Wake Up Call: Trump Hits Harris for Working With Google Attorney

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

• The Trump campaign is attacking Vice President Kamala Harris for tapping Paul Weiss’ Karen Dunn to help her prepare for the Sept. 10 debate. Dunn is representing Google as its lead defense attorney in United States v. Google, the Biden-Harris administration’s antitrust lawsuit targeting the tech giant’s digital advertising practices. The trial is set to begin Sept. 9—a day before the first presidential debate. (Fox News)
• Supio, an artificial intelligence platform for legal teams, emerged from stealth this week with a $25 million investment led by Sapphire Ventures. Supio uses generative AI to automate bulk data collection and aggregation in a chatbot for teams handling thousands of documents for personal injury and mass tort cases. (TechCrunch)
• A paralegal at London’s Khans Solicitors who was dismissed from her job in 2020, has been awarded damages of more than £100,000 after an employment tribunal decided that she was unfairly fired over unpaid wages, subjected to disability discrimination, and harassed on the basis of her sex by firm managers. (Legal Futures)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• Christian Halàsz and Friedrich Schlott joined Kirkland & Ellis as partners in its restructuring practice in Germany. Both join from Gleiss Lutz.
• Philip Cooke and Noah Mullin joined Greenberg Traurig as shareholders. Both join from Kirkland & Ellis.
• Bryony Hurst joined Cooley as a partner in its London commercial litigation practice. She joins from Bird & Bird.