As in years past, the Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable and Networking Dinner was one of the most valuable sessions at the 2007 Forum for In-house Corporate Pro Bono. The session offered an informal and friendly environment for in-house counsel to exchange information and ideas about the most innovative and effective practices in in-house pro bono. […]

The Washington, D.C.-based Pro Bono Institute® (PBI) presented the sixth annual CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award at the Pro Bono Institute Annual Gala on November 13, 2008 at the Plaza in New York City. The CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award, presented by Corporate Pro Bono, itself a national partnership project of the Association of Corporate […]

On November 12th, 2007, Intel Corporation and Hewlett Packard Company, in association with Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), hosted a Summit on Pro Bono Participation for corporate legal departments in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Summit attracted over twenty in-house representatives from more than thirteen legal departments, and achieved its goals of promoting awareness of […]

On April 27, Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. called to order an historic event – the first Virginia Pro Bono Summit. The Summit’s morning session was held in the Supreme Court chambers – a clear indication of the seminal importance of the event. The gathering, coordinated by the Virginia State Bar, […]

Deadline: April 27, 2012 Each year, Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) presents the CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award in honor of innovative team approaches to pro bono work involving in-house legal departments. The award is presented in the fall at the Pro Bono Institute’s Annual Dinner in New York City. Recipients of the award are composed […]

Hunton & Williams LLP; Aetna Inc.; Lawyers for Children America; Bet Tzedek Legal Services; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP receive honors for commitment to pro bono service Washington, D.C. – November 30 – The Pro Bono Institute (PBI) presented two awards at its Annual Dinner in New York earlier this month. Hunton & Williams LLP […]

The 2010 Annual Seminar/Forum on In-House Pro Bono drew significant media coverage this year, due largely to remarks brought by Attorney General Eric Holder. While the media are not permitted to attend substantive sessions to avoid chilling candor and discussion, the Seminar/Forum was a highly covered event due to moving and provocative comments by Holder […]

In-house attorneys and legal staff from across the country and abroad attended the 2011 Forum on In-House Pro Bono, the only global gathering designed specifically to address the interests and issues of in-house pro bono. Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) hosted the Forum on March 3, 2011 in conjunction with the Pro Bono Institute’s Annual Seminar. […]

As Chief Legal Officers, we recognize the critical importance of pro bono service as a cornerstone of our professional identity and accept the unique role that we can play in promoting pro bono in our legal departments. As leaders, we understand that the legal and business interests of our clients are furthered when access to […]