Latin Lawyer is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award: Guyer & Regules in Uruguay.
Lawyers from all ranks at Guyer & Regules have made monumental efforts to both build a robust, internal pro bono practice and encourage other local firms to take on pro bono work.
In 2022, practitioners at the Uruguayan firm collectively recorded a total of 1,562 hours of pro bono work, helping with more than 30 organisations. More than half of partners and associates at the firm took part in pro bono work throughout that year.
The firm’s approach to pro bono is commendable not only for its performance, but for other initiatives as well. The firm’s pro bono work is spearheaded by real estate partner Beatriz Spiess, who also leads Guyer & Regules’ sustainability committee and heads up the environmental practice. As a result of the leadership, Guyer & Regules’ pro bono practice is inextricably linked to ESG matters, making pro bono and ESG come hand-in-hand as pillars of Guyer & Regules.
Guyer & Regules has taken great strides to institutionalise its pro bono practice. Pro bono participation is taken into consideration in associate evaluations and pro bono hours are registered as billable hours in its internal system. Pro bono projects are therefore treated like fee-paying work by lawyers at the firm. Guyer & Regules also asks for feedback from pro bono beneficiaries on their satisfaction.
Moreover, the firm was one of...
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