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and the AG's Office has indicated that it may seek civil penalties, injunctive relief, treble damages, and debarment from state procurement as available remedies; WHEREAS, each Party is a respondent in the investigation and has received a CID bearing the same reference number, and each Party has a common legal interest in defending against the allegations set forth in the CIDs and any related enforcement action; WHEREAS, the Parties wish to share certain information, legal theories, defense strategies, and work product in furtherance of their common defense, while preserving and protecting all applicable privileges, including, without limitation, the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine as recognized under Meridian law, federal law, and the laws of any other applicable jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Parties intend this Agreement to memorialize the terms and conditions under which such sharing of privileged and protected materials will occur, and to ensure that such sharing does not constitute, and shall not be deemed to constitute, a waiver of any applicable privilege or protection

Such notice shall be given no later than five (5) business days after the retention becomes effective

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to compel any Party to share any particular information, document, analysis, or communication

All Common Interest Materials shared under this Agreement are strictly confidential and shall be used solely for the purpose of the common defense in the Investigation

Each Party shall maintain a record of the individuals within its organization who have been given access to Common Interest Materials received from other Parties, and shall make such record available to the disclosing Party's Counsel upon reasonable request

Common Interest Materials shall be stored securely at all times