Attorney-Client Privilege Under Siege in Philadelphia

An issue that comes up when representing companies is whether the outside attorney defending the company also represents the company’s employees.  The issue is significant since, in Pennsylvania (unlike other states), if there is not an attorney-client privilege, then the attorney is obligated to produce notes of interviews and written communications with interviewed individuals (unless those notes involve the attorney’s mental impressions). For a detailed summary of the case of Newsuan v. Republic Services visit the following url:  http://blog.wcmlaw.com/2018/09/attorney-client-privilege-under-siege-in-philadelphia/