Aaron Lewis didn’t set out to be an environmental, social and governance lawyer. Looking back, the Covington & Burling partner said he wouldn’t have understood what an ESG investigation was—a concept that he said still hasn’t fully solidified.

Yet, the Los Angeles lawyer is part of a cadre of high-powered attorneys guiding public companies and their boards of directors through an increasing number of shareholder proposals demanding civil rights or racial equity audits.

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