Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Dec. 27, 2018
Attorney-client privilege can be a thorny issue for in house counsel
What is the obligation to protect this privilege if the attorney is an employee of the business, serving as general counsel?
Jack H. Robbins
Vice President and General Counsel
Rainbow Sandals, Inc.
Clothing, manufacturing and software
900 Calle Negocio
San Clemente , CA 92673-6201
Phone: (949) 276-4431
Fax: (949) 276-5729
Email: Jack@RainbowSandals.com
Loyola Law School
Rainbow Sandals, Inc. in San Clemente, which has manufactured sandals and other footwear for almost 45 years. Jack created the legal department, and handles all legal matters for the company.
The obligation to protect the attorney-client privilege for outside counsel in the representation of a business is generally straight-forward. The general rule provides that the client of an attorney has "a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between client and lawyer." Evid. Code Section 954. See Kern...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In