Microsoft changes law firm in shareholder case, hires Trump rival

2025-05-02 07:30:30

Microsoft Corp. is switching law firms representing it in shareholder cases, swapping one that settled with the Trump administration to avoid a punitive executive order for one that is fighting the White House. Microsoft has hired Jenner & Block, replacing Simpson Satcher LLP, in a lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court over its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, court documents show. No reason was given in the documents.

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