10 Tesla legal leaders
Stretching from the current General Counsel and a former acting General Counsel to seven deputy general counsels and a former VP, Legal, this Tesla legal group covers structured finance, energy project agreements, infrastructure capex and the Berlin Gigafactory, employment, trade, sales and service, and corporate governance. A general counsel splitting a legal department by business line and region can see several ways to do it here.
Professionals to explore
Alan Prescott
LinkedInExperience: Former Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Tesla
Alan Prescott was Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Tesla from December 2019 to April 2021, advising executives and the Board of Directors and directing legal operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Alan was also Deputy General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs (2018-2019) at Tesla, Senior Counsel for Autonomous Vehicles at Uber (2016-2017) and Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at Luminar Technologies (2021-2024).
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Bill Berry
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Legal · Tesla
Bill Berry was Vice President, Legal at Tesla from October 2020 to December 2021 and has been General Counsel at Verkada since March 2022. At Google, Bill was Head of General Litigation, Director and Senior Litigation Counsel (2014-2020), and has managed international legal teams of more than 100 attorneys, paralegals and staff across litigation, compliance, privacy, employment and regulatory matters.
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Brandon Ehrhart
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Tesla
Brandon Ehrhart has been General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Tesla since January 2023. At DISH TV, Brandon was General Counsel, DISH Wireless Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary, DISH Network (2022-2023), General Counsel, DISH Wireless Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, DISH Network (2020-2022), Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (2018-2020) and Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (2017-2018).
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Emmanuelle Ejercito Stewart
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Tesla
Structured finance is the specialty of Emmanuelle Ejercito Stewart, Deputy General Counsel at Tesla since April 2018, after Associate General Counsel & Director, Structured Finance there (2017-2018). At SolarCity, Emmanuelle was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Structured Finance (2016-2017), Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Structured Finance (2013-2016) and Senior Counsel, Structured Finance (2009-2013).
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Hiroshi H. Nogami
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Tesla
Sales (state licensing, dealer and direct sale, and consumer issues) and Service were among the departments Hiroshi H. Nogami was responsible for as Deputy General Counsel at Tesla from December 2018 to June 2022. Hiroshi also held Associate General Counsel (2016-2018), Chief Counsel (2014-2016) and Senior Corporate Counsel (2012-2014) at Tesla, and was an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati (2011-2012).
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Jaime Bodiford
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, Employment · Tesla
Employment law is Jaime Bodiford's area: Deputy General Counsel, Employment at Tesla since January 2023, advising business, employee relations and human resources clients across North America on hiring, training, investigations and performance management. Jaime's other Tesla titles are Associate General Counsel, Employment (2020-2023), Managing Counsel, Employment (2019-2020), Senior Counsel, Employment (2018-2019) and Counsel, Employment (2017-2018).
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Joel Schacht
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, EMEA & Infrastructure CapEx · Tesla
Based in Berlin, Joel Schacht has been Deputy General Counsel, EMEA & Infrastructure CapEx at Tesla since July 2024, after Deputy General Counsel, Infrastructure CapEx (2023-2024), the global lead of the legal team supporting EPC, manufacturing and engineering work. Joel was Associate General Counsel (2021-2023) and Managing Counsel, Gigafactory Berlin (2020-2021) at Tesla, and Senior Legal Counsel at Huawei Consumer Business Group (2018-2020).
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JT Boone
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Tesla
Deputy General Counsel at Tesla since August 2020, JT Boone was Associate General Counsel there (2017-2020). At SolarCity, JT was Deputy General Counsel - CORE (2016-2017), Assistant General Counsel - CORE (2015-2016) and Senior Counsel - Revenue (2014-2015). JT names project development and finance, construction, real estate, commodities and product sales agreements, and regulatory compliance as areas of skill.
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Miriam Eqab
LinkedInExperience: Director and Deputy General Counsel, Trade · Tesla
Trade law and trade compliance questions fit Miriam Eqab, Director and Deputy General Counsel, Trade at Tesla from October 2025 to July 2026. Miriam's other Tesla titles are Associate General Counsel (2020-2025), Managing Counsel (2018-2020) and Senior Trade Counsel (2017-2018), and Miriam was Senior Compliance Counsel at Bristow Group (2017).
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Yun Huh
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Tesla
Public disclosures, governance, entity management, financing transactions and M&A were the corporate legal functions Yun Huh led as Deputy General Counsel at Tesla from February 2020 to July 2021. Yun's other Tesla titles are Associate General Counsel (2017-2020), Managing Counsel (2014-2017) and Sr. Counsel (2012-2014), and Yun has been Deputy General Counsel at SambaNova since July 2021.
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Choose the right perspective
For board, governance and whole-department questions, start with Brandon Ehrhart, Alan Prescott or Yun Huh, who covered public disclosures, governance and M&A. Emmanuelle Ejercito Stewart and JT Boone fit structured finance and energy project contracts, and Joel Schacht fits factory construction and EMEA work. Jaime Bodiford is the employment specialist, Miriam Eqab the trade specialist, Hiroshi H. Nogami fits sales and service law, and Bill Berry litigation.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Tesla's legal team support direct sales in states with dealer licensing rules?
- 02How does Tesla's infrastructure and capex legal team handle construction contracts for a new factory?
- 03Which matters does Tesla's legal department keep in-house, such as employment or trade work, and which go to outside counsel?
About this directory
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