Legal Opinion
Tekni-Plex, Inc. v. Meyner & Landis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 1996PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Central to this appeal, involving a dispute over a corporate acquisition, are two questions. First, can long-time counsel for the seller company and its sole shareholder continue to represent the shareholder in the dispute with the buyer? And second, who controls the attorney-client privilege as to premerger communications? We conclude that counsel should step aside, and that the buyer controls the privilege as to some, but not all, of the pre-merger communications.
A. Facts
Tekni-Plex, Inc., incorporated under the laws of Delaware in 1967, manufactured and…
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