2009 Attorney-Client Privilege News

The attorney-client privilege is fundamental to fairness and balance in our justice system and essential to corporate compliance regimes. Without reliable privilege protections, executives and other employees will be discouraged from asking difficult questions or seeking guidance regarding the most sensitive situations. This page includes breaking news, cutting edge developments, and scholarship on the decline of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine from 2009.

Nadia Malik and Regina M. Rodriguez, Corporate Counsel Beware: Federal Government Still Wants You to Waive Attorney-Client Privilege, July 28, 2009.

Even Businessmen Deserve A Lawyer,” The Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2009.

Press Release, Coalition to Preserve the Attorney-Client Privilege, "Holder Should Support Executive Order on Attorney-Client Privilege," January 14, 2009.

Coalition Memo – Comprehensive Reform Still Needed to Protect Attorney-Client Privilege and Employee Legal Rights, January 14, 2009

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