The Privilege Of Giving My Opinion

By Francine • Nov 27th, 2007 • Category: Pure Content

There have been a few comments on my post yesterday on auditors and attorney-client privilege. Dennis Howlett over at his blog has also taken up the topic. He and I have engaged in a spirited discussion and may have gotten off topic… Find it here.

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1. re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » The “Assault” On Privilege – A US Chamber Viewpoint (And Mine) on March 3rd, 2010 at 10:15 am:

   [...] Capital Markets Summit, I’d like to talk a bit about privilege.  I’m not talking about the privilege some wish I didn’t have to discuss my opinions and experiences on this blog, especially as they relate to specific Big 4 and [...]

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