When Communications Concerning a Client Can Be Withheld From the Client

February 21, 2024  |  New York Law Journal

Increasingly, courts recognize the role of the law firm in-house general counsel in providing legal advice to the firm concerning potential legal malpractice claims, as well as the privileged nature of such communications.   In Bonde v. Wexler & Kaufman, PLLC, Southern District Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses explored the contours of the law firm’s attorney-client privilege, highlighting the importance of the general counsel not being involved in the representation of the client.  In their latest article for the NYLJ, “When Communications Concerning a Client Can Be Withheld From the Client,” Morvillo Abramowitz partners Edward Spiro and Christopher Harwood discuss Bonde and when general counsel communications can be withheld from clients.

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