About

Described as fair and unfailingly gracious by peers, Jonathan Drimmer, deputy general counsel at Barrick Gold is consistently praised by his contemporaries for his extraordinary contribution to the legal field and his strong positive contributions in the field of business and human rights. Despite the recent commodities downturn and increasing professional burdens, he has ‘risen to the challenge very well’ and excelled nonetheless. His consistent diligence and dedication to all areas has been duly noticed with one source saying, ‘Drimmer is an enormously talented lawyer, he is extremely smart, well informed and has tremendous tactical judgment. He also works exceptionally hard, is always well prepared and has a calm, constructive and collaborative approach to litigation that serves Barrick well’. Although Drimmer is currently managing a series of multi-billion dollar security class actions in the US and in several different Canadian provinces, he has also been particularly proactive in leading various business and human rights. Most recently, as a board member of Global Compact Network Canada he has been leading a high level working group drafting a guidance document to assist companies and their auditors assess implementation of the voluntary principles on security and human rights initiatives. He has also led a group and been a contributor towards the document “embedding the 10 principles into supply chain management: reflections from the global compact network Canada”, which is a policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations with UN Global Compact accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Drimmer has embarked on several innovative projects for Global Compact Network Canada: an e-book about anti-corruption to be published May 2016 and a monthly podcast-series interviewing a number of executives regarding the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 10 principles of the Global Compact. He recently served on the Steering Committee for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.