Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
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Eckert Seamans often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Eckert Seamans occasionally embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues at times. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Eckert Seamans has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Eckert Seamans does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs. Its “attorneys and staff help to advance the missions of vital organizations within their communities” (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Eckert Seamans supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and a Manager of Employee Relations and Inclusion. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the firm released a statement in condemnation of systemic racism (1). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Eckert Seamans using its reputation to advance ideological causes or policies (2).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Eckert Seamans pledged to support the National Urban League (1). The firm sponsored the LGBTQ+ Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (2). Eckert Seamans was also a sponsor of the 2023 LGBTQ+ Bar (3). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Eckert Seamans using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (4).
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