Nvidia taps former federal prosecutor to probe CEO’s affair

Nvidia taps former federal prosecutor to probe CEO’s affair Nvidia has retained former federal prosecutor Joon H. Kim to lead its investigation into its CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Kim is a partner with the elite firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which previously investigated claims that the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary rules for star basketball player Kawhi Leonard. Kim served in various roles in the Southern District of New York — the prestigious jurisdiction with remit over financial institutions and major white-collar crime — from 2000 to 2006 and again from 2013 to 2018. Kim’s retainer was first reported by the New York Times. Huang’s Sunday admission that he had been unfaithful to his wife has roiled Washington and Wall Street as Nvidia, which develops the prized chips that power artificial intelligence, faces questions about whether the actions of its top executive threatened national security. Kim has worked a number of high-profile cases. In 2021, while he was in private practice, he was one of the independent investigators who probed allegations of sexual harassment by former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo. While an assistant U.S. attorney, he was involved in organized crime cases, including the murder conviction of American mobster Peter Gotti.