Law360, New York (October 13, 2009) -- Bank of America Corp. has agreed to waive attorney-client privilege in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case over alleged misrepresentations in the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., potentially exposing individual executives and law firms involved in the deal to the agency's scrutiny.
The SEC issued an announcement Tuesday stating that, if approved by a judge overseeing the case, the agreement would result in a broad waiver of the privileges the bank has...
