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Lawyer Bill Savitt beats Elon Musk in two major legal battles

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Bill Savitt, a lawyer known for his mild-mannered cross-examination style, has successfully represented Twitter against Elon Musk and OpenAI in separate high-profile cases. In the Musk v. Altman trial, Savitt's questioning of Musk, who was a witness, aimed to establish him as an unreliable narrator. Savitt's firm, Wachtell, Lipton, has a history of handling significant corporate litigation, including work for Coinbase and KKR, but his recent victories against Musk have brought him broader recognition. AI

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Lawyer Bill Savitt beats Elon Musk in two major legal battles

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  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Elizabeth Lopatto ·

    Meet the lawyer who beat Elon Musk — twice

    Watching Elon Musk fulminate at Bill Savitt during Musk v. Altman - the case in which Musk sued Sam Altman and OpenAI instead of seeing a therapist about his AI failures - was a bit like watching a toddler have a temper tantrum at his nursery school teacher. Savitt's questions we…

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