Get. The. Popcorn.
Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that Tesla is starting a “hardcore litigation department” that reports directly to him:
“Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me. Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability.”
Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me.
Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
He added:
“My commitment: – We will never seek victory in a just case against us, even if we will probably win. – We will never surrender/settle an unjust case against us, even if we will probably lose.”
My commitment:
– We will never seek victory in a just case against us, even if we will probably win.
– We will never surrender/settle an unjust case against us, even if we will probably lose.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
He does want experienced litgators:
Please include links to cases you have tried
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
And he wants “hardcore streetfighters, not white-shoe lawers like Perkins or Cooley who thrive on corruption.”
He also promised, “there will be blood”:
Looking for hardcore streetfighters, not white-shoe lawyers like Perkins or Cooley who thrive on corruption.
There will be blood.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
Might we suggest our colleague, Kurt Schlicter?
@KurtSchlichter is your man Elon
He is a litigator that corporations fear
He can't publicly brag about the cases he's won
But you'd recognize the names
&
He's retired military and brings the full Conan https://t.co/jD8L3MxeJj— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 20, 2022
Kurt’s not interested, however:
Nice. Get strategic thinkers. Lots of good tactical lawyers but tactics are (relatively) easy. Strategy – got a case today & immediately ID’d where in the process I’ll win.
BTW, I long ago stopped asking for work. I now audition clients. ~30 years of success has its privileges. https://t.co/PyCbSZOR1g
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 20, 2022
Oh, there are so many good applicants we can think of, too:
Do I apply for this? https://t.co/OOZSlpuNpx
— (((tedfrank))) (@tedfrank) May 20, 2022
He’s “preparing for battle”:
It seems @elonmusk actually understands the forces that are mobilizing against him and is preparing for battle. https://t.co/7hb44Dktkd
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) May 20, 2022
We do wonder if this means “there are more shoes yet to drop”:
I get the feeling there are more shoes yet to drop. https://t.co/WjOMgwPOoS
— John Rosevear 🇺🇸 (@john__rosevear) May 20, 2022
And, we assume, libs will be quick to flood the email he has set up:
People definitely shouldn’t send ridiculous emails to this email address. https://t.co/vXPMOGhlL2
— David Fucillo (@davidfucillo) May 20, 2022
It’s probably already happening:
Has anyone made one of those template things to send fake or spam emails to [email protected] because that would be terrible https://t.co/zCzBp9zpvs
— Kylie Cheung (@kylietcheung) May 20, 2022
So, is this a good move for Tesla?
Literally has burned through 6 GC’s since 2019. 🤡 https://t.co/bNqVgOyHlx
— Tom Hearden (@followtheh) May 20, 2022
*We* love it but investors might not:
Yeah, bringing litigation in-house is a move that's *definitely* going to reassure nervous investors. https://t.co/Z8nHQmzOUI
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) May 20, 2022
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