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Tim Teter
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Timothy S. Teter is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at NVIDIA, where he leads the company’s legal function. His professional background combines corporate legal leadership with extensive experience in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. Before joining NVIDIA, Teter spent more than two decades at Cooley LLP, progressing from associate to partner and handling cases involving patents, trade secrets, contracts, fraud, fiduciary duties, copyright, and mergers. His earlier career also includes judicial clerkships in federal courts and engineering experience at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, where he worked on space flight equipment including programs involving the Hubble Space Telescope.

 

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Full Name

Timothy S. Teter

Current Position

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Current Company

NVIDIA

Location

San Francisco Bay Area

Previous Leadership Role

Partner, Cooley LLP

Previous Companies / Organizations

Cooley LLP, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company

Education

Stanford Law School; University of California, Davis

Degree

Doctor of Law (JD); BSME, Mechanical Engineering

Law School Activities

Stanford Law Review, Order of the Coif

Undergraduate Activity

Tau Beta Pi

Professional Skills

Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property

 

Career Overview of Tim Teter:

 

Teter began his career in engineering at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company before moving into law. After earning his law degree, he served as a judicial clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and later the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He then joined Cooley LLP, advancing from associate to partner in its complex commercial and intellectual property litigation practice. In 2017, he moved to NVIDIA as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, becoming Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2018.

 

Career Timeline:

 

Year Career Development

1989

Structural Engineer, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company: Analyzed space flight equipment for the Hubble Space Telescope and other programs.

1993

Judicial Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: Served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Gadbois, Jr.

1994

Associate, Cooley LLP: Joined the firm's complex commercial and intellectual property litigation practice.

1995

Judicial Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Served as judicial clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning.

1996

Associate, Cooley LLP: Returned to Cooley and continued working in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation.

2001

Partner, Cooley LLP: Advanced to partner and handled a broad range of complex commercial and intellectual property cases. His litigation work included patent, trade secret, contract, fraud, fiduciary duty, copyright, and merger matters.

2017

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, NVIDIA: Joined NVIDIA in January 2017 as SVP, General Counsel and Secretary.

2018

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, NVIDIA: Became Executive Vice President while continuing as General Counsel and Secretary.

 

 

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Current Company

NVIDIA

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Role

Executive Vice President and General Counsel & Secretary

Contact Details

Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States

Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States

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  • Consultant
  • Legal
  • Chief Legal Officer
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