Attorney-Client Privilege: Privileged Parties and Waiver (GA)

Summary

This practice note addresses which parties’ communications may be protected by attorney-client privilege in civil litigation in Georgia courts and waiver of the privilege. This note details when an attorney’s communications are privileged, including situations involving in-house counsel and an attorney’s agents. It also discusses who can waive the privilege and how they may do so, including by express waiver, implied waiver, subject matter waiver, and inadvertent disclosure.