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…
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…
For decades, excessively long mandatory sentences and the practice of “sentence stacking” (also known as “18 USC § 924(c) stacking”) disproportionately impacted people of color sentenced in…
On March 19, 2024, Davis Polk pro bono client Edgardo Quirós-Morales was released from prison into the care of his wife and family after the Federal District Court in Puerto Rico granted…
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…
Davis Polk’s Pro Bono Counsel for Racial Justice Initiatives Diane Lucas was recently featured in The Clinical and Pro Bono Programs of Harvard Law School’s “Keeping Tabs” series. The…
Davis Polk Pro Bono Counsel for Racial Justice Initiatives Diane Lucas recently discussed the firm’s partnership with the nonprofit Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI) on what Diane…
Davis Polk Pro Bono Counsel for Racial Justice Initiatives Diane Lucas was quoted in The Daily Advertiser on Davis Polk’s work with the Promise of Justice Initiative to take on non…
