Vice-president, deputy general counsel | Barrick Gold Corporation
Jonathan Drimmer
Vice-president, deputy general counsel | Barrick Gold Corporation
Vice president and deputy general counsel | Barrick Gold Corporation
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...
Jonathan Drimmer has demonstrated real commitment to human rights issues, having joined the company in 2011 when it announced it would be implementing a new HRC program, to not only meet what was required but exceed it. In terms of his day-to-day working style, Drimmer receives praise from Donald Francis Donovan of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, who says he is ‘the consummate litigation counsel. He wants your complete and candid view, and in turn can give you complete and candid feedback. He also knows how to make decisions, as well as to gather up views in a way that facilitates decision on those issues that require broader consultation’. Drimmer’s background includes a stint with the US Department of Justice as well as partnership at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, so, as Donovan points out, he is ‘vastly experienced and understands all of the issues that must be addressed’.