Nvidia hires law firm Wachtell Lipton to lead Jensen Huang affair probe

Nvidia’s board of directors said on Tuesday that it had hired Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct an investigation of CEO Jensen Huang and whether company secrets or national security was compromised.

On Sunday, Huang admitted to having an affair with a woman who has been connected to Chinese intelligence by reports in The New York Times and Financial Times.

“The independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained former acting U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct a thorough and independent investigation as was announced on Sunday,” the board said in a statement.

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