Below we offer best practices to ensure that privileged communications with contractors can be protected. The attorneyclient privilege shields from disclosure any confidential communications between an attorney and his or her client.More than six years ago, in July 2003, I published an article in NYPRR entitled The Attorney-Client Privilege and Public Relations Firms. The attorneyclient privilege protects confidential communications relating to legal advice between a client and an attorney from disclosure. The attorney-client relationship affords a distinct, invaluable right to have communications protected from compelled disclosure to any third party. We have come up with 10 of our suggested best practices to maximize the protection of attorneyclient privileged communications. Intellectual Property Attorney. 2024 was a tumultuous year for cyber in the health sector.