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 America’s 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 privilege’s 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.