Privilege Pitfalls in Dealing with Consultants

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ACC Colorado In-House Counsel Forum

Accountants, investigators, technical experts, patent agents, and other consultants have become valuable resources in pursuing a company’s legal goals. But extra care must be taken to preserve the attorney-client privilege and work product protection when delegating legal tasks to non-lawyer third parties. Matt Holohan will discuss the various approaches U.S. courts have taken to the question of when privilege is preserved and broken when consultants are involved in the provision of legal services.