A profile of William Savitt, Sam Altman's lead lawyer against Elon Musk, who represented Twitter against Musk in 2022 and helped OpenAI's for-profit transition (Jacob Shamsian/Business Insider)

Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider : A profile of William Savitt, Sam Altman's lead lawyer against Elon Musk, who represented Twitter against Musk in 2022 and helped OpenAI's for-profit transition — - William Savitt is representing Sam Altman in Elon Musk's lawsuit trying to dismantle OpenAI.

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