Eh, my day-to-day lawyer and the firm I'd hire if a big company sued me and my company are different. If I were in Matt's position I'd have probably taken everything to a single firm that could handle all conceivable work, but it's not uncommon to do otherwise.

The first lawyer he refers to may be actually Automattic corporate counsel, too, and you'd definitely want an outside firm on this suit.

Though any lawyer should have told him to shut up.