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Best Practice Profile – Caterpillar
January 1, 2012
CATERPILLAR INC. BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO January 2012 Pro Bono Contact: Gerald Davis, Corporate Counsel, Caterpillar Inc. Program Background Established over 80 years ago, Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar) has a long tradition of corporate volunteerism and public service. James B. Buda, senior vice president & chief legal officer of Caterpillar Inc., strongly believes in the […]
Download PDFGuest Blog: BNY Mellon’s Pro Bono Program
December 22, 2011
Deborah H. Kaye, Managing Director and Senior Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon, explains the process of and mentality behind BNY Mellon’s recently-launched pro bono program.
Read MoreMinnesota Legal Departments Lead in Pro Bono
December 16, 2011
CPBO meets with some of Minnesota’s leading companies during the Regional Convocation in Minneapolis and learns about their pro bono efforts.
Read MoreGap Meets with Local Nonprofits
December 7, 2011
Gap, Inc.’s legal department, partnering with CPBO, the Volunteer Legal Services Program of The Bar Association of San Francisco, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius hosted a Clinic in a Box program.
Read More3M Teams up with Law Firm and Legal Aid Group to Help Immigrants
December 1, 2011
A three-way pro bono partnership between a corporation, a law firm and a legal aid group proves that combining a variety of legal skills can lead to success.
Read MoreAetna Inc.
December 1, 2011
AETNA INC. BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Barbara Hennessy, Pro Bono Program Leader Program Background Aetna Inc.’s (Aetna) Law & Regulatory Affairs Department has a long and distinguished history of pro bono service that began with the creation of a formal pro bono program 30 years ago. Today, […]
Download PDFBest Practice Profile – The Williams Companies
December 1, 2011
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Craig Rainey Program Background In fall 2006, Jim Bender, general counsel of The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams) joined other legal department members for a visit to the Legal Aid offices in Tulsa. After meeting with the dedicated Legal Aid staff, the Williams […]
Download PDFBest Practice Profile – Pfizer
December 1, 2011
PFIZER INC. BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Jessica S. Benson and Larry Miller, Chairs, Pfizer Pro Bono Committee Program Background Pfizer Inc.’s (Pfizer) pro bono program has been in existence for more than 15 years, making it one of the oldest in-house programs in the country. The legal department is […]
Download PDFBest Practice Profile – Microsoft
December 1, 2011
MICROSOFT CORPORATION BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Robert Kayihura, Transactional Attorney Program Background Innovation is the norm at Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft), the world’s top software company whose success has been based on seeing a need and creating a product to meet that need. So when the leaders of Microsoft’s Legal […]
Download PDFBest Practice Profile – McDonald’s
December 1, 2011
MCDONALD’S CORPORATION BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Sarah DiLorenzo, Senior Counsel Program Background The McDonald’s Corporation’s (McDonald’s) legal department first implemented a formal pro bono program in 2000. The legal department is comprised of 210 employees, 96 of which are attorneys. In November of 2010, McDonald’s became a Signatory to […]
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