QUESTION 7 As directed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, an attorney must report material violations of federal securities law to the public company's chief legal counsel or chief executive officer attorneys cannot breach confidentiality rules even if a client is committing a crime or a fraud. if the audit committee fails to remedy any material violations of the federal securities law, the attorney must report the violation to the SEC. All of these are required by Sarbanes-Oxley