

scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0248 27 Not privileged; although one Email chain prepared in

email is marked “Privileged anticipation of litigation

and Confidential,” that email providing information to

only provides update assist in rendering legal

concerning investigation; advice regarding Latham

others are non-substantive investigation.

scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0191 28 Not privileged; although one Email chain prepared in

email is marked “Privileged anticipation of litigation

and Confidential,” that email providing information to

only provides update assist in rendering legal

concerning investigation; advice regarding Latham

others are administrative investigation.

emails not made in the course

of giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0445 29 Not privileged; non- Email requesting legal advice

substantive scheduling email regarding Latham

not made in the course of investigation.

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0058 30 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0462 31 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0562 32 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0556 33 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0448 34 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0167 35 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0385 36 Privileged in part; the Email chain prepared in

12/29/17 11:17 PM email from anticipation of litigation

Fred Spindel, 12/29/17 5:15 providing legal advice

PM email from Benjamin regarding Latham

Klubes, and the second investigation.

12/29/17 email from Fred

Spindel are privileged and

may be redacted; although

one email is marked

“Privileged and Confidential,”

that email only provides

update concerning

investigation; others are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0690 37 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0199 38 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0322 39 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive scheduling emails information to assist in

not made in the course of rendering legal advice

giving or seeking legal advice regarding Latham

or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0364 40 Not privileged; non- Email prepared in

substantive scheduling email anticipation of litigation

not made in the course of providing information to

giving or seeking legal advice assist in rendering legal

or for a primarily legal advice regarding Latham

purpose investigation.

LOG0081 41 Not privileged; non- Email chain prepared in

substantive scheduling emails anticipation of litigation

not made in the course of providing information to

giving or seeking legal advice assist in rendering legal

or for a primarily legal advice regarding Latham

purpose investigation.

LOG0976 42 Not privileged; 2/27/18 email Email with attachments

from Chris Witeck was not providing information to

made in the course of giving assist in rendering legal

or seeking legal advice or for a advice regarding negotiation

primarily legal purpose; of Term Sheet or Retirement

others were disclosed to third Agreement.

parties

LOG0783 43 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing legal

substantive administrative advice regarding negotiation

emails not made in the course of Term Sheet or Retirement

of giving or seeking legal Agreement.

advice or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0804 44 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing legal

substantive administrative advice regarding negotiation

emails not made in the course of Term Sheet or Retirement

of giving or seeking legal Agreement.

advice or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0876 45 Privileged in part; the 2/28/18 Email chain requesting legal

7:31 PM email from Ben advice regarding Sandlers

Klubes is privileged and may departure.

be redacted; others were

disclosed to third parties

LOG0793 46 Privileged in part; 2/28/18 Email chain prepared in

7:40 PM email from Kathryn anticipation of litigation

Ruemmler and the 2/28/18 providing legal advice

7:31 PM email from Ben regarding Sandlers

Klubes are privileged and departure.

may be redacted; others were

disclosed to third parties and

thus are not privileged

LOG0008 47 Privileged Email requesting legal advice

regarding allegations against

Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

departure.

LOG0227 48 Privileged Email chain providing

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding allegations against

Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

departure.

LOG0550 49 Privileged Email chain requesting legal

advice regarding allegations

against Andrew Sandler;

Sandlers departure.

LOG0233 50 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, and regarding allegations against

the 3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck are privileged departure.

and may be redacted; the

3/2/18 email from Jonathan

Su was non-substantive and

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0559 51 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; the 3/2/18 email

from Jonathan Su was non-

substantive and not made in

the course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG0362 52 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0090 53 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0372 54 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain reflecting

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

5:45 PM email from Chris

Witeck are privileged and

may be redacted; others are

non-substantive scheduling

emails not made in the course

of giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0528 55 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain reflecting

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

5:45 PM email from Chris

Witeck are privileged and

may be redacted; others are

non-substantive scheduling

emails not made in the course

of giving or seeking legal

advice or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0334 56 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0317 57 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0205 58 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0353 59 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain reflecting a

9:28 AM email from Benajmin request for legal advice

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM regarding allegations against

email from Tina Tchen, the Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from departure.

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0545 60 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0663 61 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0109 62 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0396 63 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0128 64 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0422 65 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0055 66 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain providing

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure.

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0664 67 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain reflecting

9:28 AM email from Benajmin information to assist in

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM rendering legal advice

email from Tina Tchen, the regarding allegations against

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18 departure

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0343 68 Privileged in part; the 3/1/18 Email chain reflecting a

9:28 AM email from Benajmin request for legal advice

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM regarding allegations against

email from Tina Tchen, the Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from departure.

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0108 69 Privileged Email prepared in

anticipation of litigation

reflecting a request for legal

advice regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0574 70 Privileged Email chain providing

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0103 71 Privileged Email chain prepared in

anticipation of litigation

providing legal advice

regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0511 72 Privileged in part; the 3/6/18 Email chain requesting

9:54 PM email from Chris information to assist in

Witeck, the 3/1/18 9:28 AM rendering legal advice

email from Benajmin Klubes, regarding allegations against

the 3/1/18 9:40 AM email from Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Tina Tchen, the 3/2/18 5:46 departure.

PM email from Chris Witeck,

and the 3/2/18 10:57 PM email

from Tina Tchen are

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0402 73 Privileged in part; the 3/6/18 Email chain providing

9:55 PM email from Anita information to assist in

Dunn, the 9:54 PM email from rendering legal advice

Chris Witeck, the 3/1/18 9:28 regarding allegations against

AM email from Benajmin Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

Klubes, the 3/1/18 9:40 AM departure.

email from Tina Tchen, the

3/2/18 5:46 PM email from

Chris Witeck, and the 3/2/18

10:57 PM email from Tina

Tchen are privileged and may

be redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0500 74 Privileged Email chain with attachment

providing legal advice

regarding allegations against

Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

departure.

LOG0955 75 Privileged in part; the bullet Email chain requesting

point starting “2.” in the information to assist in

3/5/18 email from John rendering legal advice

Kromer and the first sentence regarding Latham

of the bullet point starting investigation.

“(2)” in the 3/5/18 email from

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0958 76 Privileged in part; the bullet Email chain providing

point starting “2.” in the information to assist in

3/5/18 email from John rendering legal advice

Kromer and the first sentence regarding Latham

of the bullet point starting investigation.

“(2)” in the 3/5/18 email from

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0942 77 Privileged in part; the bullet Email chain providing

point starting “2.” in the information to assist in

3/5/18 email from John rendering legal advice

Kromer and the first sentence regarding Latham

of the bullet point starting investigation.

“(2)” in the 3/5/18 email from

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0954 78 Privileged in part; the bullet Email chain reflecting a

point starting “2.” in the request for legal advice

3/5/18 email from John regarding Latham

Kromer and the first sentence investigation.

of the bullet point starting

“(2)” in the 3/5/18 email from

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0940 79 Privileged in part; the bullet Email chain providing

point starting “2.” in the information to assist in

3/5/18 email from John rendering legal advice

Kromer and the first sentence regarding Latham

of the bullet point starting investigation.

“(2)” in the 3/5/18 email from

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0561 80 Privileged in part; the 3/8/18 Email chain providing

email from Jonathan Su is information to assist in

privileged and may be rendering legal advice

redacted; other email is non- regarding allegations against

substantive and was not made Andrew Sandler; Sandlers

in the course of giving or departure.

seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0563 81 Privileged in part; the Email with attachments

following time entry providing legal advice

descriptions of work regarding Latham

performed are privileged and investigation.

may be redacted from the

3/9/18 Latham invoice (all

time entries from 2/3/18

through 2/28/18 except

2/15/18 K H Ruemmler and

2/16/18 J C Su) and from the

2/28/18 Latham invoice

(12/31/17 K H Reummler after

“regarding”; 1/10/18 K H

Ruemmler after “regarding”;

1/12/18 K H Reummler after

“Analysis regarding”; 1/18/18

P M Gilhuly after “regarding”

and before “telephone”;

1/18/18 K H Ruemmler after

“regarding”; 1/18/18 N G

Anderson after “research” and

before “draft”; 1/19/18 N G

Anderson after “summary of”;

