arty claiming the privilege. See Priest, 61 N.Y.2d at 69, 431 N.Y.S.2d at 514, 409 N.E.2d at 986; see also Katz, 623 F.2d at 125; United States' Demauro, 581 F.2d 50, 66 (2d Cir.1978). HCA argues initially that these commu- nications were made during the course of an attorney-client relationship, a