The 2026 Celebration of International Pro Bono Excellence for King & Spalding, held at the firm’s New York City office on July 21, 2026. Photo credit: Vance Center On July 21, a group of Vance Center staff and representatives from King & Spalding gathered at the law firm for a special event to recognize the firm’s notable contributions to Vance Center projects over the last year. Each year, the Vance Center selects a small number of law firms represented on its Committee to honor for their outstanding contributions to Vance Center pro bono projects. For 2026, we recognized King &... read more
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Vance Center Celebrates King & Spalding with Recognition of International Pro Bono Excellence
Posted on July 27, 2026
Vance Center Joins Centro Mexicano Pro Bono for Annual Event in Mexico City
Posted on May 12, 2026Vance Center Co-Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor, right, and Centro Mexicano Pro Bono founder Ivette Montero during the keynote panel “Global Trends in Pro Bono,” at the Centro Mexicano Pro Bono’s annual event in Mexico City, April 28, 2026. Photo credit: Centro Mexicano Pro Bono On April 28, the Vance Center participated in “Pro Bono Convening 2026: Challenges, Vision, and Action to Strengthen the Third Sector in Mexico,” organized by Mexican clearinghouse and Pro Bono Network of the Americas member Centro Mexicano Pro Bono. This year’s edition of the annual gathering brought together lawyers representing companies, pro bono clearinghouses, and... read more
Vance Center Participates in University of Dayton’s Social Practice of Human Rights Conference
Posted on April 16, 2026On April 9, the Vance Center’s Director of Africa Initiatives Adaobi Egboka moderated a roundtable event during the Social Practice of Human Rights Conference, a biennial hybrid event organized by the University of Dayton Human Rights Center. The virtual session, “Pro Bono Pathways to Strengthen the Application and Impact of International Law,” examined how pro bono and international human rights law can support civil society organizations facing restrictions on their work, drawing on concrete examples from Africa and the Americas. This year’s conference centered on the theme “Creative Resistance – Artivism, Technology and the Right to Dissent,” bringing together scholars, activists,... read more
At Regional IBA Forum in Uruguay, Vance Center Events Feature Pro Bono and LGBTQ+ Rights
Posted on March 27, 2026Official IBA Session: Pro Bono Breakfast On March 25, the Vance Center participated in a pro bono breakfast panel discussion as part of the official IBA agenda at this year’s Latin American Regional Forum in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Session Co-Chairs and moderators Alvaro Carrau, Partner at Uruguayan law firm Bado Kuster Zerbino & Rachetti, and Patricia Silberman, Partner at Chilean law firm Carey and Membership Officer of the IBA’s Latin American Regional Forum, welcomed attendees and underscored the importance of integrating pro bono work in private sector practices. The rich panel discussion covered topics including best practices for private sector actors to implement pro bono programs, growing and measuring the social impact of pro bono work, and how cross-border partnerships with NGOs and law firms can strengthen corporate pro bono programs. The panel featured speakers from diverse... read more
Strengthening Pro Bono Collaboration Across the Americas: Vance Center Joins Fundación Pro Bono Chile’s 25th Anniversary
Posted on November 25, 2025Vance Center staff, representatives of Fundación Pro Bono Chile, and other attendees at the Fundación Pro Bono Chile anniversary gala in Santiago, Chile, November 20, 2025. Photo credit: Vance Center A group from the Vance Center, composed of Committee members Antonia Stolper and Todd Crider, Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor, and Pro Bono Legal Manager Pedro Villegas, traveled to Santiago in November for a week of pro bono events. These included an international seminar hosted by Fundación Pro Bono Chile, the Pro Bono Network of the Americas annual meeting, and a special celebration commemorating Fundación Pro Bono Chile’s 25th... read more
Vance Center Promotes Pro Bono in Africa in Events with Bar Association Leaders in Kenya and Nigeria
Posted on October 20, 2025Ramadhan Abubakar, President of the East Africa Law Society, offers opening remarks at a meeting of bar association leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, October 9, 2025. Photo credit: Bowmans Kenya While in Kenya to attend the African Bar Association Presidents’ Summit in October, Adaobi Egboka, the Vance Center’s Director, Africa Initiatives, hosted a constructive meeting with leaders of bar organizations from half a dozen countries. The conversation, held on on October 9, 2025, highlighted the Vance Center’s existing pro bono efforts in Africa and offered a space to discuss collaborative ideas to advance pro bono in the bar leaders’ respective jurisdictions.... read more