Our team includes former officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of State, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and state attorneys’ offices, as well as subject matter experts in the fields of international, labor and employment, environmental, corporate, retail and consumer products, franchising and distribution, marketing and advertising, e-commerce, and privacy and security law. We draw on this exceptional experience to provide industry-leading responses to our clients’ varied needs.

Our Services

Today’s companies must (1) comply with these new laws, (2) be ready to answer potential claims and challenges brought by U.S. and foreign authorities, stakeholders, and plaintiffs’ lawyers, and (3) implement CSR-focused programs. To this end, we work hand in hand with our clients’ management, compliance, and legal teams to address the full spectrum of challenges they face in the United States and abroad.

Ensuring Supply Chain Compliance

Your supply chain is business-critical, but it also creates the greatest legal risk. Perkins Coie's Supply Chain Compliance lawyers are the wall around your company that help detect, address, and prevent compliance risk.

Ensure Business-Wide CSR Compliance With Applicable Legal And Social Compliance Auditing Standards

• Work with the client to conduct an initial mapping and risk-based analysis of its supply chain
• Identify and rank discrete areas posing the greatest subject-specific vulnerability
• Devise practical steps to reduce or eliminate the identified CSR and supply chain risks
• Revise policies and procedures
• Devise CSR standards of conduct and incorporate them into existing policies and procedures
• Implement CSR standards throughout the supply chain
• Provide subject-specific training
• Set up effective reporting hotlines and introduce criteria for escalating reports
• Identify and mitigate the greatest supply chain and third-party “risk aggregators”
• Prepare tailored supplier/transaction-partner certifications
• Conduct targeted due diligence on, and vetting of, potential suppliers and transaction partners
• Harmonize business, social, and compliance objectives
• Help incorporate the client’s values and culture into its business model and compliance regime
• Develop a “CSR toolkit” for executives and managers in key functional areas
• Help the client meet third-party CSR compliance objectives, such as Social Accountability International (SAI) SA8000 accreditation or Verite auditing standards

Address Problems

• Provide 24/7 responses and resolutions to time-sensitive issues
• Represent companies against claims that they are misleading consumers and violating federal regulations
• Develop integrated crisis response approach
• Perform phased internal and external investigations
• Develop and implement sound crisis responses

Sustainability/ESG Strategy

• Identify opportunities to issue public and investor-facing position statements and other communications based on carefully tailored strategic ESG priorities and ESG-focused policies, practices, and procedures.

• Areas of focus include the following:

  • Environmental impact (energy sources and carbon footprint)
  • Social capital (privacy and human rights)
  • Human capital (diversity and inclusion, safety and wellness)
  • Leadership and governance (business ethics and risk management)
  • Business model and innovation (supply chain management).

The new laws and regulations that fall under the broad CSR headline are clearly here to stay. We have made it our mission to help our clients achieve practical compliance and meaningful risk minimization, as well as to enable them to reap the benefits of having compliant and responsible programs in place.