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LETTERS AND TESTIMONY: Attorney-Client Privilege

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110^th Congress
Date	Recipient	Description
03-21-08	House	Letter from ABA Governmental Affairs Office supporting S. 2450, legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Committee on the Judiciary)
03-21-08	House	Letter from ABA Section of Litigation supporting S. 2450, legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Committee on the Judiciary)
12-07-07	Senate	Letter supporting legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Committee on the Judiciary)
11-08-07	House	Letter supporting H.R.3013,the "Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007" (Committee on the Judiciary)
06-04-07	Senate	Letter supporting for S. 186, the "Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007" (Committee on the Judiciary)
03-08-07	House	Written Statement on the McNulty Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations (Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security)
02-15-07	AOUSC	Letter from ABA Section on Litigation regarding changes to proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Administrative Office of U.S. Courts)
02-15-07	AOUSC	Letter from ABA Task Force regarding changes to proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Administrative Office of U.S. Courts)
02-05-07	SEC	Letter regarding requesting waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections (Securities and Exchange Commission)

109^th Congress
Date	Recipient	Description
12-08-06	HUD	Letter regarding policies, practices and procedures related to legal assistance provided to employees (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
10-24-06	Senate	Letter amending ABA testimony during hearing on September 12, 2006, "The Thompson Memorandum’s Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations" (Committee on the Judiciary)
09-12-06	Senate	Written statement on "The Thompson Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations" (Committee on the Judiciary)
05-02-06	DOJ	Letter commenting on the DOJ's attorney-client privilege and world product doctrine waiver policy (Department of Justice)
03-28-06	USSC	Letter commenting on the waiver of attorney-client privilege (United States Sentencing Commission)
03-03-06	House	Letter to commenting on attorney-client privilege and corporate waivers (Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary)
02-09-05	USSC	Letter commenting on the Booker/Fanfan Decisions and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (United States Sentencing Commission)
12-05-05	USSC	Letter commenting on waiver of attorney-client privilege (United States Sentencing Commission)
11-15-05	USSC	Written statement commenting on proposed amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (United States Sentencing Commission)
08-15-05	USSC	Letter noting proposed priorities for the waiver of attorney-client privilege (United States Sentencing Commission)
05-17-05	USSC	Letter concerning revision of the commentary of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (United States Sentencing Commission)