Dechert LLP

Pennsylvania
Commercial and Professional Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Dechert LLP has not terminated business relationships due to political or religious beliefs. However, it does vet suppliers for its LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protection for its employees. Dechert has supported various Human Rights Campaign (HRC) campaigns and opposed state laws preventing transgender youth from participating in girls' sports. While the company also serves religious liberty cases, Dechert has worked on cases alongside the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and supports ideological "voting rights" agendas. For these reasons, Dechert LLP receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Dechert LLP received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the HRC (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. There is no record of Dechert publicly terminating a business relationship due to political or religious differences.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

Dechert does not have a donation matching program. However, Dechert does not discriminate against religious organizations in its pro bono work, and the firm will represent those advocating for “religious liberty” pro bono (1).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Dechert does not protect employees from political viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Dechert LLP was the first law firm to sign the HRC’s Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation, and the firm also signed HRC’s statement of opposition to the Iowa state legislature’s ban on transgender youth competing in women’s sports (1)(2)(3). Dechert has also “led the charge” on the legal front of the left-wing “voting rights” legislation (4). Dechert has also partnered with the ACLU and the SPLC in several publicized court cases (5)(6). Dechert has also challenged state-level pro-life legislation alongside various Planned Parenthood chapters (7).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Much of Dechert’s work with ideological organizations such as the ACLU is pro bono, meaning that the company is spending its resources (finances and man-hours) to support the goals of these organizations (1)(2)(3).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Dechert LLP does not have a PAC or make political contributions.

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March 21, 2023

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