Latham Receives Above & Beyond Award From Sanctuary for Families

Lawyers from our New York office — including partner Lilia Vazova and associates Daniel Grill and Emma Green — were honored with Sanctuary for Families’ 2024 Above & Beyond award. Latham has partnered with Sanctuary, a leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and related forms of gender violence, for many years. In fact, Latham was Sanctuary’s top firm for pro bono hours in 2023.

This award recognizes our lawyers’ work representing a woman who fled her home country in Central America after being subjected to persecution based on her gender and familial status. The case involved several complicated issues related to her asylum application, including administrative errors relating to previous attempts to secure asylum as well as language barriers. Ultimately, Latham advanced a novel claim regarding the client’s eligibility for asylum.