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Attorney Client Privilege With Consultants In Harris
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The attorney-client privilege belongs to the client, which is the company, not its employees. In the Second Circuit, "the attorney-client privilege protects.Below we offer best practices to ensure that privileged communications with contractors can be protected. First, they must show they approached counsel for the purpose of seeking legal advice. The attorneyclient privilege shields from disclosure any confidential communications between an attorney and his or her client. This publication is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide general information on legal matters. It is well established that there is no attorney–client privilege between a monitor and a monitoree. The Attorney-Client privilege enables these communications to remain confidential. The Court held that a nonlawyer consultant acted as a "lawyer's representative" and documents at issue were privileged. Id. However, an attorney directly hiring or placing certain professionals on payroll is not dispositive of retaining consulting privilege. Id.