Broadcom has filed a legal challenge against European Union antitrust regulators over requests for documents containing legal advice from its U.S. lawyers in an investigation linked to VMware, Inc., the software company it acquired in 2023. The U.S. chipmaker confirmed on Wednesday that it had brought the case before the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg, according to Reuters.
Broadcom said the lawsuit is intended to defend what it considers a fundamental legal principle rather than challenge the broader investigation itself. “This filing is a procedural action solely to protect Broadcom’s rights under the long-recognized rules on legal professional privilege in non-EU countries, including the U.S.,” the company said in an email, according to Reuters.
“As a U.S.-headquartered company with global operations, Broadcom regards legal professional privilege as a fundamental right that must be protected and our action is narrowly tailored to address only this…
