Re: Pen test - Attorney client Privilege?

From: rob havelt (rob@cobal.org)
Date: Sun Oct 16 2005 - 12:04:28 EDT


At 08:49 AM 10/16/2005 -0400, you wrote:

>If the client wants to do things that way, I'd suggest revamping your
>contracts to plant defense and discovery costs firmly in their court.
>Though if you're contracting with legal, expect your pre-sales legal
>work to skyrocket, and contract negotiations to be a lot more
>difficult, and terms not as favorable. I don't expect lawyers to hold
>to generic contracts when they're one of the contracting parties.

See, this was my first thought when I fist saw the article/ got the
request from our management. It does seem like a great way to make
sure that we are firmly embroiled in any legal trouble that our
clients should encounter down the line.

Anyway, thanks much for this - it was very helpful and a good place
to start my own research into the matter.

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