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U.S. Law Of Attorney-Client Privilege As Applied To Non-U.S. Lawyers: A Reciprocity Issue?, Hetty L. Richardson
U.S. Law Of Attorney-Client Privilege As Applied To Non-U.S. Lawyers: A Reciprocity Issue?, Hetty L. Richardson
Michigan Journal of International Law
Part I of this note considers whether U.S. federal and state law applies the attorney-client privilege equally to communications with U.S. and non-U.S. attorneys. It concludes that, contrary to the ILP's position, the law on this issue is not firm. In light of the policy issues raised by the AM & S decision, part II considers factors that may justify discriminating between U.S. and non-U.S. lawyers, or among non-U.S. lawyers. It concludes that the public interest may be served best by extending the attorney-client privilege to communications with some, but not all, non-U.S. lawyers. Part III presents a proposal for …