Welcome to the first edition of Foley Hoag's Corporate Social Responsibility Law Update, a new publication of the firm’s unique CSR legal practice, the only stand-alone CSR practice at a U.S.-based law firm. The CSR practice works with major multinational companies to formulate legal strategies and business policies that incorporate respect for human rights and comply with existing national and international laws, voluntary codes and industry best practices. For more information on the Corporate Social Responsibility practice group, please contact Gare Smith or Dan Feldman.
Included in this update:
- A Defense of Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Developments
- News from Washington
- Litigation – Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (D.C. Circuit, decision on January 12, 2007)