Other ex-executives were making similar protests: Eisar Lipkovitz, former VP of engineering for Google’s display and video ads group (now Rippling’s head product officer), Brad Bender, a former VP in the display and video ads division at Google (now a consultant). Other witnesses–like Samuel Cox, Scott Spencer, and Rahul Srinivasan–also argue that their previous statements should be sufficient for the DoJ’s case.
They argue that in-person testimony at the trial would be of little added value, when it’s a bench trial rather than jury trial. With live testimony, for merit to be added and this is obviously nowhere near so guaranteed with a judge presiding, might make the necessary difference.
The subpoena for each of the ex-Google managers offers no specific date or time at all in which they must appear for cross examination by the lawyers representing DoJ. It leaves them in suspense about when they will actually have to present themselves at court.
Sharing the same legal team as Bender, Cox, and Srinivasan, Scott Spencer-who was previously VP of Product Management for Privacy and User Trust at Google and now acts as a strategic advisor-is also represented by McGuireWoods LLP.
