Program Details
2026-04-16 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-04-16 13:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
1:00 pm - 1:10 pm ESTThis section provides a guide of attorney–client privilege, distinguishing it from ethical confidentiality duties and work product protection, while explaining its evidentiary nature under federal law, including Rule 501 and applicable state privilege rules in diversity jurisdiction cases.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal 1:10 pm - 1:20 pm ESTThis section examines attorney–client privilege challenges in cross-border and international contexts, focusing on conflicts arising from differing legal standards, inconsistent protections, and the complexities created by communications spanning multiple jurisdictions with divergent privilege doctrines.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal 1:20 pm - 1:30 pm ESTThis section reviews the proliferation of choice-of-law approaches used by U.S. courts, including lex fori, Restatement Section 139, most significant relationship tests, touch base analysis, law of the decision, and comity-based frameworks applied in privilege determinations.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal 1:30 pm - 1:40 pm ESTThis section analyzes common cross-border scenarios creating privilege uncertainty, including communications with foreign in-house counsel, multinational transactions, involvement of foreign lawyers or consultants, and parallel proceedings involving cross-border discovery under 28 U.S.C. Section 1782.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal 1:40 pm - 1:50 pm ESTThis section provides practical guidance for attorneys, including strategies for structuring international communications, managing cross-border legal teams, maintaining documentation, and proactively addressing privilege risks, discovery disputes, and forum selection considerations in complex international matters.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis section explores applying Occam’s Razor to privilege choice-of-law analysis, proposing a modified lex fori approach to simplify competing doctrines, enhance predictability, and support more efficient and fair outcomes in cross-border privilege disputes.
Francesca Giannoni-CrystalFrancesca Giannoni-Crystal is a dually qualified U.S. and Italian attorney whose practice bridges Civil Law and Common Law systems, with over two decades of experience advising multinational corporations, law firms, and financial institutions. She focuses on cross-border ethics, international professional responsibility, and multijurisdictional practice issues, often serving as a “lawyer for lawyers” on complex matters involving conflicts of interest, privilege, and professional-conduct compliance. As co-founder of Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, she provides guidance on navigating overlapping legal regimes, particularly in international transactions and cross-border representation. She also contributes to advancing education in this field through her work with Technethics, an initiative dedicated to ethics, technology, and global legal compliance.
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal is a dually qualified U.S. and Italian attorney whose practice bridges Civil Law and Common Law systems, with over two decades of experience advising multinational corporations, law firms, and financial institutions. She focuses on cross-border ethics, international professional responsibility, and multijurisdictional practice issues, often serving as a “lawyer for lawyers” on complex matters involving conflicts of interest, privilege, and professional-conduct compliance. As co-founder of Crystal & Giannoni-Crystal, LLC, she provides guidance on navigating overlapping legal regimes, particularly in international transactions and cross-border representation. She also contributes to advancing education in this field through her work with Technethics, an initiative dedicated to ethics, technology, and global legal compliance.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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