Explore highlights and successes from our pro bono program

Introducing Our 2023 Pro Bono Annual Review

We are proud to announce the release of our 2023 Pro Bono Annual Review, highlighting our public service initiatives around the world.

A Global Law Firm Committed to Pro Bono

We use our legal skills and resources in support of civil rights, human rights, and the rule of law.

Message From Our Leaders

Chair and Managing Partner Rich Trobman, Director of Global Pro Bono and Public Service Counsel Laura Atkinson-Hope, and Global Pro Bono Committee Chair Anne Robinson reflect on our ongoing commitment to giving back.

Preserving Civil Rights

Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community

Latham has long defended and safeguarded the civil rights of individuals, engaged in high-impact litigation, and provided transactional services to nonprofits and charities within the LGBTQ+ community.

Advancing Racial Justice

We continue to expand our civil rights advocacy work with a focus on advancing racial equality and justice.

Making the Justice System Work for All

Our firm strives to preserve equal and just treatment under the law through litigation, advocacy, and partnerships with public interest organizations at the forefront of criminal justice reform.

Sharing History Through Storytelling

By capturing the “every day of everyone,” The Making of Black Britain is exploring what it means to be Black and British.

Commemorating Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley

Since 2018, our lawyers have worked with the Emmett Till Interpretive Center and its partners to preserve the legacies of Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley.

Prosecuting Extrajudicial Force

Our lawyers advocate for those who experience unlawful force from law enforcement to uncover the truth and seek justice.

Protecting the Environment

Caring for the Planet

We advise nonprofits around the globe whose work is advancing environmental sustainability and protecting our planet.

Helping Usher In the Largest River Restoration Project in US History

A California-based team is assisting a nonprofit dedicated to protecting Indigenous peoples’ natural and cultural resources.

Revitalizing the South Side of Chicago

Green Era is turning a vacant brownfield site on the South Side of Chicago into a renewable energy facility and hub for urban agriculture.

Reimagining Power in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Singapore-based team is helping a social enterprise dedicated to distributing renewable power in Zambia.

Promoting Marine Life

Latham earns a “seal” of approval for its work helping a marine mammal rehabilitation center.

Engaging in High-Impact Litigation

Advocating for Students with Disabilities

Through impact litigation, a Chicago-based team seeks to ensure that students with disabilities have access to quality education.

Ensuring the Right to Effective Representation

A Washington, D.C.-based team spent more than a decade working on behalf of a death-row inmate in Alabama to ensure he received his constitutional right to effective legal representation.

Protecting the Rights of Voters

Our lawyers work in concert with pro bono partners across the US to secure equal access to voting.

Advocating for Animals

Our firm achieved a victory for the Humane Society that will help end the cruel and inhumane practice of soring horses.

Serving the Underserved

Honoring Our Veterans

Advocating on behalf of active-duty service members and veterans is a cornerstone of Latham’s pro bono program.

Advising Immigrants and Asylees

Latham devotes thousands of hours each year to helping immigrants and asylees escape persecution, find safety, and begin building new lives in freedom.

Protecting the Rights of People With Disabilities

In addition to providing critical support to nonprofits, Latham advocates for the rights and needs of people living with disabilities.

Assisting Survivors of Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence

Along with cultivating many partnerships with nonprofits, Latham has been at the forefront of coalitions to help individuals who have experienced gender-based and intimate partner violence.

Securing Clemency for a Domestic Violence Survivor

An all-women team achieves a victory for a client incarcerated for killing her abuser.

Supporting Frontline Organizations

Advising Nonprofits, NGOs, and Social Enterprises

We support the operational and governance needs of a wide range of mission-driven nonprofits, NGOs, and social enterprises around the world.

Fulfilling Wishes for the Terminally Ill

A Paris-based team is advising on the structuring of l’Ambulance des Rêves, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit in France.

Supporting the Creation of a Community Fund for Victims in the Wake of Tragedy

The July 4th Highland Park Shooting Response Fund provides financial support for victims and community-based nonprofits.

In Conversation: Latham and Homeboy Industries on Pro Bono and Serving the Community

Since 2015, we have provided pro bono support to Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.

My Why: What Drives Our Firm’s Dedication to Pro Bono?

My Why: Belinda Lee

Partner Belinda Lee discusses what inspires her deep commitment to pro bono.

My Why: BJ Trach

Executive Committee Member and partner BJ Trach shares one of his favorite pro bono memories and describes the importance of human connection.

My Why: Djenab Conde

Associate Djenab Conde talks about how she and her family came to the US as political refugees and how she uses pro bono to give back.

My Why: Naiara Rodríguez-Escudero

Partner Naiara Rodriguez-Escudero reflects on why pro bono is a priority for her.

My Why: Les Carnegie

Pro bono has offered partner Les Carnegie some of his proudest moments as a lawyer.

My Why: Caroline Reckler

Through her pro bono work, partner Caroline Reckler makes sure children in court have adequate representation and are set up for a brighter, better future.

My Why: Ryan Gold

Associate Ryan Gold shares how his pro bono work reflects his dedication to making the city where he lives and works a better place.

My Why: Josh Bledsoe

Counsel Josh Bledsoe describes how his passion for pro bono work is closely tied to his connection to environmental sustainability.

Equal Justice Works Fellows

For over 20 years, Latham & Watkins has sponsored public interest fellowships through Equal Justice Works. Learn more about our current fellows and their projects below.

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