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In 2016, the Murdoch Bros contracted with Paul, Weiss to investigate alleged sexual misconduct at Fox. That was after Gretchen Carlson did something unique. She filed a lawsuit about sexual harassment against Fox founder Roger Ailes as an individual. That got attention Fox couldn't duck. Since then, there have been two developments: 1) Investigations have become a major practice for law firms and 2) Paul, Weiss continues to land high-profile assignments in this niche. In fact, celebrity partner/rainmaker litigator Brad Karp includes internal investigations as a special area of expertise. Recently, two sources informed Reddit  that former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang contracted with Paul, Weiss for representation. It is well-known that his activities prior to the current crisis are being investigated by government, along with other entities. Although no one in the loop has confirmed the tip the details include that Paul, Weiss partners Melinda Haag and Walter Brown are on the front line...

For Jensen Huange the major prop for the show had been the black leather jacket. For Elizabeth Holmes the black turtleneck.  As The Verge observes, that kind of theater is no longer in fashion for founders. And that trend might spread to all kinds of business. The current success model in large law firms is the one-dimensional driven rainmaker able to get record compensation No evidence of cults of personality. At Paul, Weiss Scott Barshay is total no-nonsense. That, though, might rule out the benefits of how leadership used to be played out. Larger than life Lee Iaccoa, with his signature street rhetoric, did unify constituencies and saved Chrysler.  The signature black leather jacket for Jensen Huang and for Elizabeth Holmes the black turtleneck. And encased in that "costume" they conducted their show.  Now, as The Verg But no-drama may be the new order of things. Essentially the global mood has shifted to fear. Cyberattacks (think France) and tech outages (think Micro...

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  No succession plan. Warnings of a romantic relationship with a suspected spy for China were not acted on. Internal whispers of romance with a subordinate. Yet tech rock star Jensen Huang got away with it. Until he didn't. The Wall Street Journal reports that the board is meeting to oust him. But not before some investors are in deep angst, wondering if the stock will come back. That is, can the business return to normal? In after-hours trading, the stock is down almost 9 points, hovering around 158. Of course, there are plenty of governance lessons to be learned. Lots of experts will be publishing articles on this. But they usually aren't embedded in the collective memory bank.  We should have learned from Enron and from the mess Jack Welch wound up making at GE. We didn't. At law firm Paul, Weiss Brad Karp had established the first practice in the US to help business leaders with governance and related issues. Obviously, they weren't quick studies. The gallows humor...

  According to some AI watchers, the acid test for the near future of the technology is two-fold. One, the initial stock performance for the Anthropic IPO and then how the stock does after that.  In addition, there's the uncertainty created by the crisis of leadership at Nvidia. Meanwhile, OpenAI continues to suffer massive operating losses . And the Dems have abruptly applied the brakes to the construction of data centers. So, it remains to be seen if Paul, Weiss' poaching of two AI partners from Sullivan & Cromwell to launch a third California office is something for chair Scott Barshay to crow about. The two laterals are Nader Mousavi, who represented ChatGPT-maker OpenAI in deals with Microsoft and more, and Mark Schenkel. The first two California Paul, Weiss offices, established by Brad Karp, architect of law firm's growth, are in San Francisco and Los Angeles. This one is in Silicon Valley. But crow Barshay is doing. He tells Bloomberg :  “Nader and Mark pract...

National brand Pepsi seemed to sleep during the flight into private label. It's been years since I purchased its diet cola. Sam's Club is what I not only guzzle myself but which I no longer feel less-than serving to guests. The same for salty snacks. Walmart now features its own generics for impulse buying near the register. I grab. Sure, Pepsi lowered its prices a bit. But not enough. And who is paying the penalty for the price-point mismatch with what we can afford are employees. Across the food and beverage businesses in North America it's laying off 1,000. Meanwhile, the leadership says it's focusing on a turnaround. While it's doing that more will be getting out of the habit of purchasing national brands and tossing in the shopping cart private label. How will Pepsi get those shoppers back? In coaching entrepreneurs I hammer the critical importance of price points, both in products and services. Careers. Forget all that. It’s about earning a good living, no mat...