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Candice
Cook
Attorney
Candice L. Cook advises businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals on employment law, workplace investigations, business law, and corporate governance matters. She brings more than fifteen years of legal and executive leadership experience, including senior positions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Defense, where she advised leadership on employment law, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), workplace investigations, and organizational risk management.
Prior to entering private practice, Candice served as Chief Diversity Officer for the U.S. Department of Justice. In that role, and in previous leadership positions within the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense, she advised senior executives on complex employment and workforce matters, briefed the Attorney General of the United States, collaborated with the White House Domestic Policy Council and other federal agencies on workforce policy initiatives, developed agency-wide workplace policies, and provided legal and strategic guidance on matters involving Title VII, reasonable accommodations, workplace investigations, anti-harassment, retaliation, and other federal employment laws.
Candice now represents employers, nonprofit organizations, and individuals on a broad range of employment and business matters. She counsels clients on workplace policies, employee relations, employment agreements, internal investigations, and risk management. She also conducts independent workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, and other workplace misconduct.
Representative Matters
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Advised senior leadership within the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Defense on employment law, EEO, workplace investigations, and organizational risk management.
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Counseled organizational leadership on employee discipline, reasonable accommodations, internal investigations, and legally sensitive personnel matters.
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Conducted independent workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, and executive misconduct.
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Drafted and negotiated employment agreements, executive compensation agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, independent contractor agreements, and other commercial contracts.
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Advised small businesses and nonprofit organizations on entity formation, governance, contracts, and day-to-day legal matters.
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Developed and implemented enterprise-wide workplace policies and compliance initiatives for large organizations.
Bar Admissions
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Utah
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California
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Virginia
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District of Columbia
Education
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JD, New England School of Law (2010)
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Master of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (2011)
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Bachelor of Arts - English, Southern Utah University (2002)
Professional Associations & Certifications
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Association of Workplace Investigators
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Certified Chief Risk Officer
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Candice L. Cook advises businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals on employment law, workplace investigations, business law, and corporate governance matters. She brings more than fifteen years of legal and executive leadership experience, including senior positions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Defense, where she advised leadership on employment law, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), workplace investigations, and organizational risk management.
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Prior to entering private practice, Candice served as Chief Diversity Officer for the U.S. Department of Justice. In that role, and in previous leadership positions within the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense, she advised senior executives on complex employment and workforce matters, briefed the Attorney General of the United States, collaborated with the White House Domestic Policy Council and other federal agencies on workforce policy initiatives, developed agency-wide workplace policies, and provided legal and strategic guidance on matters involving Title VII, reasonable accommodations, workplace investigations, anti-harassment, retaliation, and other federal employment laws.
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Candice now represents employers, nonprofit organizations, and individuals on a broad range of employment and business matters. She counsels clients on workplace policies, employee relations, employment agreements, internal investigations, and risk management. She also conducts independent workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, and other workplace misconduct.
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Representative Matters
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Advised senior leadership within the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Defense on employment law, EEO, workplace investigations, and organizational risk management.
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Counseled organizational leadership on employee discipline, reasonable accommodations, internal investigations, and legally sensitive personnel matters.
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Conducted independent workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, and executive misconduct.
-
Drafted and negotiated employment agreements, executive compensation agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, independent contractor agreements, and other commercial contracts.
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Advised small businesses and nonprofit organizations on entity formation, governance, contracts, and day-to-day legal matters.
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Developed and implemented enterprise-wide workplace policies and compliance initiatives for large organization
Bar Admissions
-
Utah
-
California
-
Virginia
-
District of Columbia
Education
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JD, New England School of Law (2010)
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Master of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (2011)
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Bachelor of Arts - English, Southern Utah University (2002)
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Professional Associations & Certifications
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Association of Workplace Investigators
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Certified Chief Risk Officer
