immigration attorney-client-privilege
Does attourney client privilege protect communication with an employee?
<p>I will be starting a new job in the US soon.  If I tell the company's immigration attorney a professionally embarrassing immigration issue I may face, are they likely to share this information with my new employer?</p>

<p>The attorney in question is not <em>your</em> lawyer so attorney-client privilege does not apply.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If I tell the company's immigration attorney a professionally
  embarrassing immigration issue I may face, are they likely to share
  this information with my new employer?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Yes. That is because the attorney has a [fiduciary] duty toward its client (here, the company). Thus, he has the obligation to protect the company's interests or at least warn his client/employer about any risks your situation entails and which may result in (or be in preparation for) subsequent litigation.</p>
