Merck Legal Department Takes Top Pro Bono Prize
Merck beat out several other legal departments to win pro bono honors from TrustLaw.
September 28, 2017 at 05:08 PM
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In-house counsel Roy Birnbaum and Merck & Co. Inc. have been working for five years to increase pro bono efforts among the 70 Merck lawyers who work outside the United States.
And Thursday their endeavors paid off when Merck was named in-house legal team of the year at the annual TrustLaw Awards ceremony, which recognizes outstanding pro bono work.
Merck beat out three other nominated legal departments—at Intel Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise—for the award.
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