Tesla Adds Energy Firm’s Top Lawyer, Senior Employment Litigator

Tesla Inc. is continuing a legal hiring spree after the appointment of a new general counsel earlier this year.

The Elon Musk-led electric automaker has brought on a handful of lawyers to handle employment, energy, environmental, and litigation matters—areas in which Tesla has ongoing needs—within the past few weeks. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment about its legal hiring practices.

Christopher Dawood announced via LinkedIn this month that he’s joined Tesla as senior counsel for employment litigation. Dawood was previously an of counsel in the labor and employment litigation practice at Jackson Lewis in Sacramento.

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