Eric Mack
About
Eric Mack is from Palo Alto, CA. Eric works in the following industries: "Law Practice", "Financial Services", and "Automotive". Eric is currently Managing Counsel, Commercial at Tesla, located in Palo Alto, CA. In Eric's previous role as a Senior Counsel, Commercial at Tesla Motors, Eric worked in Palo Alto, CA until Oct 2016. Prior to joining Tesla Motors, Eric was a Associate, Intellectual Property & Technology Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates and held the position of Associate, Intellectual Property & Technology Group at New York, NY and Palo Alto, CA. Prior to that, Eric was a Law Clerk, Division of Enforcement at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, based in Chicago, IL from Sep 2006 to Dec 2006. Eric started working as Summer Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates in New York, NY and London, England in Jun 2006. From Jun 2005 to Sep 2005, Eric was Law Clerk, Civil Division at United States Attorney's Office, based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Eric Mack's current jobs
Eric Mack's past jobs
• Served as primary counsel for autopilot hardware, navigation and mapping systems, global vehicle connectivity, infotainment hardware and multimedia services, and vehicle chassis, thermal and safety systems. Substantive work included drafting and negotiating development agreements, technology licensing agreements, supply agreements, master services agreements, consignment agreements, and non-disclosure agreements. • Supported vehicle engineering across all stages of product development to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, company policies, and contractual obligations. • Provided strategic legal advice to senior management in connection with commercial disputes and led pre-litigation dispute resolution efforts. • Advised clients on day-to-day operations, including providing counsel regarding privacy, intellectual property, products liability, and other commercial issues. • (Jan. 2014 – Aug. 2015) Served as primary counsel for Tesla's energy storage efforts. Substantive work included drafting and negotiating strategic partnership agreements, battery lease and maintenance agreements, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, and direct sales agreements for residential, commercial and utility customers.
• Structured, drafted and negotiated agreements for complex domestic and international transactions, including strategic alliances and joint ventures, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements, transition services agreements, intellectual property assignments and software, patent and other product and technology licensing and cross-licensing arrangements • Supported clients through all phases of domestic and offshore outsourcing projects, such as preparing the initial request-for-proposal, facilitating vendor selection and negotiating all aspects of the definitive agreement and schedules • Advised clients on a variety of legal issues, including intellectual property disputes and protection of intellectual property rights, technology implementation and maintenance concerns, open-source use and policies, web-related matters and privacy and data-security issues, including legislative compliance • Handled intellectual property and technology aspects of general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and financing transactions • Prepared and conducted firm-wide training sessions on various intellectual property-related topics
• Reviewed document productions in connection with insider trading investigations • Drafted portions of enforcement recommendations to the Commission outlining key events and legal issues
• Researched and drafted memoranda regarding liability under proposed federal data security legislation and executive liability for stock option backdating • Performed due diligence review of target companies’ and issuers’ assets and businesses in connection with mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings • Revised and updated bond indentures, share purchase agreements and transition services agreements
• Evaluated claims and drafted memoranda in response to suits under the Federal Tort Claims Act • Conducted legal research and synthesized case law regarding Title VII employment discrimination • Assisted attorneys in drafting motions for immigration cases pending appellate review