Human Rights
The New York City Bar Association President, at the suggestion of the Vance Center, has written to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jonathan Co...
AMAmericas, Other
AMAmericas is the informal alliance of pro bono lawyers working since 2012 to secure the right for marriage equality in Latin American countries. Founded by a group of lawyers led by Hunter Carte...
Other
King & Spalding partner Viren Mascarenhas has joined the Vance Center Committee, whose members guide and participate in pro bono representation and promotion, the Women in the Profession prog...
African Legal Fellows, News
Africa Program Manager Adaobi Egboka investigated opportunities for pro bono development and the Power Africa Legal Fellows Program in a recent visit to Nigeria and Ghana, accompanied to Ghana by...
Human Rights
A recent report in The Guardian revealed a disturbing trend, which the Vance Center has investigated: in the last nine months, the US State Department has effectively halted cooperation with Unit...
Pro Bono Promotion
With 130 law firms participating across Latin America, the 2017 annual Vance Center/Latin Lawyer pro bono survey is out, delayed for a few months by a revamping of its questions. The results indi...
