Business & Human Rights

At Orrick, we care about corporate purpose and culture, and so do our clients.  Our global and cross-practice Business & Human Rights team expertly guides clients through the legal, business, and reputational aspects of:

• Human rights
• Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)
• Responsible and ethical tech and innovation
• Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Our Services

• Peer benchmarking
• Policy drafting
• Impact assessments
• Due diligence processes
• Stakeholder engagement
• Remediation strategies
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Training

Our Work

• Represent global technology company in class action stemming from alleged human rights violations in their supply chain
• Advised asset management company on formation of ESG procedures
• Advised content management platform on hate group policy
• Advised international human rights body on the normative standards guiding companies whose technologies are abused in conflict
• Drafted human rights policy for a consumer telecommunications company
• Advised AI company on AI ethics policy
• Advised global manufacturer on California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and Modern Slavery Act
• Conducted human rights impact assessment and created stakeholder engagement plan for social impact start-up