Viren Mascarenhas

February 08, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The "hardening" of legal norms on business and human rights continued their long-term accretion in 2021, through judicial, legislative and administrative enforcement.

By Viren Mascarenhas, Doug Cassel and Peter Hood

7 minute read

February 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A decades-long trend of increased legal attention to business and human rights globally continued in 2020, albeit with mixed and incomplete results.

By Doug Cassel and Viren Mascarenhas

6 minute read

January 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The compliance by businesses with their human rights obligations continued to deepen in 2018. Here are some of the key cases and legislative developments in the field.

By Viren Mascarenhas and Douglass Cassel

7 minute read

March 02, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Recently, a landmark United Kingdom case has made it clear that U.K.-based parent companies may be found liable for human rights violations committed by their foreign subsidiaries. Plaintiffs all over the world are filing lawsuits seeking to hold parent companies responsible for the extraterritorial conduct of their subsidiaries.

By Viren Mascarenhas and Kayla Winarsky Green

6 minute read

February 11, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The high-profile "patent war" disputes have played out in several jurisdictions and have been very costly. Major League Baseball might have a better solution.

By Viren Mascarenhas

6 minute read

February 11, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The high-profile "patent war" disputes have played out in several jurisdictions and have been very costly. Major League Baseball might have a better solution.

By Viren Mascarenhas

6 minute read