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In this 12-minute episode of the “Women Governance Trailblazers” podcast, Courtney Kamlet & I interviewed Locke Lord’s Allison O’Neil, who co-chairs the firm’s White-Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Group. We discussed:

1. Allison’s career path, and her favorite part of leading internal investigations and white-collar defense matters.

2. How Allison has seen internal investigations evolve over the past 5-10 years.

3. The top 3 things companies and advisors should do right now in light of current SEC enforcement trends.

4. Suggestions for those advising boards and making compliance and disclosure decisions, from a litigator’s perspective.

5. What Allison thinks women in the corporate governance field can add to the current conversation on the societal role of companies.

To listen to any of our prior episodes of Women Governance Trailblazers, visit the podcast page on TheCorporateCounsel.net or use your favorite podcast app. If there are “women governance trailblazers” whose career paths and perspectives you’d like to hear more about, Courtney and I always appreciate recommendations! Shoot me an email at liz@thecorporatecounsel.net.

And if you want more info on SEC Enforcement’s priorities & trends (which are important to know in order to stay out of trouble), check out the transcript from our webcast a few months ago. Allison was part of our excellent panel of speakers!

– Liz Dunshee