The absolute attorney-client privilege protects clients’ requests for legal advice and their lawyers’ legal advice in response. It protects facts ...

Few legal principles are as sacred as the attorney-client privilege. This privilege shields communications between attorneys and clients from compelled disclosure. It is a cornerstone of the American ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the legal sector and corporate operations, its implications for attorney-client privilege should be a rising concern for board members. AI ...

July 02, 2026 - Consider a common scenario. A wife meets with her attorney to discuss a pending lawsuit. After the meeting, she calls her husband and tells him what the lawyer said. Under well-settled ...

Clients often want a trusted family member by their side when they consult with attorneys. While understandable, doing so can carry serious risks. Under New York law, the general rule is the presence ...

Most courts hold that the incredibly fragile attorney-client privilege can be waived by disclosure even to family members (such as Martha Stewart’s disclosure to her own daughter). The separate ...

When Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered Apple in April to fully comply with her 2021 App Store injunction, she also denied Apple’s motion to remove certain records, based on attorney–client ...

Many lawyers across Missouri take exception to how the Sunshine Law's first exception of attorney-client privilege is interpreted. Some say the exception in the state statute granting the public the ...

From U.S. v. Heppner, handed down today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): At a pretrial conference in this matter held on February 10, 2026, the Court … granted from the bench the Government's motion ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

A PDF version of this document with embedded text is available at the link below: Case 9:23-cr-80101-AMC Document 566 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/21/2024 Page 1 of 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...