In-House Counsel

An In-House Lawyer Who’s Under Pressure And In The Spotlight

This isn't an easy in-house job, but it's certainly an interesting one.

By David Lat on June 13, 2016 2:15 pm
Heather Dietrick

Heather Dietrick

If I were her, I wouldn’t be unhappy being in her position. There’s nothing humdrum about what she’s doing now.

— Sandra S. Baron, past Executive Director of the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC), commenting on Heather Dietrick, president and general counsel of Gawker Media. Last week Gawker, represented by Ropes & Gray, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in the wake of the nine-figure verdict obtained by Hulk Hogan against the company for posting part of his sex tape online.

(You can read our earlier profile of Heather Dietrick here. Disclosure: Above the Law Redline, the ATL spinoff aimed at bringing law to a broader audience, uses Gawker’s Kinja platform.)

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