Court in Southern District of New York Finds Attorney-Client Privilege is Broken Where Client Forwards Legal Advice to Third-Party Agent Who Was Uninvolved in Procuring the Legal Advice
The attorney-client privilege covers confidential communications between a client and attorney, and it is generally understood that a client waives the privilege by disclosing attorney-client communications to third parties. But what if a client must relay counsel’s advice to a third-party agent who must implement that advice? A court in the Southern District of New … Read more