Invoking the attorney - client privilege
The primary issue in this appeal is whether attorneys who have sought the advice of their law firm's in-house general counsel on their ethical obligations in representing a firm client may successfully invoke attorney-client privilege to resist the client's demand for the disclosure of communications seeking or giving such advice.
Stock v Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis LLP, 2016 NY Slip Op 05247, Appellate Division, First Department
The primary issue in this appeal is whether attorneys who have sought the advice of their law firm's in-house general counsel on their ethical obligations in representing a firm client may successfully invoke attorney-client privilege to resist the client's demand for the disclosure of communications seeking or giving such advice.
Stock v Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis LLP, 2016 NY Slip Op 05247, Appellate Division, First Department