Sustainability & Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Practice
Sustainability & Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Practice
Business leaders face greater pressure to increase their organizations’ resilience while simultaneously addressing social issues of importance to stakeholders. Our advisory practice helps companies navigate the legal, business and political ramifications of developing and implementing ESG initiatives. We advise on matters such as stakeholder engagement, corporate governance, crisis management, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, ethics and compliance.
Dave Curran Discusses In-House Counsel’s Role in Mitigating ESG Risk From Emerging Technologies in LegalTech News Article
October 24, 2024
Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice Co-Chair Dave Curran spoke with LegalTech News about the role in-house counsel can play to help companies mitigate the risk of generative AI interfering with ESG goals. In “Can In-House Counsel Mitigate Emerging Technology’s ESG Impact?,” published on October 24, Dave discusses the responsibility of in-house counsel in evaluating generative AI accuracy and whether it is being used responsibly to help their organization with ESG compliance. “For a company to say that it’s using AI responsibly and ethically, that requires a lot of work, and that’s where lawyers are the ones who are pressure testing those claims,” he says. “Their job is to make sure that they’re supporting the company and its business initiatives at minimal risk.”