Judge Stein is moving the MDL litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft forward. Upon the motion of the Authors Guild, the Judge just appointed Justin A. Nelson, a partner at Susman Godfrey, as the interim lead class counsel for plaintiffs.
Judge Stein rejected the proposed bifurcation of suits submitted by Nelson and Rachel Geman, seeking the appointment of two respective interim lead class counsel. Judge Stein picked one.
According to Nelson’s firm bio: “Justin is a former law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the United States Supreme Court and for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Justin has represented various parties as amici in the Supreme Court of the United States, in cases ranging from intellectual property to antitrust to election law. He has practiced First Amendment law on behalf of various media companies.”
“Dominion v. Fox was one of a number of high-profile cases for Mr. Nelson. In Dominion v. Fox, the summary judgment briefing in the case earned widespread praise from the legal community and the broader public alike. Justin also represented a number of plaintiffs against a major car rental company that resulted in victories in court and ultimately a settlement.”
Education
Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1997)
Columbia Law School (J.D., 2000)
