Big Company General Counsel Join Big Law Voting Rights Statement

Nearly 20 current and former general counsel of major corporations have joined Big Law leaders in signing a statement opposing voter disenfranchisement, following changes to Georgia’s voting laws.

“Equal access to voting is a fundamental right in the United States,” the statement, which doesn’t explicitly mention Georgia, says. “We, the undersigned law firm managing partners and corporate general counsel, denounce all efforts to restrict the constitutional right of every eligible American to vote and to participate in our democracy.”

The top lawyers that have signed the letter represent companies like American International Group Inc., Starbucks Corp., ViacomCBS Inc., and Bristol ...