Davis Polk associates Vittorio Arpellino and Gilbert Lim were named to the “Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales.” The annual list honors barristers and solicitors qualified in…
On February 11, 2025, Davis Polk counsel and Head of Pro Bono Litigation Dara Sheinfeld will be among the speakers at the Battered Women’s Justice Project’s “Clemency for Criminalized…
On January 13, 2025, Davis Polk head of Racial Justice Pro Bono Diane Lucas and head of Corporate & Transactional Pro Bono Jillian Berman will be among the speakers at Volunteer of…
On December 23, 2024, President Biden announced that he was commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row and reclassifying their sentences to life without possibility of…
The adolescent years are widely understood to be among the most challenging life stages. For the hundreds of thousands of youths who identify as transgender in the United States, their…
On September 24, 2024, Davis Polk was honored at New York County Defender Services’ 25th anniversary gala with the Pro Bono Partner Award in recognition of the firm’s role in…
Senior counsel Denis McInerney and counsel and Head of Pro Bono Litigation Dara Sheinfeld spoke with AmLaw Litigation Daily about a major victory for their pro bono client, a sex…
On September 17, 2024, our pro bono client, a sex trafficking survivor, was released from prison after serving nine years of a 25-year prison sentence in connection with the unintended…
On July 9, 2024, the Second Circuit issued a summary order solidifying victory for our client in a case brought against her under the Hague Convention by the father of her children. The…
Davis Polk Chief Pro Bono Counsel Amy Starr discussed the Supreme Court decision in United States v. Rahimi with Law360. The court upheld a federal law that bars anyone subject to a…