In-House Counsel's Compass: Navigating Privilege, Immunity, and Risk in Texas and Beyond

In-House Counsel’s Compass: Navigating Privilege, Immunity, and Risk in Texas and Beyond is an essential guide for modern general counsel operating in an era of heightened legal exposure and increasingly aggressive litigation tactics.Today’s in-house lawyers are no longer just advisors behind the scenes. They are strategic leaders, crisis managers, and guardians of corporate integrity—often operating under intense scrutiny from regulators, opposing counsel, and courts. In this environment, understanding how to properly preserve privilege, protect work product, and manage personal liability is not simply technical knowledge; it is critical to survival.Drawing on decades of high-stakes litigation experience, veteran trial lawyers Trey Cox and Alan Dabdoub provide a practical roadmap for navigating the doctrines that protect attorneys and the organizations they serve. Rather than a theoretical legal treatise, In-House Counsel’s Compass delivers clear, actionable guidance designed specifically for general counsel and the litigators who advise them.Trey Cox is one of the nation's most accomplished trial lawyers and a leading voice in complex commercial litigation. As Co-Chair of the Global Litigation Practice Group and Co-Partner in Charge of the Dallas office at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, he has represented companies in some of the most consequential disputes of our time. His clients have included many of the world's most recognizable corporations, and he is regularly called upon to lead trial teams in high-stakes cases where the financial and reputational stakes are enormous.Alan Dabdoub is a partner at Dallas-based Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann and a first-chair trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial disputes. Known for meticulous preparation, creative legal strategy, and strong courtroom presence, he is frequently called upon to handle complex matters where the financial and business stakes are substantial. In addition to his trial work, Dabdoub regularly advises companies and in-house counsel on litigation risk, privilege protection, and dispute strategy. Read more