Davis Polk is partnering with Columbia Law School to fund the expansion of the law school’s Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic. Students in the clinic provide free,…
October 9, 2020, New York – Davis Polk today announced that Diane Lucas has joined the firm in New York as Pro Bono Counsel for Racial Justice Initiatives.
In this newly created role, Ms…
On October 7, 2020, Davis Polk pro bono attorney Dara Sheinfeld will participate in a webcast hosted by Rightslink, a student-run human rights law outreach and research organization based…
Davis Polk advised Pride Live on a transaction related to a live-stream fundraiser in connection with Stonewall Day 2020, a national day of awareness hosted each year in June to honor and…
Davis Polk has joined the new Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), which brings together more than 125 law firms working collaboratively to advance racial justice. Member firms will…
On January 3, Governor Cuomo commuted the sentence of our client Monica Szlekovics. Monica had been serving 23 years of a 50-year-to-life sentence for second-degree murder and other crimes…
On December 3, 2019, Davis Polk pro bono attorney Dara Sheinfeld will be a panelist at a program hosted by the NYC Bar Association Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee. The panel will…
In celebration of Pro Bono Week, Davis Polk has recognized eight associates for their commitment to and performance of high-quality pro bono work. We are pleased to present this year’s Pro…
Davis Polk, working with the Legal Aid Society, secured the release of pro bono client Carlos Weeks, who served 26 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder…
Legal Education company TalksOnLaw partnered with Davis Polk and leading victims assistance organizations Safe Horizon and Sanctuary for Families to produce the first of two videos in a…