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Wachtell co-chair William Savitt on career, representing big clients

Business Insider·Jacob Shamsian·23 days ago
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What Sam Altman's lawyer learned from RBG and driving a cab William Savitt, a top attorney at Wachtell, is representing Sam Altman and OpenAI in a trial brought by Elon Musk seeking to dismantle the company. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images William Savitt is representing Sam Altman and OpenAI in Elon Musk's trial against them. He told Business Insider his experience as a cab driver and rock guitarist informs his career. A co-chair of Wachtell's executive committee, he has advice for young lawyers. He used to drive a New York City cab. Now, he's in court going head-to-head with the world's richest man. William Savitt has been spending the last couple of weeks in an Oakland, California courtroom representing Sam Altman and OpenAI in a blockbuster trial brought by Elon Musk . As the co-chair of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz's executive committee and its litigation practice, he's the elite Wall Street firm's top enforcer. Before his 25-year career at Wachtell, Savitt had an unusual career path.…

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