I'm not a lawyer, but the way I've seen it play out is that the company will usually represent the person if they're co-defendants. Unless his interests and th

I'm not a lawyer, but the way I've seen it play out is that the company will usually represent the person if they're co-defendants. Unless his interests and the company's diverge at some point, in which case he will want get his own counsel. I have seen the company pay a former employee's separate legal costs, although I don't know how rare that is.