While some corporate lawyers praise the new principles of corporate responsibility outlined recently by a group of powerful CEOs, not all general counsel are embracing the principles’ challenge to shareholder supremacy.

The Business Roundtable, a group of chief executives from the largest corporations in North America, announced the principles Aug. 19. They state that the purpose of the corporation should be to serve all its constituents—employees, customers, investors and society at large.

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