A recent trend in which prosecutors require as part of a plea bargain that corporate defendants waive the attorney-client privilege is raising concern among leaders of the New York State Bar Association, prompting President A. Vincent Buzard to appoint a task force. "It is just bone chilling whenever you think that somebody may have access to our work," Buzard said. "To think you would have to turn it over to save your client from indictment or a harsh sentence is frightening to all lawyers."
January 11, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A recent trend in which state and federal prosecutors require as part of a plea bargain that corporate defendants waive the attorney-client privilege is raising concern among leaders of the New York State Bar Association.
President A. Vincent Buzard of Harris Beach in Rochester said he is concerned not only with the inherent “threat to the attorney-client privilege,” but also the fact that many lawyers are apparently unaware of the trend.
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