TrueCar announced late last week that it is bringing its legal team in-house by hiring three new leaders. This trio — consisting of Troy Foster, Johnny Stephenson and Jeff Swart — joined TrueCar after years of experience working for the company’s outside regulatory and corporate counsel.

Foster, the new chief legal and compliance officer, is a former partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Stephenson, the new executive vice president and chief risk officer, and Swart, the new senior vice president and deputy general counsel, both join TrueCar as former partners of Alston & Bird LLP.

Scott Painter, the founder and chief executive officer of TrueCar, believes that internalizing the legal team will help streamline the growing company’s ability to maintain compliant practices. The company’s president, John Krafcik, reinforces that sentiment through his appreciation of the three new hires’ prior contributions to TrueCar’s legal goals.

“Troy, Johnny and Jeff have proven themselves many times over in helping TrueCar navigate challenging regulatory compliance, corporate governance, corporate transactions, data security and commercial litigation matters,” Krafcik said. “This is hands down the most senior and most battle-tested legal team that I have ever seen at any company of any size.”

The three new hires will collectively continue to cover the same legal issues, but now as full-time employees with an internal perspective.

Foster, a former corporate and securities attorney, is now responsible for managing TrueCar’s overall compliance in regards to auto regulatory, securities and other areas, such as corporate governance.

Stephenson, previously a trial lawyer, will take on the task of being Painter’s strategic adviser as well as being accountable for identifying and managing risk factors.

Swart will apply his auto regulatory compliance skills honed as an attorney and former litigation partner in his new role.