Microsoft Deputy GC: In New Outside Counsel Program, AFAs Plus Competition Equals Success
Microsoft Corp. is taking another look at how it works with outside law firms, placing a stronger focus on alternative fee arrangements, retainer…
August 07, 2017 at 09:25 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
The company's legal department began using the new approach, dubbed the Strategic Partner Program, July 1 and has named 13 partner law firms so far, including Arent Fox, Covington & Burling, Davis Wright Tremaine, Fish & Richardson and Greenberg Traurig.
David Howard, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of litigation and competition law and compliance at Microsoft, outlined the new program in a recent LinkedIn post. He told Corporate Counsel in an interview that the Strategic Partner Program is focused on setting up “deeper relationships” with the company's outside counsel.
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