Ogletree Deakins: Arizona Court Expands Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for Employers | Practical Law

Ogletree Deakins: Arizona Court Expands Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for Employers | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the Arizona Court of Appeals' recent holding in The Salvation Army v. Bryson, that attorney-client privilege under Section 12-2234 of the Arizona Revised Statutes covers any communications between a corporate lawyer and corporate employees made to obtain information in order to provide legal advice to the entity, employer or employee. The decision confirms that the Arizona legislature intended to expand attorney-client privilege beyond communications regarding a corporate employee's own conduct in the scope of his employment.

Ogletree Deakins: Arizona Court Expands Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for Employers

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Published on 15 Mar 2012 • Arizona, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the Arizona Court of Appeals' recent holding in The Salvation Army v. Bryson, that attorney-client privilege under Section 12-2234 of the Arizona Revised Statutes covers any communications between a corporate lawyer and corporate employees made to obtain information in order to provide legal advice to the entity, employer or employee. The decision confirms that the Arizona legislature intended to expand attorney-client privilege beyond communications regarding a corporate employee's own conduct in the scope of his employment.
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