August 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Ruling Upholds Law Firm's In-House Counsel Attorney-Client PrivilegeJanice J. DiGennaro writes: In a hotly contested issue of first impression, the First Department has ruled that attorneys who seek the advice of their firm's in-house counsel on their ethical obligations in representing a current client may invoke the attorney-client privilege to resist subsequent disclosure to the client of those communications.
By Janice J. DiGennaro
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