Judge Picks Firms Arguing Against OpenAI in Consolidated Suit

A federal judge appointed the law firms who will man the front-line in a host of copyright lawsuits against OpenAI Inc. recently merged for pre-trial proceedings.

Lead and co-lead counsel include: Susman Godfrey LLP’s Ian Crosby and Davida Brook; Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck’s Steven Lieberman and Jennifer Maisel; Loevy & Loevy’s Matthew Topic; and Klaris Law’s Lance Koonce, according to the case management order filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judge Sidney H. Stein gave the class action plaintiffs until May 28 to submit a proposal for the appointment of a ...