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Specific Relevance for European<br />

Corporations<br />

U.S. courts apply <strong>the</strong> Hague Evidence Convention to<br />

independent third parties only (Aérospatiale, 482 U.S.<br />

522)<br />

Incons<strong>is</strong>tent dec<strong>is</strong>ions in <strong>the</strong> U.S. with respect to legal<br />

advice of foreign In-house Counsel and patent agents<br />

(Saxholm AS v. Dynal Inc. (164 F.R.D. 331, 339,<br />

E.D.N.Y. 1996); Reified Corp. vs. Remy Martin (98<br />

F.R.D. 442))<br />

European corporations often lack a comprehensive<br />

document retention program (especially for e-mails)<br />

ACC Europe 2007 Annual Conference: The Growing Role of In-house<br />

Counsel: Lawyers as Business Partners<br />

3-5 June 2007 Bayer<strong>is</strong>cher Hof Hotel<br />

Munich, Germany

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