Attorney-Client Privilege In The United States, 2025-2026 ed.

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You know the critical importance of the attorney-client privilege in protecting the confidentiality of your client’s communications and your work product or obtaining discovery, but navigating the intricacies of the privilege can be a challenge, especially in the face of rapidly evolving case law and technological advancements. Attorney-Client Privilege in the United States is the definitive treatment of the theory, history, and function of the attorney-client privilege in Americas courts. This two-volume treatise includes over 3,000 pages of detailed, insightful commentary, offering practitioners, jurists, and scholars an easy-to-use, thorough, annually updated analysis of privilege issues, nuances, and complexities. Topics include: The origins of the privilege, its history, theory, purposes, and guiding principles An exhaustive tour through each of the privileges elements and exceptions An exploration of privilege waiver, including waiver types, events, scope, and duration Outlining the mechanics of asserting, establishing, contesting, and resolving claims of privilege Guidance on the logistics for pursuing protective orders, confidentiality agreements, and disclosure reservations to preserve privilege Discussion of constitutional, evidentiary, preclusion, choice-of-law, and appellate issues implicated by the privilege Attorney-Client Privilege in the United States is an indispensable resource for asserting, contesting, and resolving claims of attorney-client privilege.