---
title: "Log confidentiality risk in AI-assisted deal messages"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/manage-privilege-risk-in-ai-assisted-deal-communications/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A2-B8-2-US"
practice_area: "Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Log confidentiality risk in AI-assisted deal messages

> List each deal message or document that was placed in a generative tool, the tool name, and whether the settings say prompts are retained. Write no privilege label and no waiver conclusion.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/manage-privilege-risk-in-ai-assisted-deal-communications/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity](https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each deal message or document that was placed in a generative tool, the tool name, and whether the settings say prompts are retained. Write no privilege label and no waiver conclusion. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 1.6 is a duty not to reveal information relating to the representation. Formal Opinion 512 discusses that duty when a lawyer uses a generative tool. Confidentiality under Rule 1.6 is not itself a privilege rule, and no privilege-waiver rule was opened for this task. The lawyer decides what is privileged and what may be shared. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Manage privilege risk in AI-assisted deal communications](https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/manage-privilege-risk-in-ai-assisted-deal-communications.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each deal message or document that was placed in a generative tool, the tool name, and whether the settings say prompts are retained. Write no privilege label and no waiver conclusion.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not upload the data room or draft deal terms to a public tool.
- A log of tool use is not a privilege log for a production.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*