Kirkland Advises WeRide on Expansion of Strategic Partnership with Uber Technologies
Kirkland & Ellis advised WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, on a significant expansion of a previously announced strategic partnership with Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), the world’s largest mobility and delivery platform. The expansion includes the addition of 15 cities globally over the next five years, including in Europe. This expanded partnership accelerates WeRide and Uber’s shared goal of making autonomous mobility a global reality, with both companies leading the way in delivering cutting-edge technology.
The Kirkland team includes corporate lawyers Allie Wein, Ed Lee and Tom Bidwill; technology & IP transactions lawyers Shellie Freedman and Abby O’Neill; and capital markets lawyers Asher Qazi and Ross Leff.
