Muddy Waters’ Carson Block: We’re never wrong

Short selling is a controversial practice that sparks heated debates, including during the Virtual Fraud Fest at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business. Carson Block of Muddy Waters and attorney Michele Johnson of Latham and Watkins locked horns on several issues related to short selling and the legalities of defending companies against short sellers. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Attorney/ client privilege One of the issues Block and Johnson discussed was attorney/ client privilege. Block wanted to know why companies should have blanket attorney/ client privilege in internal investigations by companies with significant ownership by outside…