Business.

• Author: Tuffin, Amalie L.
• Position: Brief article

I spent about a decade as an officer of the Chapel Hill Bird Club, an organization founded in the 1930s that helps encourage a devotion to birding, nature and conservation. I participate in eight to 10 bird counts a year for the National Audubon Society. Its Christmas Bird Counts, in particular, are one of the largest--if not the largest--examples of citizen science in the world.

Vita: Born May 13, 1967, in Marlborough, Mass.; bachelor's from Harvard University, law degree from University of California's Hastings College of the Law and master's from Boston University; partner and two children. What she'd be if not a lawyer: A history or literature teacher. Memorable case: I was honored to represent Overture Networks Inc. in its 2011 acquisition of Hatteras Networks Inc. This transaction...