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Bill, Melinda Gates beef up legal teams ahead of proceedings, tap Jeff, MacKenzie Bezos’ divorce attorneys
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A judge made her first ruling on a motion that was filed in the divorce proceedings between Bill and Melinda Gates.
Court docs obtained by Fox News on Monday stated that attorney Ted D. Billbe, who represented Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott during her 2019 divorce proceedings from the Amazon founder, will act as Bill Gates’ primary attorney. In addition, attorney Ronald L. Olson is performing Pro Hac Vice – when an out-of-state attorney is allowed to practice on a specific case -- for these legal proceedings. Olson is a named partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles and according to his bio, "counsels individual executives and boards of directors in a wide range of matters, including transactions, corporate governance and executive compensation" and has also been the lead partner in a number of high-profile litigations.More Related News