It is an unfortunate consequence of the leasing business that leasing lawyers often become involved in bankruptcy matters. These attorneys, who rarely visit a courtroom, may think they don't need to worry about the rules of evidence.
What Leasing Lawyers Should Know About the Rules of Evidence
It is an unfortunate consequence of the leasing business that leasing lawyers often become involved in bankruptcy matters. These attorneys, who rarely visit a courtroom, may think they don't need to worry about the rules of evidence. Yet evidentiary rules can provide critical protections. In a typical case or negotiation, lawyers create and circulate tremendous amounts of information ' much of which would be potentially damaging if obtained by other parties. To protect this information, leasing counsel need to be familiar with the rules of evidence and how courts have interpreted these rules. The case law interpreting these rules is not static; rather, it is constantly evolving in ways relevant to counsel who specialize in corporate insolvency. For example, a series of recent cases has explored the boundaries of the attorney-client privilege, examining such questions as, if counsel for a creditors' committee hires a financial expert, is the expert's work protected?
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