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Jul. 11, 2011

Eric Whitaker

General Counsel for Tesla Motors Inc. Palo Alto

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Eric Whitaker

Career Highlights: Joined biotechnology company 10x Genomics in 2018. 1999-2018 worked in-house for Lexar Media, Avalanche Technology, Tesla Inc., SanDisk and Nutanix Inc.. Specialized in intellectual property and antitrust litigation at Latham & Watkins LLP.

Law School: Stanford Law School

10x Genomics Inc.

Imagine not having a general counsel during the busiest year in your company's history.

That was the case for Tesla Motors Inc. in 2010. Under the watchful eye of acting general counsel Craig W. Harding, the Palo Alto electric carmaker secured a $465 million loan from the Department of Energy to finance its first factory - the converted New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont. It conducted its initial public offering, raising $226 million for th... (continued)

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