Alan Shaw, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp., speaks during a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2023. Seated behind Shaw, from left to right, are Joel Green and Alyssa DaCunha, co-chairs of Wilmer's congressional investigations practice. Credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg Inside the 'Murder Board': How Big Law Prepares CEOs for Congressional Hearings
Simulated hearings are common at a small cadre of Big Law firms, including Wilmer, Hogan Lovells, Covington, Akin and Gibson Dunn.
August 13, 2023 at 07:00 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
In the days and weeks before a CEO or top executive gets grilled at a congressional hearing, they often face a "murder board," a simulated version of the event that law firms staff with lobbyists, consultants and lawyers to grill executives before their real appearance.
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