The U.S. Supreme Court held a long time ago that communication between a corporate attorney and employees of the Company are privileged, but clarified that the privilege belongs to the corporation. That is, the company is the client of the attorney and any communication from the employee may be revealed by the company. In the course of an internal investigation, the best practice of for counsel for the employer to clarify to the employee that he or she represents the company, not the employee. To be clear, the attorney represents the best interest of the company, not the best interests of the employee.