Jonathan Drimmer

August 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The administration has pursued a whole-of-government approach, with numerous government agencies and interagency task forces taking action across a range of issues. The list below reflects some of the most visible initiatives on a thematic level, but reflects only a fraction of the steps that the administration has taken since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.

By Jonathan Drimmer

10 minute read

December 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

In the spirit of Human Rights Day, which in 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the date the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we have been bold and venturesome with our list. As you will see, some of our topics are cyclical, others just emerging, and a few persisting. But here are our top 10 + 1, in no particular order.

By Jonathan Drimmer, Tara Giunta and Ruth Knox

17 minute read

December 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The explosion of global business and human rights continued to resonate across the globe in 2022. Some of the business and human rights trends have been evident and growing for several years; others are relatively new.

By Jonathan Drimmer, Tara Giunta, Nicola Bonucci and Renata Parras

17 minute read

December 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The list includes some new regulatory obligations, some new rights that have been recognized, some themes from 2021 that will continue into next year, and a few oldies but goodies.

By Jonathan Drimmer, Tara Giunta and Nicola Bonucci

16 minute read

December 17, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

In honor of Human Rights Day last week, below are 10 business and human rights issues we believe will receive particular attention between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021.

By Jonathan Drimmer, Tara Giunta and Nicola Bonucci

12 minute read

August 18, 2008 | National Law Journal

Although they have led republics on different continents, Radovan Karadzic and Omar Al-Bashir have at least two things in common. Both are facing possible genocide trials, and both belong to a recent trend of current and past state leaders facing criminal investigations and trials. While the trend of prosecuting such leaders is attacked by some for being politically motivated show trials, and by others as improperly failing to heed potential political ramifications, the development is a decidedly good one.

By Jonathan Drimmer / Special to The National Law Journal

4 minute read

November 09, 2006 | National Law Journal

Saddam Hussein's Nov. 5 guilty verdict and death sentence have provoked polarized responses. Both sides may be right.

By Jonathan Drimmer/Special to The National Law Journal

5 minute read

October 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

As the Alien Tort Claims Act lawsuits pile up, companies with global operations need to develop careful policies to avoid even the appearance of human rights violations.

By Jonathan Drimmer

9 minute read

March 26, 2009 | Law.com

The wave of Alien Tort Claims Act cases continues to crest against corporations. In-house counsel for multinational corporations can only expect there to be more of these cases in the near future. Given the hazards in these high-profile, high-damage lawsuits, and their growing frequency, paying close attention to human rights and ATCA concerns becomes critical. Attorney Jonathan Drimmer presents five suggestions to follow in order to avoid having your client labeled a human rights abuser.

By Jonathan Drimmer

7 minute read

October 30, 2007 | Law.com

How much attention must corporations pay to potential human rights abuses in overseas operations? Given the growing wave of Alien Tort Claims Act lawsuits against multinational corporations and their executive officers and the stakes in these high-profile, high-damage suits, it is vitally important for multinational companies and their in-house counsel to plan carefully and pay close attention to ATCA concerns. Attorney Jonathan Drimmer offers four suggestions for helping companies weather the ATCA storm.

By Jonathan Drimmer

9 minute read