Discipline
Nov. 28, 2006
Whither Attorney-Client Privilege?
FORUM COLUMN - By Jan L. Handzlik - Justice Department policies encourage companies to waive the protections of attorney-client privilege and work product and undermine the rights of employes to avoid prosecution or gain other benefits for cooperation.
By Jan L. Handzlik
Justice Department policies encourage companies to waive the protections of attorney-client privilege and work product and undermine the rights of employes to avoid prosecution or gain other benefits for cooperation. These policies, found in the Thompson Memorandum, have been criticized by the courts, the bar and members of Congress.
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