1/20/18 N G Anderson after

“regarding”; 1/22/18 J C Su

after “attention to” and before

“further”; 1/22/18 E B Jones

after the first “regarding” and

before “conference”; 1/22/18 N

G Anderson; 1/23/18 J C Su

after “Attention to” and before

“review”; 1/23/18 E B Jones

after “research”; 1/23/18 N G

Anderson; 1/24/18 J C Su

after “regarding” and before

“analysis” and after “review

of”; 1/24/18 N G Anderson

after “Draft and revise”;

1/25/18 L M Inscoe after

“regarding”; 1/29/18 N G

Anderson after “related to”;

1/30/18 N G Anderson after

“Research”; 1/31/18 K H

Reummler after

“negotiations”; 1/31/18 J C Su

after “review”; 1/31/18 E B

Jones after “research”; 1/31/18

N G Anderson after “relating

to”); the rest of the invoices

and the cover email from

Jonathan Su were not made

in the course of giving or

seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0950 82 Privileged in part; the bullet Email chain providing

point starting “2.” in the information to assist in

3/5/18 email from John rendering legal advice

Kromer and the first sentence regarding Latham

of the bullet point starting investigation.

“(2)” in the 3/5/18 email from

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the rest are non-

substantive scheduling and

administrative emails not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0468 83 Privileged in part; the Email chain with

portions of this document that attachments forwarding legal

duplicate LOG0563 are advice regarding Latham

privileged to the same extent investigation.

and may be redacted

accordingly; the rest of the

document was not made in

the course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG0459 84 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails concerning information to assist in

invoices not made in the rendering legal advice

course of giving or seeking regarding Latham

legal advice or for a primarily investigation.

legal purpose

LOG0840 85 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails concerning information to assist in

invoices not made in the rendering legal advice

course of giving or seeking regarding Latham

legal advice or for a primarily investigation.

legal purpose

LOG0140 86 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails concerning information to assist in

invoices not made in the rendering legal advice

course of giving or seeking regarding Latham

legal advice or for a primarily investigation.

legal purpose

LOG0542 87 Not privileged; non- Email chain reflecting legal

substantive emails concerning advice regarding Latham

invoices not made in the investigation.

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG0387 88 Privileged Email providing information

to assist in rendering legal

advice regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0537 89 Privileged in part; the subject Email reflecting a request for

line after “:” is privileged and legal advice regarding

may be redacted; the rest is a Sandlers departure.

non-substantive automatic

email reply message which

does not reflect the giving or

seeking of legal advice

LOG0565 90 Privileged Email chain providing legal

advice regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0129 91 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain reflecting a

email from John Kromer is request for legal advice

privileged and may be regarding Sandlers

redacted; the other is a non- departure.

substantive scheduling email

which does not reflect the

giving or seeking of legal

advice

LOG0005 92 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing legal

email from John Kromer and advice regarding Sandlers

the 3/27/18 email from departure.

Kathryn Ruemmler are

privileged and may be

redacted; the other is a non-

substantive scheduling email

which does not reflect the

giving or seeking of legal

advice

LOG0373 93 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer and information to assist in

the 3/27/18 email from rendering legal advice

Kathryn Ruemmler are regarding Sandlers

privileged and may be departure.

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0260 94 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer and information to assist in

the 3/27/18 email from rendering legal advice

Kathryn Ruemmler are regarding Sandlers

privileged and may be departure.

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0348 95 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer and information to assist in

the 3/27/18 email from rendering legal advice

Kathryn Ruemmler are regarding Sandlers

privileged and may be departure.

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0113 96 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer and information to assist in

the 3/27/18 email from rendering legal advice

Kathryn Ruemmler are regarding Sandlers

privileged and may be departure.

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0154 97 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer and information to assist in

the 3/27/18 email from rendering legal advice

Kathryn Ruemmler are regarding Sandlers

privileged and may be departure.

