在获取对Interplay的预先禁令失败后,贝赛斯达决定更换其法律顾问DLA Piper。从DAC获得的法庭文件可以看出,现在开始Steptoe & Johnson LLC将会代表贝赛斯达:
    NOTICE OF ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
    The Clerk will please note the entry of the appearance of Howard H. Stahl of the law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, as counsel for the Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, Bethesda Softworks, LLC, in the above-referenced matter. I certify that I am admitted to practice before this Court.
    Respectfully submitted,
    STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
Steptoe & Johnson LLC在全世界拥有8间分行及450名律师,但其总体规模要远小于DLA Piper。