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☆ OpenAI hired the lawyer who helped force Elon Musk to buy Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The firm battling Musk previously helped Twitter in a legal conflict with the billionaire. The billionaire is set to face off again with a lawyer who helped Twitter sue Musk after he attempted to back out of the $44 billion purchase. One of the lawyers from the Wachtell firm, William Savitt, helped lead Twitter's case against Musk. AdvertisementMusk helped found OpenAI in 2015 and has said he invested tens of millions of dollars into the AI venture. Representatives for Musk and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: OpenAI, Elon Musk's, Musk, —, Elon Musk, Lipton, Katz, Foerster, Sam Altman, William Savitt, Morrison, Ragesh Tangri —, Morgan Chu, Alan Heinrich, Chu, Tesla, Altman Organizations: Twitter, Service, Reuters, Wachtell, Rosen, Morrison, — Jordan Eth, Ragesh, Bloomberg, Microsoft, Musk Locations: — Jordan

☆ Some Harvard students say their organizations signed an anti-Israel letter without them knowing: 'I didn't even see the statement'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some Harvard students say their groups signed a divisive letter about Israel without them knowing. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeveral students at Harvard University said they had no idea their student groups were signing a divisive letter condemning Israel for Hamas' attacks. One of the Harvard students to distance themselves from the letter was Danielle Mikaelian, who said she was a board member of a group that signed the statement. "Harvard Undergraduate Ghungroo strictly denounces and condemns the massacre propagated by the terrorist organization Hamas," wrote Harvard Undergraduate Ghungroo the same day. AdvertisementAdvertisementHarvard President Claudine Gay on Tuesday addressed the controversial student statement, saying it did not represent the university's stance.

Persons: —, Israel, Danielle Mikaelian, Mikaelian, Bill Ackman, Mohini Tangri, Tangri, Crimson, Ackman, Ghungroo, Claudine Gay Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard University, Harvard Crimson, Mikaelian, Ghungroo, Harvard Undergraduate Nepali Student Association, Nepali Student Association, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Ministry of Health Locations: Israel, Hamas, Gaza

☆ Larry Summers says some of the Harvard students who signed an anti-Israel letter 'did not understand exactly what they were approving'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Larry Summers has addressed the row about Harvard student groups that signed an anti-Israel letter. The letter, signed by 30-plus groups, said the students held Israel responsible for Hamas attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementLarry Summers, former US treasury secretary and Harvard graduate, said some of the students at the college who signed an anti-Israel letter "did not exactly understand what they were approving." It was authored by Harvard's undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and signed by more than 30 student groups. Several Harvard students have publicly distanced themselves from the letter and said they were unaware their organization had even signed it.

Persons: Larry Summers, —, Summers, Bill Ackman, Danielle Mikaelian, Mohini Tangri, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Harvard, Israel, Service, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Twitter, Harvard University, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, Palestine, Gaza

☆ CEOs call on Harvard to name students linked to statement blaming Israel for Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management said he wanted to ensure his company and others don’t “inadvertently hire” any students belonging to Harvard groups that signed the letter. Following a backlash to the statement, some of the student groups have since withdrawn their endorsements. Others warn that naming the students whose groups backed the statement could put the students in harms way and did not account for differences of opinion within the student groups. But Harvard President Claudine Gay issued a statement Tuesday saying “no student group – not even 30 student groups – speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.”Harvard student groups’ statementThe controversy comes in response to a joint statement released by a coalition of Harvard student groups following the attacks by Hamas that have killed more than 1,000 Israelis and at least 14 American citizens. Another Harvard student, Danielle Mikaelian, said she resigned from the board of a group that signed the statement on Israel and didn’t have a chance to read it until it was too late.

Persons: Bill Ackman, ” Ackman, don’t “, “, Jonathan Neman, Ackman, Stephen Sullivan, Claudine Gay, –, ”, ” Jake Wurzak, shouldn’t, ” Wurzak, Mohini Tangri, Tangri, Danielle Mikaelian, didn’t, ” Mikaelian, Israel “, Winston, Strawn, “ Winston, Larry Summers, Summers, Bill Clinton, ” Gay, Jonathan Greenblatt, CNN’s Kristina Sgueglia, Sabrina Shulman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Billionaire, Harvard University, Pershing, Capital Management, Harvard, Dovehill Capital Management, Forbes . Harvard University, ” Harvard, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard Crimson, Harvard Undergraduate Nepali Student Association, Crimson, Harvard Law School, NYU Student Bar Association, NYU, Winston, Defamation League, ADL, Accenture, Adidas, NBA, CNBC Locations: New York, Israel, Gaza

SummarySummary CompaniesCompanies Law firms Frost Brown Todd and AlvaradoSmith to merge effective Jan. 1Combined firm will have more than 575 lawyers in 17 offices(Reuters) - Frost Brown Todd is set to combine with California law firm AlvaradoSmith as the Cincinnati-founded firm continues to branch out to new regions. The combination will give Frost Brown Todd 23 additional attorneys and three California offices in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco. Frost Brown Todd, founded in 1919 as Frost & Jacobs before merging in 2000 with Louisville-founded Brown, Todd and Heyburn in 2000, has roots in the middle of America, with offices in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and other states. The AlvaradoSmith attorneys are joining the larger firm under the name Frost Brown Todd AlvaradoSmith in California through 2023, before reverting to the Frost Brown Todd name the next year. Law firm mergers dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020, and activity stayed at lower levels throughout 2021.

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