Tesla reportedly asked law firm to fire attorney who worked on Elon Musk probe at SEC
The lawyer that Tesla wanted Cooley LLC to fire previously worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The attorney interviewed Musk in the agency's probe into the Tesla CEO's 2018 claim that he obtained funding to take Tesla private, according to the publication. The investigationunder which Musk agreed to pay a $20 million fine and step down as Tesla chairman.
Tesla's lawyer late last year asked Cooley to fire the attorney who worked on the SEC investigation, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The firm did not remove the associate. Tesla has moved to replace Cooley or hire additional lawyers on several cases since December, according to the Journal.
Musk's rocket company SpaceX has also stopped working with the law firm on regulatory issues, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.Read the full Journal report
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