One of the documents revealed by Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) employee-turned-whistleblower, says that the law firm was monitored during the course of trade disputes between the US and Indonesia. The Australian Signals Directorate informed the NSA that it was involved in surveillance on the discussions. The directorate said that 'information covered by attorney-client privilege may be included'.

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Mayer Brown was advising the Indonesian government at this point but it was not named by the security authorities. Duane Layton, a Mayer Brown lawyer involved in advising in relation to the talks, said he did not have any evidence that he or the firm had been under surveillance. He added: 'I always wonder if someone is listening, because you would have to be an idiot not to wonder in this day and age. But I've never really thought I was being spied on.' Source: Reuters