Wake Up Call: London Lawyers Stumble in Their Rush for AI Jobs

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• UK legal-tech startup Luminance found that hiring former lawyers for sales roles didn’t work as expected, as their risk-averse mindset often clashed with the aggressive demands of selling AI tools. Instead, ex-lawyers now tend to serve as product specialists. There’s a trend of lawyers moving into AI firms, attracted by high pay but facing steep learning curves. (FN London)
• Salt-N-Pepa hired music attorney Richard Busch to continue a legal fight against Universal Music Group to reclaim ownership of master recordings. Busch, a litigation partner at King & Ballow known for winning a landmark copyright case against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over Blurred Lines, will seek to revive the case after a New York federal judge dismissed it. (Billboard)
• A conservative organization is seeking to revive its lawsuit against Northwestern University alleging its law school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring, after a federal judge dismissed the case. Faculty, Alumni, & Students Opposed to Racial Preferences appealed that ruling to the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. FASORP is represented by conservative attorney Jonathan Mitchell and America First Legal. (Reuters)
• Harvey Weinstein has tapped Agnifilo Intrater ahead of a likely third trial on a rape charge that ended in a hung jury. Weinstein adds to the New York boutique’s roster of high-profile, controversial clients, including Sean Combs and Luigi Mangione. (Associated Press)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Amanda Hines Gold joined Davis Polk & Wardwell as a partner in its executive compensation practice in New York. She joins from Cravath Swaine & Moore.
• Maurene Comey joined Belknap Webb & Tyler as a partner in its litigation department in New York.
• Agatha Kluk joined Orrick as a partner in its technology companies group in New York. She joins from Perkins Coie.
• Airi Hammalov joined White & Case as a partner in its global mergers and acquisitions practice in New York.
• Robert Brown joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in its real estate practice in San Diego. He joins from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch.
• Christopher Forrester and Yian Huang joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as partners in its corporate finance practice. They join from A&O Shearman.
• Joseph Mandarino joined Polsinelli as a shareholder in its tax practice in Atlanta.
• Kenneth Suh joined Jackson Lewis as a principal in Chicago.
• Scott Gilmore joined DiCello Levitt as a partner in its civil and human rights litigation practice in Washington.
• Christopher Isaacs joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions and private equity teams in New York.
• Jen Vessells joined Dinsmore & Shohl as a partner in its corporate department in Columbus.
• Yasmin Best, Daniel Freed, and Daniel Seltzer joined Frost as partners in its white collar, investigations, and compliance practice group.