The National Law Journal's 2020 Pro Bono Hot List
The lawyers on our 2020 Pro Bono Hot List have taken on some of the biggest issues of our time.
May 04, 2020 at 02:30 PM
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The law firms and lawyers on our 2020 Pro Bono Hot List are dedicated to making a monumental impact on the lives of those in need. As one honoree put it, "Not only is it our duty to serve underprivileged communities and help promote justice, it's also a gift." This year's group of honorees tackled some of the weightiest issues of our day, securing justice for the wrongfully convicted, winning a settlement to bring greater safety for Missouri foster children, authoring legislation aimed at curbing international doping fraud and challenging federal immigration policies in order to reunite immigrant children with their parents. For more about their work, read on. —Lisa Helem, Editor-in-Chief, and Sarah Tincher, Managing Editor
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer "Our firm recognizes that it is a privilege to be able to partner with incredible legal service providers to use our skills to represent courageous clients who are fighting injustice and unfairness." –John Freedman
Baker Botts "Providing our client with unprecedented, well-deserved compensation for his 12-plus years of wrongful imprisonment and helping him get back on his feet more than justified the 750 pro bono hours we dedicated to this client." –Keri Brown
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Law Firms Mentioned
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Mayer Brown
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Paul Hastings
- Sidley Austin
- Dechert
- Arnold & Porter LLP
- Baker Botts
- Covington & Burling
- Fish & Richardson
- Jenner & Block
- Crowell & Moring LLP
- Hogan Lovells
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Goodwin Procter
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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