(New York) – Akin Gump is proud to share the results of the firm’s annual Pro Bono Awards, held every July to recognize exemplary efforts and results in pro bono work by the firm’s lawyers and business services professionals.
The ceremony, as in previous years, was hosted by chairperson Kim Koopersmith and was recently preceded the firm’s highest-ever ranking in The American Lawyer’s annual Pro Bono Scorecard, placing at number 20.
The individuals, teams and matters recognized at the firmwide ceremonies were:
Office of the Year – Dallas. In 2021, 90 percent of Dallas attorneys worked on pro bono matters, with the office on pace to average 100+ pro bono hours per attorney, and Dallas teams working on a wide variety of matters, including several asylum cases for Central American women fleeing gangs and domestic violence.
Practice Group of the Year – Labor. In 2021, 92 percent of the firm’s labor lawyers reached 20 hours of pro bono, with the group providing crucial labor and employment advice to many nonprofit organizations. Last year, the firm’s labor lawyers established important precedent in California: Nonprofits are entitled to accept help from unpaid volunteers under California law.
Litigation Matter of the Year – Felicia R. Team. A litigation team from the New York office represented Felicia R., a trafficking survivor and critical witness in the high-profile prosecution of Lawrence Ray. Ray moved into his daughter’s dorm at Sarah Lawrence College in 2010 and started a...
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