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Gap 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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December 1, 2011
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Bruce Ives, Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel Program Background Before 2007, few Hewlett Packard Company (HP) lawyers participated in pro bono work. Those who did had to go outside the company, usually through the pro bono efforts of the local chapter of the […]
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December 1, 2011
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Steve Cernak, Chair, General Motors Pro Bono Committee Program Background The General Motors Company (GM) legal department, which is comprised of 180 lawyers located in Detroit and several offices abroad, first implemented a pro bono program in the late 1990s. Prior to […]
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December 1, 2011
THE CLOROX COMPANY BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Adam Brink, Trademark Counsel Program Background It was with the 2005 arrival of Laura Stein as senior vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary of The Clorox Company (Clorox) that the idea for an official department pro bono program began. As an […]
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