by Bob Jessup | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog
In Buckley, LLP v Series 1 of Oxford Ins. Comp., the North Carolina Supreme Court (per curiam) upheld a Business Court decision finding that records of an internal company investigation, even if carried out by an attorney, are not necessarily protected by the...
by Bob Jessup | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog
We have written previously (here and here) about the relationship between public records and a lawyer’s duty to maintain confidentiality for clients. As we’ve written, just because something is a public record, that doesn’t mean it’s not confidential information in...
by Bob Jessup | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog
Over the last few months, we have worked as bond counsel with two towns that wanted to assemble land for economic development, and that needed to borrow money to pay for the land. The towns took different approaches that illustrate the flexibility available for this...
by Bob Jessup | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog
Most of us have heard of the “Black Tax,” a shorthand reference to the ways that the structure of our society and economy imposes extra financial burdens on Black folks. It shows up even in our lovely little world of municipal finance. Black Tax: Evidence of Racial...
