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News October 2022

Nancy Kestenbaum Receives Corporate Counsel Lifetime Achievement Award

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News September 2022

The Recorder Names Aaron Lewis Attorney of the Year Finalist

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Institutional Culture and Social Responsibility December 2021

National Law Journal Feature: Corporate America, Confronting Racism and Sexual Misconduct, Turns to Big Law to Investigate Its Culture

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Institutional Culture and Social Responsibility

Businesses in every industry face increasing scrutiny from internal and external stakeholders related to their institutional culture and commitment to promoting gender and racial equity, both within their workplaces and the broader communities they serve.

Whether motivated by internal complaints, shareholder proposals, scrutiny by regulators, or media attention, clients turn to Covington for our market-leading experience advising clients in this rapidly-evolving space.

Our teams regularly conduct sensitive and high-stakes investigations of alleged discrimination, sexual misconduct, and harassment, often involving senior executives or widespread patterns of conduct. Clients also engage us to conduct assessments of the legal, business, and reputational risks that can arise from concerns about an institution’s culture. Increasingly, businesses turn to Covington to conduct or oversee civil rights or racial equity audits, either prospectively or prompted by requests from shareholders or other stakeholders.

Each of our teams is tailored uniquely to the specific objectives defined by our client, combining Covington’s industry leading investigations practice with the deep expertise of our employment, public policy, ESG, and other award winning regulatory practices.

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Jennifer H. Saperstein

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Stephen P. Anthony

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Lindsay Buchanan Burke

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Ashley Joyner Chavous

Of Counsel

Jason P. Criss

Of Counsel

Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Senior Counsel

Nancy Kestenbaum

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Amanda Kramer

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Carolyn Kubota

Partner

Aaron Lewis

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Helena Milner-Smith

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Ali Mojibi

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Ashley Anguas Nyquist

Of Counsel

Mona Patel

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Tom Plotkin

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Carolyn Rashby

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Simone E. Ross

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Dan Shallman

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Stephanie Shropshire

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