Jay Schleppenbach

Oct 26, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Andrew Boutros |Jay Schleppenbach

As a threshold matter, the attorney-client privilege provides that at least one attorney must be present on a communication or at least involved in a matter for the privilege to apply. But attorneys and their clients may be surprised to learn there’s an exception to that rule that allows the privilege to attach when individuals perform legal work for clients in a jurisdiction where they’re not licensed. For example, Fla. Stat. Ann.