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Law Practice

Feb. 19, 2014

Law firm spying report rattles legal nerves

A recent report that U.S. law firms were one of many targets in the National Security Agency surveillance scandal has lawyers more worried than ever about attorney-client privilege and privacy in their work.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A recent report that U.S. law firms were one of many targets in the National Security Agency surveillance scandal has lawyers more worried than ever about attorney-client privilege and privacy in their work.


The New York Times reported Saturday that the NSA's Australian counterpart had conducted surveillance on communications between an American law firm and the government of Indonesia du...

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