Tesla Loses Its Third General Counsel in the Last Year (1)

Tesla Inc. has lost its third general counsel in the past year.

Jonathan Chang, a longtime attorney for the electric-car maker who was promoted to the role in February, left the company Dec. 6, according to people familiar with the matter. He’s taken the general counsel job at SambaNova Systems, the artificial intelligence startup announced Thursday.

Jonathan Chang

Source: Tesla

Chang, 41, joined Tesla in 2011. He was thrust into the general counsel role in February after Washington-based trial lawyer Dane Butswinkas lasted just two months with the company. His predecessor was Todd Maron, a former divorce attorney who had been ...