"'Fire the SEC-Former Lawyer in Musk Investigation'... Tesla Demands Law Firm"

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Tesla demanded that a law firm it had contracted with fire a lawyer who had investigated former CEO Elon Musk, but the request was refused.

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 15th (local time), Tesla notified the law firm it had contracted for litigation work at the end of last year that if they did not dismiss one of their lawyers, their business would disappear.

The lawyer Tesla pointed to is a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official. This lawyer was reportedly in charge of investigating the matter in 2018 when Musk posted on his Twitter account that he was considering taking Tesla private, which affected the stock market. After moving to this law firm, the lawyer had no involvement in Tesla-related work.

After the dismissal request was rejected, WSJ reported that Tesla took several measures to replace the law firm for litigation-related work. It was also reported that SpaceX, the space exploration company led by Musk, terminated its contract with the law firm.

WSJ stated that Tesla, SpaceX, and Musk have not made any specific comments regarding this matter.

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