To fulfill their fiduciary duties to oversee and properly manage a corporation governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), directors have broad rights to the company's privileged and confidential information. Delaware courts have explained that directors are treated as joint clients with the company, and thus, share the company's privilege to legal advice provided to the company through its officers or directors, including if necessary to perform their fiduciary duties, privileged communications that occurred before such directors joined the board.