Privilege for PR Firms

Privilege for PR firms is the question of whether communications with a PR advisor stay protected by attorney-client privilege, which depends on the jurisdiction and on how the engagement is structured.

Four practices recur in guidance for PR firms on litigation: the lawyer or law firm retains the PR firm under a specific engagement letter, the PR firm keeps a summary work log without confidential detail, billing runs through the law firm, and documents are labeled as attorney-client privileged and work product. Courts have found PR communications not privileged, so none of this is a guarantee, and it is a question for the client's lawyers.

See the privilege section of Litigation PR: Best Firms, Costs and Rules.

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