Over 90% of federal criminal cases are resolved by plea agreement, and plea agreements typically require defendants to waive their rights to appeal their sentences.

Whether documents prepared in connection with an internal investigation are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or work-product doctrine is a topic of continuing interest and current debate.

In the 1987 film "Wall Street," Gordon Gecko gives a memorable speech in which he declares "that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works."