Below we offer best practices to ensure that privileged communications with contractors can be protected. Attorney-client privilege extends to anyone who is necessary for the communication.This publication is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide general information on legal matters. The Government countered that the attorney-client privilege could never extend to communications with an accountant. The attorneyclient privilege shields from disclosure any confidential communications between an attorney and his or her client. The core question is whether the primary purpose of the consultant's work is legal rather than primarily to further business interests. If the purpose is legal advice, the communication is privileged if it's confidential and between lawyer and client. Therefore, the court found that,. After careful consideration of the foregoing, we hold that Excela waived the attorney-client privilege. 2024 was a tumultuous year for cyber in the health sector.