In all but a few states, the attorneyclient privilege can protect a company's lawyer's communications with former company employees. The attorneyclient privilege is the backbone of the legal profession.It encourages the client to be open and honest with his or her attorney. This article explores those cases and suggests best practices for companies to follow to protect communications between employees regarding legal matters. Indeed, were that to be the case any former employee could terminate preexisting privileges at will. The attorneyclient relationship is automatically waived when a privileged communication is disclosed to a third party or a litigation adversary. Generally speaking, the attorney-client privilege does not take hold until the parties have agreed on the representation of the client. Cannot be solely tax return preparation. • A corporation's lawyer usually represents the entity rather than employees or shareholders. The privilege to communications between a client's counsel and the client's former employees.").