“It is an important time for Epic,” said Mark Lemley, a professor at Stanford Law School who has closely followed the company’s high-profile antitrust fights over the years. “I think Reggie is a great choice. He has a career in the Silicon Valley legal world—including the video game industry—that anyone would envy. And he is someone who can handle tough situations with good humor.”

“Epic has effectively won its antitrust cases—expressly in the case of Google, and in practice the Apple case,” said Stanford’s Lemley.

Lemley, a top litigator in Silicon Valley, has in the past represented Apple, Google, and Epic in various matters but said he doesn’t currently represent any of them. While he doesn’t speak for those companies, Lemley said Epic is ready for a new chapter after turning the antitrust tide in court.

“The rulings offer a real possibility of opening up the Epic Store as a platform for other games, which will be important as Epic looks ahead to a world beyond just Fortnite,” Lemley said.