On September 21, 2010, Bingham McCutchen partner Lawrence Silverstein found himself living every lawyer’s worst nightmare. He was on the witness stand being bombarded with questions that called into doubt both his professional competency and his ethical standards. The interrogator was David Boies, of Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

Boies: Lawyers have an obligation to do their utmost to protect their clients’ interests, correct?