Corporate Attorney-Client Privileges and Work-Product Protections Should Absolutely Be Preserved

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  • Jennifer M. Gardner

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https://doi.org/10.5195/lawreview.2008.123

Abstract

The attorney-client privilege is one of the oldest and most basic tenets of American common law. Over the years, however, this privilege has eroded away as it applies to corporations. Beginning in 1999 with the promulgation of a memorandum issued by then-Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder (the Holder Memo), the Department of Justice has consistently pursued a policy of “compelled waiver” with regard to corporations. This Department policy has been repeatedly reaffirmed over the years in subsequent memoranda from Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson (the Thompson Memo), Acting Deputy Attorney General Robert D. McCallum, Jr. (the McCallum Memo),6 and Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty (the McNulty Memo).

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Published

2008-04-26

How to Cite

Gardner, Jennifer M. 2008. “Corporate Attorney-Client Privileges and Work-Product Protections Should Absolutely Be Preserved”. University of Pittsburgh Law Review 70 (1). https://doi.org/10.5195/lawreview.2008.123.

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