Arent Fox attorneys, partner Michael Turrill and associate Adam Bentley, have been published in the latest issue of Los Angeles Lawyer, the official magazine of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Their article, “Applying the Attorney-Client Privilege to In-House Counsel,” explains when client communications between in-house lawyers and their corporate clients are privileged and confidential.

“Since the client’s communication must seek legal advice in order to fall within the attorney-client privilege, the nonlegal duties held by an in-house counsel may cause the privilege to be inapplicable in certain circumstances. ‘For example, the privilege is not applicable when the attorney acts merely as a negotiator for the client or is providing business advice.’ Thus, if the circumstances of the communication are business-oriented, or if legal advice in a communication is not discreetly distinguishable from the business advice, courts are less likely to find the communication privileged.”

The full article can be read by clicking here.