counsel

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Nelson is a partner with the law firm Susman Godfrey who represents book authors in AI intellectual-property cases, and is co-lead counsel in the Anthropic case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player's defense counsel submitted a technical report stating that water quality in the region on the date of the alleged spill was within acceptable limits.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Her clients “seek her counsel precisely because they believe that their faith and their relationship with God establishes the foundation upon which to understand their identity and desires,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It fully blamed ICE for this screwup, by the way, and stated unequivocally that “this regrettable error” had occurred because ICE counsel repeatedly gave DOJ lawyers false information.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Once the property was seized, the owner had no right of counsel, and the burden was placed on him to prove the property’s “innocence.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander