In an age of increasing scrutiny of corporate actions, regulatory enforcement and access to information, some question whether keeping corporate lawyers quiet through principles such as the attorney-client privilege remains important:
“In a recent post in The New York Times DealBook, Berkeley Law School Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon argues that keeping corporate lawyers silent ‘can shelter wrongdoing’. I completely agree that the attorney-client privilege limits society’s access to information. If access to information is the only societal value to be considered, then the attorney-client privilege should be abolished forthwith. Other societal interests, however, should be considered before we give carte blanche to corporate lawyers to disclose their clients’ confidences.”
Read: Why Keeping Corporate Lawyers Quiet Is Good For Us All at The National Law Review