Skip to Content

ABA Sound Advice: Conducting Civil Rights Audits: Benefits and Best Practices
August 15, 2022
 

On this podcast, two former AUSAs discuss the role of outside counsel in a civil rights audit, also known as a corporate culture review. Corporate governance litigator Jack Clabby talks with his colleague, Simon Gaugush, a former Civil Rights Coordinator for the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. What is a civil rights audit or corporate culture review, and why might a company conduct such an audit? Who should conduct these reviews and how are outside counsel being retained? How can such an audit help prevent or blunt event-driven securities litigation and address a corporation’s “headline risk”? What should a company do after the audit? Jack and Simon discuss best practices for taking an introspective look at a company’s policies and practices with transparency and accountability. This podcast was recorded as part of the Sound Advice program of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation.
Presented By
Image: John E. Clabby
John E. Clabby
Image: Simon A. Gaugush
Simon A. Gaugush
Related Practices
Litigation and Trials White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Securities Litigation and Enforcement
©2024 Carlton Fields, P.A. Carlton Fields practices law in California through Carlton Fields, LLP. Carlton Fields publications should not be construed as legal advice on any specific facts or circumstances. The contents are intended for general information and educational purposes only, and should not be relied on as if it were advice about a particular fact situation. The distribution of this publication is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship with Carlton Fields. This publication may not be quoted or referred to in any other publication or proceeding without the prior written consent of the firm, to be given or withheld at our discretion. To request reprint permission for any of our publications, please use our Contact Us form via the link below. The views set forth herein are the personal views of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the firm. This site may contain hypertext links to information created and maintained by other entities. Carlton Fields does not control or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this outside information, nor is the inclusion of a link to be intended as an endorsement of those outside sites.

Disclaimer

The information on this website is presented as a service for our clients and Internet users and is not intended to be legal advice, nor should you consider it as such. Although we welcome your inquiries, please keep in mind that merely contacting us will not establish an attorney-client relationship between us. Consequently, you should not convey any confidential information to us until a formal attorney-client relationship has been established. Please remember that electronic correspondence on the internet is not secure and that you should not include sensitive or confidential information in messages. With that in mind, we look forward to hearing from you.