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Rankings: Pro Bono Firms of the Year
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August 23, 2012
Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Debevoise & Plimpton
Whether it's ensuring public school children have access to co-ed education or seeing to it that an anti-terrorism law isn't wrongfully applied to street crime, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has demonstrated a powerful public service commitment, earning the firm a place among Law 360's pro bono groups of the year.
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August 22, 2012
Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Davis Polk
From working the front lines of mortgage fraud prevention and workers' rights defenses to helping rewrite New York state legislation and local foster care procedures in the past year alone, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's pro bono group has readily earned its place among Law 360's pro bono firms of the year.
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August 21, 2012
Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Covington & Burling
When asked recently to sum up the philosophy behind Covington & Burling LLP's proactive pro bono program, partner Alan Pemberton, who chairs the firm's public service committee, had a ready answer: "For of those to whom much is given, much is required."
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August 20, 2012
Pro Bono Firm Of 2012: Cleary Gottlieb
From exonerating a death row inmate and advocating for human trafficking victims to helping a local laundromat with paperwork, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP donated its time to matters large and small in the past year, landing it a place on Law360's list of the best pro bono firms of 2012.
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August 17, 2012
Law360 Picks 2012 Pro Bono Winners
Twenty exceptional law firms grappled with a sluggish legal market in the past year and still managed to devote an average of more than 100 hours per attorney to pro bono clients like innocent death row inmates and pensionless Holocaust survivors — work that earns them a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2012.
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July 22, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Skadden
From helping refugees win asylum status to taking a death row inmate's quest for post-conviction DNA testing to the U.S. Supreme Court, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's pro bono practice has scored significant victories in the past year, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 21, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Paul Weiss
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP helped convince the Obama administration to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this year — just one of several on-the-house wins that earned the firm a spot among Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 20, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: O'Melveny & Myers
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's recent pro bono work has helped protect access to social services benefits, ensure the humane treatment of prisoners and enable legal immigrants to potentially stave off deportation over minor drug convictions, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 19, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Munger Tolles & Olson
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP provides its attorneys leeway to take on pro bono cases that are important to them and their communities, allowing the firm to overturn a California gang injunction and work toward saving a convicted murderer with poor representation from Louisiana's death row, earning a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 18, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: MoFo
Handling volunteer efforts with the same dedication as its paid representations, Morrison & Foerster LLP over the past year secured victories for veterans, advocates for the disabled and a wrongfully convicted prisoner, earning it a spot among Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 15, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Jenner & Block
Jenner & Block LLP's established history of pro bono work and the self-propelled commitment of its attorneys has allowed the firm to successfully take on cases fighting discrimination and human trafficking, landing it a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011 list.
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July 14, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Hogan Lovells
The recent merger that produced global powerhouse Hogan Lovells created a robust worldwide pro bono practice, and the firm has also recently racked up several impressive victories in the U.S. for wrongfully convicted individuals, earning it a spot on Law360's list of Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 13, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Dewey & LeBoeuf
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP consistently takes on some of the U.S.' biggest and most important pro bono cases, including a suit fighting human trafficking and a case that could preserve the right to vote for thousands, earning it honors as one of Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 12, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Arnold & Porter
With a long-standing program dedicated to pro bono work, Arnold & Porter LLP has racked up high-profile victories for veterans' rights and historic preservation over the past year, earning it a spot on Law360's list of Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 11, 2011
Pro Bono Firm Of 2011: Akin Gump
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP gives pro bono clients the same unstinting service as its powerhouse patrons, recently leading its attorneys to defend free speech and torture victims' rights at the nation's highest court, making it one of Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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July 08, 2011
Law360 Picks 2011 Pro Bono Winners
A rebounding legal market distracted some law firms from pro bono work this year, but 10 standouts took on a volunteer caseload that tackled some of the most pressing public issues of the day and racked up tens of thousands of attorney hours, earning them recognition as Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2011.
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December 09, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Skadden
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP offers attorneys an array of pro bono opportunities as well as the resources to produce outstanding results, which include a $1 billion settlement for the disabled and parole for one of the Norfolk Four sailors serving life sentences, making it one of Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010.
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December 08, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Robins Kaplan
With an approach that encourages attorneys working pro bono to take all the hours they need to win, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP managed to score nearly $100 million for survivors of Minnesota's I-35W bridge collapse, but not a penny in fees, earning the firm a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.
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December 07, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: O'Melveny
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's culture of community service helped spur a groundbreaking win in a human trafficking case, humanitarian efforts in Haiti and an appellate victory in a long-running gay civil rights fight, earning the firm a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.
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December 06, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Morrison & Foerster
Morrison & Foerster LLP has made an impact in juvenile justice, educational rights and other areas by using an approach to pro bono that holds volunteer work to the same standards as billable work and encourages attorneys to pursue their passions, earning the firm a spot on Law360's list of Pro Bono Firms of 2010.
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December 03, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Jenner & Block
A pro bono philosophy that encourages dedication to an issue over accumulating hours helped spur Jenner & Block LLP attorneys to precedential victories in asylum and gay rights cases at the U.S. Supreme Court and district court level this year, earning the firm a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.
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December 02, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has posted some significant wins this year, from dismantling an unjust policing policy in Baltimore to ensuring a disabled Army veteran got a fair shot at a government job. And in both cases — as well as many others — the firm worked for free, earning Gibson Dunn a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.
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December 01, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Foley Hoag
Foley Hoag LLP's work on the Gill case, which successfully challenged one section of the Defense of Marriage Act in Massachusetts, and its decades-long and precedent-setting domestic violence efforts have landed the firm a place on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.
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November 30, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Dewey & LeBoeuf
From high-profile efforts on behalf of the youngest of the Jena 6 to less heralded victories like securing asylum for a survivor of domestic abuse, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's dedicated and personalized approach to its pro bono program has earned it a place on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.
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November 29, 2010
Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Dechert
At Dechert LLP, a "big tent philosophy" for pro bono work has led to major public interest accomplishments on the local, national and global level in the past year, earning the firm a spot on Law360's Pro Bono Firms of 2010 list.