NetScout VP/General Counsel Jeff Levinson on Balancing Inside-Outside Counsel, the Use of Law Firms Following a Merger

As part of a series of interviews with in-house counsel, Jeff Levinson, vice president, general counsel and secretary of NetScout Systems Inc., recently responded to a series of questions posed by Bloomberg BNA’s Michael Greene. Levinson, who is also president of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Northeast Chapter, discusses the hallmarks of an effective outside counsel. He also talks about how firms can provide real value to their corporate clients, especially after a major acquisition.

Bloomberg BNA:

Could you talk a little bit about how you became General Counsel for NetScout? Was being an in-house counsel always something in your ...