Sarah A. Altschuller
Sarah Altschuller has a strong domestic and international litigation and arbitration practice, but she has a particular emphasis on advising clients on public international law dispute resolution matters. In this practice, she has advised sovereign clients on boundary issues, litigation in U.S. courts, and trade and investment disputes.
Sarah is also actively engaged in Foley Hoag’s unique corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice. In this role, she provides advice to major multinational corporations on best practices with regard to human rights, labor rights, and indigenous rights issues, as well as on stakeholder relations with local communities, host governments, and non-governmental organizations. Working with clients in a broad range of industry sectors, she provides advice on managing both the challenges and the opportunities of globalization, as well as on risk management issues.
Sarah’s in-depth practical experience in globalization has involved post-law school studies at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2002 - 2003), where she conducted research on how changing international trade regulations impact the country’s garment sector. Before entering law school Sarah conducted social research in 1998 and 1999 on publicly-traded domestic and international companies at KLD Research & Analytics, a socially responsible investment firm.
Bars and Court Admissions
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
professional / civic involvement
- American Bar Association, Member
- Vice Chair, Section of International Law - Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility
- American Society of International Law, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Member
- Maryland Bar Association, Member
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
- Panelist, Clearances and Careers in National Security, Women in International Regulatory Law Symposium, June 18, 2008
- Panelist, CSR and Human Rights, American Bar Association, Section of International Law Spring Meeting, April 3, 2008
- Panelist, Operationalizing Global Governance, Indiana University School of Law, March 19-21, 2008
publications
- Sarah Altschuller and Amy Lehr, Corporate Social Responsibility, International Legal Developments in Review: 2008, The International Lawyer (upcoming Summer 2009)
- Sarah Altschuller, Daniel Feldman, and Lara Blecher, Corporate Social Responsibility, International Legal Developments in Review: 2007, The International Lawyer (Summer 2008)
- Sarah A. Altschuller, Proactive Management of Legal Risk, Legal Perspectives in Corporate Social Responsibility (March 2008)
- Sarah Altschuller and Daniel F. Feldman, The Bottom Line, DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS (Spring 2007)
- Rights and Challenges for Women, HUMAN RIGHTS IN BANGLADESH (2002) (published by Ain O Salish Kendra, Dhaka, Bangladesh)