Wake Up Call: Tesla Litigation Team Eyes Attack on Short Sellers

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• The litigation team that Tesla Inc. is building will target a particular irritant of CEO Elon Musk, short-sellers who bet on slumps that hit his electric vehicle company’s share value. The company also intends to take on regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a report. (The Street)
• Davis Polk & Wardwell said partners Oliver Smith and Darren M. Schweige are on a corporate team advising TPG on its agreement to acquire a majority stake ...