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A legal document filed in federal court officially announces that Automattic and Matt Mullenweg have added new representation, an attorney who previously represented Meta and Facebook. The new documentation is formally called a notice of appearance. There may be an additional legal filing that may indicate that the previous legal team may no longer represent Automattic and Matt Mullenweg.
New lawyer
A legal form entitled “Notice of Appearance filed by Rosemarie Theresa Ring on behalf of Automattic” was filed. Rosemarie Theresa Ring is an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, one of the top law firms in the United States.
Gibson Dunn was founded in 1890 and represented George W. Bush in the Bush v. Gore legal battle over the Florida vote, Apple, Inc., in an infringement suit against Samsung, and also represented Meta and Facebook.
The law firm that previously represented Automattic and Matt Mullenweg in their defense of the WP engine federal lawsuit is Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, a prestigious international law firm specializing in litigation. According to a quote In Wikipedia, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is recognized as a law firm for intellectual property, patent, trademark and copyright, as well as other categories.
The court hearing website has Two entries::
“77. January 24, 2025
Notice of Appearance filed by Rosemarie Theresa Ring on behalf of Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg (Ring, Rosemarie) (Filed on 04/24/2025) (Entered: 01/24/2025)January 24, 2025
Notice on appearance/substitution/change/withdrawal of attorney”
The legal documents are not yet available for review, but this article will be updated when they are.
What does that mean?
It is unclear if the previous legal representation was still represented by Automattic and Matt Mullenweg as part of its legal team as a defendant in the WP engine lawsuit. But it appears that the defendants are preparing to return with some seriously experienced legal representation.