On June 22, 2023, following an eight-day trial that concluded in March, Judge Oetken of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a favorable decision…
On May 9, 2023, Davis Polk secured a precedent-setting victory on behalf of our pro bono client Taylor Partlow, a survivor of life-threatening domestic violence. The Appellate Division,…
On April 25, 2023, Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) held its New York, Together 2023 Gala to raise critical funds for VOLS’ free legal services for low-income New Yorkers. VOLS honored…
On March 23, 2023, in collaboration with the Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI), Davis Polk secured the immediate release of our pro bono client who was incarcerated in Louisiana for more…
On February 10, 2023, Davis Polk Head of Pro Bono Litigation Dara Sheinfeld will be among the speakers at the Practising Law Institute’s “Addressing Domestic Violence in the Virtual World…
Davis Polk Head of Pro Bono Litigation Dara Sheinfeld, counsel Denis McInerney, associates Christine LiCalzi and Abigail Cooper and legal assistant Aoife Bennett received a shout out in…
Davis Polk Head of Pro Bono Litigation Dara Sheinfeld was quoted in the New York Times in connection with her role in securing clemency for Jacqueline Smalls, a 60-year-old survivor of…
On November 10, 2022, Davis Polk counsel and head of Pro Bono Litigation Dara Sheinfeld spoke at the 2022 American College of Trial Lawyers 2022 Pro Bono Symposium. Dara spoke on the “Trial…
Davis Polk Pro Bono Attorney for Corporate & Transactional Matters Jillian Berman and Pro Bono Counsel Dara Sheinfeld were named to the Volunteers of Legal Service’s (VOLS) “2022 Pro…
Davis Polk client Monica Szlekovics was granted clemency in January 2020 after serving 23 years of a 50-to-life sentence, the result of an extensive clemency application and support from…
