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U.S. v. RUEHLE

No. 09-50161.

583 F.3d 600 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. RUEHLE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. Levin (argued), Gregory W. Staples, Andrew D. Stopler, United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, CA; Robb C. Adkins, United States Attorney's Office, Santa Ana, CA; Thomas P. O'Brien, United States Attorney, for plaintiff-appellant United States of America.

Matthew D. Umhofer (argued), Richard Marmaro, Matthew E. Sloan, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee William J. Ruehle.

Before: RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

We here explore the treacherous path which corporate counsel must tread under the attorney-client privilege when conducting an internal investigation to advise a publicly traded company on its financial disclosure obligations. Defendant-Appellee William J. Ruehle is the former Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Broadcom Corporation, a California-based, publicly traded semiconductor supplier that came...

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