
FOIL & Attorney Client Privilege
New York's Freedom of Information Law entitles persons to a great deal of record that are not subject to an exemption, such as one exempted by statute or, in this case, attorney client privilege. Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL, attorneys know the exemptions and what should and should not be produced. Judge Lynch, concurring in part and dissenting in part, notes that: The attorney-client privilege does not shield from disclosure every communication between an attorney and