2006 Attorney-Client Privilege News

The attorney-client privilege is fundamental to fairness and balance in our justice system and essential to corporate compliance regimes. Without reliable privilege protections, executives and other employees will be discouraged from asking difficult questions or seeking guidance regarding the most sensitive situations. This page includes breaking news, cutting edge developments, and scholarship on the decline of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine from 2006.

“The 'McNulty Memo': Real Change, or Retreat?," The National Law Journal, December 20, 2006.

Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, "Announcing McNulty Memorandum," December 12, 2006.

NACDL Press Release, Defense Lawyers Praise Attorney-Client Privilege Bill, December 7, 2006.

“Senate Considers Attorney-Client Privilege,” NPR, Morning Edition, September 13, 2006.

"Ex-Officials of Justice Dept. Oppose Prosecutors’ Tactic in Corporate Criminal Cases," The New York Times, September 7, 2006 [Letter available here].

"Report from the Front Lines: The Thompson Memo and the KPMG Tax Shelter Case," Wall Street Lawyer, August 2006.

"Battle Expands Over Attorney-Client Privilege,” The National Law Journal, May 17, 2006.

"Prosecutor Denies Pressure on KPMG to Cut Off Legal Fees," The New York Times, May 9, 2006.

"Business Coalition Wins Big on Thorny Waiver Issue," The National Law Journal, April 11, 2006.

"ACLU, Corporate Groups Join Forces to Change Federal Policies," Corporate Counsel, March 8, 2006.

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"Corporate Lawyers Launch Attack on “Culture of Waiver,” Corporate Crime Reporter, March 6, 2006.

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