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0304 98 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain reflecting a

email from John Kromer and request for legal advice

the 3/27/18 email from regarding Sandlers

Kathryn Ruemmler are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0456 99 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain with attachment

email from John Kromer, the reflecting legal advice

3/27/18 email from Kathryn regarding Sandlers

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 departure.

email from Josh Dorner are

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0432 100 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0123 101 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0419 102 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain reflecting a

email from John Kromer, the request for legal advice

3/27/18 email from Kathryn regarding Sandlers

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 departure.

email from Josh Dorner are

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0279 103 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0359 104 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG1006 105 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain forwarding

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG1004 106 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG1008 107 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0139 108 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0044 109 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG1003 110 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0082 111 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0666 112 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG1014 113 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0287 114 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0125 115 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0466 116 Privileged Email chain with

attachments prepared in

anticipation of litigation

providing information to

assist in rendering legal

advice regarding allegations

against Andrew Sandler;

Latham investigation;

Sandlers departure.

LOG0409 117 Not privileged; not made in Email prepared in

the course of giving or seeking anticipation of litigation

legal advice or for a primarily providing information to

legal purpose assist in rendering legal

advice regarding allegations

against Andrew Sandler;

Latham investigation;

Sandlers departure

LOG0208 118 Privileged Email chain prepared in

anticipation of litigation

providing information to

assist in rendering legal

advice regarding allegations

against Andrew Sandler;

Sandlers departure

LOG0207 119 Privileged Email chain providing

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0098 120 Privileged Email chain requesting

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0155 121 Privileged Email chain providing

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0266 122 Privileged Email chain requesting

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0512 123 Privileged Email with attachments

providing legal advice

regarding allegations against

Andrew Sandler; Latham

investigation; Sandlers

departure.

LOG0443 124 Privileged Email chain requesting legal

advice regarding Sandlers

departure.

LOG0141 125 Privileged Email chain providing

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding allegations against

Andrew Sandler; Latham

investigation; Sandlers

departure.

LOG0070 126 Privileged Email chain providing legal

advice regarding allegations

against Andrew Sandler;

Latham investigation;

Sandlers departure.

LOG1015 127 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0385 128 Not privileged; not made in Email prepared in

the course of giving or seeking anticipation of litigation

legal advice or for a primarily reflecting a request for legal

legal purpose advice regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0045 129 Not privileged; not made in Email chain providing

the course of giving or seeking information to assist in

legal advice or for a primarily rendering legal advice

legal purpose (includes non- regarding Latham

substantive scheduling email) investigation.

LOG0245 130 Not privileged; not made in Email chain providing

the course of giving or seeking information to assist in

legal advice or for a primarily rendering legal advice

legal purpose (includes non- regarding Latham

substantive scheduling investigation.

emails)

LOG0111 131 Not privileged; not made in Email chain prepared in

the course of giving or seeking anticipation of litigation

legal advice or for a primarily providing information to

legal purpose (includes non- assist in rendering legal

substantive scheduling advice regarding Latham

emails) investigation.

LOG0467 132 Not privileged; not made in Email chain providing

the course of giving or seeking information to assist in

legal advice or for a primarily rendering legal advice

legal purpose (includes non- regarding Latham

substantive scheduling investigation.

emails)

LOG0374 133 Not privileged; not made in Email chain providing

the course of giving or seeking information to assist in

legal advice or for a primarily rendering legal advice

legal purpose (includes non- regarding Latham

substantive scheduling investigation.

emails)

LOG0262 134 Not privileged; not made in Email chain reflecting a

the course of giving or seeking request for legal advice

legal advice or for a primarily regarding Latham

legal purpose (includes non- investigation.

substantive scheduling

emails)

LOG0012 135 Not privileged; not made in Email chain reflecting a

the course of giving or seeking request for legal advice

legal advice or for a primarily regarding Latham

legal purpose (includes non- investigation.

substantive scheduling

emails)

LOG0243 136 Not privileged; not made in Email chain providing

the course of giving or seeking information to assist in

legal advice or for a primarily rendering legal advice

legal purpose (includes non- regarding Latham

substantive scheduling investigation.

emails)

LOG0380 137 Not privileged; not made in Email chain reflecting a

the course of giving or seeking request for legal advice

legal advice or for a primarily regarding Latham

legal purpose (includes non- investigation.

substantive scheduling

emails)

