Bloomberg Law
Aug. 2, 2018, 9:48 PM UTC

Covington, Debevoise at Helm of CBS Harassment Investigation

Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Special Correspondent

When executive misconduct comes to light in the public eye, corporations often turn to Big Law firms with impressive pedigrees to lead their internal investigations. Sometimes, the investigation requires two firms.

That’s what the CBS board of directors has done in the wake of a feature story in The New Yorker, in which six women accused CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves of sexually harassing and intimidating them while they worked at the company.

On Aug. 1, the board announced it had formed a special committee to investigate the claims. It also hired lawyers from Covington & Burling and Debevoise ...

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