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In 1999, U.K.-based industrial materials company Morgan Crucible faced accusations of involvement in an international price-fixing scheme in the carbon products industry. During the federal antitrust investigation, Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) represented Morgan Crucible. CEO Ian Norris spoke candidly with Winthrop attorney Sutton Keany, thinking attorney-client privilege protected his conversations.