12/19/2022

Startup Stories: Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association

The organization was recently launched by 22 global law firms

Starting point. The Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association (BHRLA) was recently launched by 22 global law firms to advance business and human rights leadership, learning, collaboration, and practice among commercial law firms and business lawyers around the world.

"The formation of this association is both timely and overdue," said BHRLA Co-Chair Rae Lindsay in a press release. "There is a need to accelerate the dissemination of good practice in the field of business and human rights across the commercial legal profession globally.

Early work. The group will promote awareness in the business and legal communities of the responsibility to respect human rights, and of the responsibility of lawyers to incorporate business and human-rights advice in their client services in a manner consistent with their professional responsibilities.

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