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Generally, the general counsel doesn't actually handle active trial matters. They farm it out to a law firm who specializes in the area of law the case is about
by rhino369 13y ago
Generally, the general counsel doesn't actually handle active trial matters. They farm it out to a law firm who specializes in the area of law the case is about.
They cannot afford to keep teams of lawyers at the ready. A case through trial is about 2-10 thousand lawyer hours.
- officemonkey 13y agoHow much would patent licenses cost a company like Newegg annually? A couple million? There's your 2-3 litigators and 4-6 thousand lawyer hours.