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OpenAI hired lawyer who beat Musk in Twitter battle

Mar 12, 2024 - businessinsider.com
Elon Musk is set to face a legal battle with OpenAI, a company he co-founded, represented by attorneys from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Morrison & Foerster. One of the lawyers, William Savitt, previously led Twitter's case against Musk when he tried to back out of a $44 billion purchase. Musk also sued the Wachtell firm last year to avoid paying $90 million in legal fees. OpenAI has also hired Jordan Eth and Ragesh Tangri, who represented Wachtell in Musk's lawsuit against the firm.

Musk, represented by Morgan Chu, Alan Heinrich, and Iian Jablon of Irell & Manella, sued OpenAI earlier this year, alleging the company breached its founding agreement and risked violating its nonprofit mission through its partnership with Microsoft. OpenAI has dismissed Musk's suit as "frivolous" and "incoherent". Musk left OpenAI's board in 2018 due to a potential conflict of interest with Tesla's AI efforts, and has since criticized the company and its CEO, Sam Altman.

Key takeaways:

  • Elon Musk is set to face off again with a lawyer who helped Twitter sue him after he attempted to back out of the $44 billion purchase.
  • OpenAI has hired two attorneys from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and additional lawyers from Morrison & Foerster to represent its defendants, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
  • Musk sued OpenAI and some of its cofounders earlier this year, alleging the company had breached its "founding agreement" and was at risk of violating its nonprofit mission through its partnership with Microsoft.
  • OpenAI responded to Musk's lawsuit in a legal filing, calling the billionaire's suit "frivolous" and "incoherent."
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