outside counsel

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a private lawyer or firm hired by a company or agency

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  • The company hired outside counsel to manage the complex merger negotiations.
  • We will need to retain outside counsel for the upcoming patent litigation.
  • Relying solely on outside counsel can significantly increase a company's legal expenses.
  • Our legal department often consults with outside counsel on matters of international law.
  • Has the board approved the high fees associated with this particular outside counsel?
  • It is standard procedure to have outside counsel review all multi-million dollar contracts.
  • The government agency appointed outside counsel to ensure an impartial investigation.
  • While our in-house team is excellent, we bring in outside counsel for highly specialized cases.
  • The general counsel recommended engaging outside counsel to get an objective second opinion.
  • She built her career working as outside counsel for several Fortune 500 companies.