Meet the People Who Will Defend Google, Facebook and Twitter Before Lawmakers<br />Here’s who will appear in the congressional hearings:<br />Vice president and general counsel<br />Stretch directed the company’s legal victory over charges by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss<br />that Mr. Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social network during their days at Harvard.<br />Senior vice president and general counsel<br />Mr. Walker, 56, joined Google as general counsel in 2006 from the online auction site eBay, where he served as deputy general counsel.<br />After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford, Mr.<br />Walker worked as an assistant United States attorney at the Department of Justice.<br />Stretch received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and law degree from Harvard, and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.<br />Mr. Walker is leading Google’s efforts to challenge the European Commission’s $2.7 billion<br />fine for violating antitrust law by favoring its own shopping service over competitors.
