An investigation within your organization has revealed that someone in your department is sending fraudulent invoices to a phony address to customers and pocketing their payments. The general counsel, who is the lawyer for your company, wants to ask you questions about what you know about the fraud that happened in your department.

If you decide to speak to the general counsel, are you protected by attorney$-$client privilege?

It depends. You are protected unless this is in writing.

Yes. You are protected because you work for the company and so does the general counsel.

No$,$ because the general counsel may not have a license to practice law.

No$.$ The attorney represents the organization and not you.