1. Timothy W. Callahan, II General Counsel Saul Ewing LLP
Practical Considerations for In-House Counsel for Preserving and Asserting the Attorney-Client Privilege Under Pennsylvania Law September 20, 2017
Timothy W. Callahan, II
General Counsel
Saul Ewing LLP

2. Key Takeways
Here are the key takeaways about helping a client avoid an inadvertent waiver of privilege:
1.  Avoid forwarding s, memoranda or letters from outside counsel to non-lawyer consultants. 
2.  Be selective about:
a.  which facts and theories you need to share with the consultant knowing that they might be discovered; and
b.  the method of communication ( ; phone call; face-to-face).
3.  Warn others to keep lawyer advice and writings within a clearly defined, limited group. 
4.  Consider whether an attorney should retain the consultant and, if done, be able to articulate clearly why the consultant’s input is necessary for the attorney to deliver legal services.
5.  For each communication, especially during a crisis, consider:
a.  Is the purpose to seek or give legal advice?
b.  Who is the lawyer?
c.  Who is the client?
d.  Is someone else is present?  If so, why?
e.  Should the communication proceed with the current people present?
6. In “team meetings” consider using:
a.  Agendas to control topics dealt with at all hands meetings;
b.  Separate meetings with more limited attendees to discuss legal aspects of the project or case;
c.  If necessary, ask third-party consultants to leave the room if the discussion turns to privileged information.
The preservation of privilege is not an end unto itself.  It is a factor to be considered (an important one, but not the only one) as the client struggles to meet the challenge presented by the crisis du jour.  It is at such times that we as counselors can add value by reminding a busy, perhaps overwhelmed, client about the foregoing principles. 

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