Last week, troubled auto company Tesla announced that a trial lawyer Dane Butswinkas will become its general counsel. It’s a move that’s uncommon, but not entirely unheard of.

John Gilmore, co-founder and managing partner at consulting firm BarkerGilmore, said about one in seven of the GCs his firm’s placed have been litigators. More often, companies seek corporate lawyers, he said.

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