Leaders of 62 Am Law 100 firms and 19 general counsel have signed on to a statement that “denounces all efforts” to restrict U. S. citizens’ constitutional right to vote.

After calling on lawyers to “take a stand” against state laws that make it more difficult for people to vote, Brad Karp, chair of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and chair of the Legal Action Center, asked leaders of the Am Law 100 to sign a statement denouncing voter disenfranchisement. Lucy Fato, general counsel of AIG, secured support from current or former general counsel at 18 other companies.