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DOJ ‘Taint Teams’ Pose Privilege Risks for Defendants

By Patrick Linehan & Jim Brochin
July 31, 2020
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The following article was originally published in Law360 on July 29.

To address the issues surrounding the incidental seizure of privileged communications within a broader seizure of electronic data, the U.S. Department of Justice recently created a new Special Matters Unit within
the Fraud Section.

The unit will function as a specialized team to address privilege-related issues. It will oversee one of the DOJ’s favorite methods of privilege
review — the use of “taint teams.”

The timing of the creation of this unit may reflect concern over recent
court decisions that have criticized the way in which the DOJ uses taint teams. In any event, the new unit will no doubt affect the DOJ’s overall approach to privilege issues moving forward.

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