Eric Holder is reportedly selling his services as a crisis litigator to Hollywood bigwigs who might come under fire in the #MeToo movement.
According to Variety, the former attorney general — now a partner with the law firm Covington & Burling — pitched his “investigative services” to several Hollywood executives on Friday.
Holder was among Covington & Burling’s investigators who led the review of sexual harassment claims plaguing Uber’s executive team in 2017.
Their report led to the eventual firing of co-founder and former CEO, Travis Kalanick, and called for increased board oversight and a streamlined human resources process, specific to sexual harassment claims.
Holder’s two partners on Covington & Burling’s #MeToo investigations team spoke to Variety about their plan to expand in Hollywood.
“The lesson of Uber is it’s vastly better to look at these issues proactively rather than reactively,” Aaron Lewis explained.
Lindsey Burke added that, “if you’re going to get into brand crisis level allegations, you need more resources. You need resources to review a larger set of documents. You need corporate governance expertise.”
“Some companies are trying to do this proactively and get out there and figure out, ‘What don’t we know?’”