LOG0063 138 Not privileged; not made in Email chain providing

the course of giving or seeking information to assist in

legal advice or for a primarily rendering legal advice

legal purpose (includes non- regarding Latham

substantive scheduling investigation.

emails)

LOG0421 139 Not privileged; not made in Email chain reflecting a

the course of giving or seeking request for legal advice

legal advice or for a primarily regarding Latham

legal purpose (includes non- investigation.

substantive scheduling

emails)

LOG1005 140 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

which were not made in the

course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG0572 141 Privileged in part; the time Email with attachments

entries on the invoices are prepared in anticipation of

privileged except for the litigation reflecting legal

3/11/18 entry by J C Su on the advice regarding Latham

5/11/18 invoice beginning with investigation.

“and,” and these time entries

may be redacted to this

extent; the rest of the invoices

and emails were not made in

the course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG0553 142 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive administrative information to assist in

emails not made in the course rendering legal advice

of giving or seeking legal regarding Latham

advice or for a primarily legal investigation

purpose

LOG0278 143 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive administrative information to assist in

emails not made in the course rendering legal advice

of giving or seeking legal regarding Latham

advice or for a primarily legal investigation

purpose

LOG0964 144 Privileged in part; the Email chain with

portions of this document that attachments forwarding

duplicate LOG0572 are information to assist in

privileged to the same extent rendering legal advice

and may be redacted regarding Latham

accordingly; the rest of the investigation.

invoices and emails were not

made in the course of giving

or seeking legal advice or for a

primarily legal purpose

LOG0135 145 Not privileged; non- Email reflecting information

substantive administrative to assist in rendering legal

emails not made in the course advice regarding Latham

of giving or seeking legal investigation.

advice or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0866 146 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails not made information to assist in

in the course of giving or rendering legal advice

seeking legal advice or for a regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0854 147 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails not made information to assist in

in the course of giving or rendering legal advice

seeking legal advice or for a regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0006 148 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails not made information to assist in

in the course of giving or rendering legal advice

seeking legal advice or for a regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0534 149 Privileged in part; the time Email with attachments

entries on the invoices prepared in anticipation of

included in this document are litigation reflecting legal

privileged except for the advice regarding Latham

3/11/18 entry by J C Su on the investigation.

5/24/18 invoice beginning with

“and,” and these time entries

may be redacted to this

extent; the rest of the invoices

and emails were not made in

the course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG0848 150 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive administrative information to assist in

emails not made in the course rendering legal advice

of giving or seeking legal regarding Latham

advice or for a primarily legal investigation.

purpose

LOG0969 151 Privileged in part; the time Email chain with

entries on the invoices are attachments prepared in

privileged except for the anticipation of litigation

3/11/18 entry by J C Su on the forwarding information to

5/24/18 invoice beginning with assist in rendering legal

“and,” and these time entries advice regarding Latham

may be redacted to this investigation.

extent; the rest of the invoices

and emails were not made in

the course of giving or seeking

legal advice or for a primarily

legal purpose

LOG1007 152 Privileged in part; the 3/27/18 Email chain providing

email from John Kromer, the information to assist in

3/27/18 email from Kathryn rendering legal advice

Ruemmler, and the 3/28/18 regarding Sandlers

email from Josh Dorner are departure.

privileged and may be

redacted; others are non-

substantive scheduling emails

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0496 153 Privileged in part; the 4/3/18 Email chain with attachment

and 4/4/18 time entries on the prepared in anticipation of

6/18/18 invoice are privileged litigation reflecting legal

and may be redacted; the rest advice regarding Latham

of the invoice and email were investigation.

not made in the course of

giving or seeking legal advice

or for a primarily legal

purpose

LOG0567 154 Not privileged; non- Email chain providing

substantive emails not made information to assist in

in the course of giving or rendering legal advice

seeking legal advice or for a regarding Latham

primarily legal purpose investigation.

LOG0984 155 Privileged Email with attachment

providing information to

assist in rendering legal

advice regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0974 156 Privileged Email chain requesting

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Latham

investigation.

LOG0943 157 Privileged Email chain providing

information to assist in

rendering legal advice

regarding Latham

investigation; Sandlers

departure.