Athol, Erin & Appel: How undue legal privilege shielded Bain

Did global legal heavyweight Baker McKenzie justifiably shield its client Bain & Co from scrutiny, or criminal prosecution, by invoking legal privilege? In this roundtable discussion with Adv. Erin Richards and Bain whistle-blower Athol Williams, questions are raised about how Bain’s lawyers were also their investigators in an “independent” forensic investigation looking at Bain’s conduct at SARS.