"As Comment [2] emphasizes, “[a] fundamental principle in the client-lawyer relationship
is that, in the absence of the client’s informed consent, the lawyer must not reveal information
relating to the representation.”
This confidentiality rule “applies not only to matters communicated in confidence by the
client but also to all information relating to the representation, whatever its source.”6
In other
words, the scope of protection afforded by Rule 1.6 is far broader than attorney-client privileged
information.
Unless one of the exceptions to Rule 1.6(a) is applicable, a lawyer is prohibited from
commenting publicly about any information related to a representation. Even client identity is
protected under Model Rule 1.6.