Does attorney-client privilege apply to communications between lawyers and their clients?

(citations omitted); see also In re Grand Jury Investigation (Corp.), 974 F.2d 1068, 1070 (9th Cir. 1992) ("The attorney-client privilege protects confidential disclosures made by a client to an attorney in order to obtain legal advice, . . . as well as an attorney's advice in response to such disclosures." (internal citations omitted)). "The attorney-client privilege applies to communications between lawyers and their clients when the lawyers act in a counseling and planning role, as well as when lawyers represent their clients in litigation." United States v. Chen, 99 F.3d 1495, 1501 (9th Cir. 1996).