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White & Case Secures Pro Bono Victory for Students in New Hampshire School Funding Lawsuit
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Latin Lawyer recognizes White & Case Mexico City office as a Pro Bono Leading Light
Ukraine response
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Call to action
Responding to those affected by the war in Ukraine
Australia floods
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In the wake of the storm
Rebuilding houses and lives following the Australia floods
gc afghan refugees
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Safe passage
Helping refugees fleeing from Afghanistan
Navigating the difference between ESG and pro bono
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Navigating the difference between ESG and pro bono
A conversation with Jacquelyn MacLennan, EU competition and trade law partner, Global Pro Bono Practice Leader (2015 – 2022) and Business & Human Rights Interest Group member
justice
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Isolated for life
Protecting prisoners from the harms of long-term solitary confinement 
justice shawn williams
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Journey to justice
Fighting to obtain just compensation for our client who was wrongfully convicted of murder
A holistic approach juvenile defense
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A holistic approach
Improving access to justice for children
vance center pardons
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The problem with pardons
Providing access to executive clemency for women and other vulnerable groups
rights roe v wade
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Reproductive freedoms
Building on our long history of reproductive rights pro bono work
Carbon rights
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Carbon rights
Identifying legal frameworks for developing countries to address climate change
Call of the wild gray wolf
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Call of the wild
Free speech victory benefits endangered gray wolves
Africa green bonds
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A sustainable bond
Facilitating green and blue bonds in Africa
Bhutan
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First class
Marking a milestone for Bhutan’s first law school 
africa legal ethics
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An ethical foundation
Supporting the African Centre on Law & Ethics as it trains law students and practitioners from across the continent
Pro bono
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Pro bono secondments
Deepening client relationships and boosting associates' skills 
office highlights
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Office highlights
Pro bono matters from each of our offices
Award
White & Case Named 2022 “Pro Bono Firm of the Year”
In the Media
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs
Pro Bono press release
Press Release
White & Case Secures $10.5 Million for Pro Bono Client Shawn Williams in Wrongful Conviction Case
Two walruses seen in profile sitting with their backs against each other on ice floating off the coast of Norway.
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The role of law in protecting the environment
Our research on 193 countries informs the UNEP 2022 Environmental Rule of Law Report
View from the base of the forest floor of foliage, large intertwining tree trunks and a glimpse of sky in the Amazon forest in the Madidi National Park, Bolivia.
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Carbon credits at scale
Structuring sustainable forestry projects to reduce emissions and drive investment
A close-up of hands holding a mobile phone with the screen displaying the image of a fingerprint as the person uploads their biometric data in the form of their fingerprint.
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Balancing security and human rights
Informing a response to the EU by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism 
Family portraits hung on a wall in a Jamaican home in London in pastel frames with distinctive flower designs like those profiled by photographer Jim Grover in his 2018 exhibit "Windrush: Portrait of a Generation."
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Immigration navigation
Pursuing justice for immigrants in the UK
Afghan refugee children attend a class at a makeshift school set up in a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
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The rights of children
Boosting the foundations of children’s rights
Close-up of the hands and arms of two young elementary school students who are lying together on the floor and reading a book that is on the floor in front of them.
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Funding matters
A landmark US$4.2 billion settlement on education funding in New York State
Voting rights activists during a rally at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC hold up large individual orange letters emblazoned with light bulbs that spell out the words Freedom to Vote.
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Voting rights vs. realities
Breaking down barriers for American voters
The white, arched paneled ceiling of the Hall of Heroes at the headquarters of the Organization of American States lined with the flags of the Member States.
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A 15-year journey for justice
Victory at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for victims’ families and detained children
A journalist holding a TV camera on his right shoulder faces a police officer seen from behind while a protest is going on in the back. The journalist is reminding the officer that the press are considered "essential workers" in regard to curfews related to protests.
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Protected protest
Legal analysis to protect the rights of media, protesters and law enforcement in the US, Africa and Latin America
Colorfully striped hot-air balloons float over snow-covered rock formations called fairy chimneys in the Cappadocia region of Turkey.
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Office highlights
Pro bono matters from each of our offices 
Graphic design for the 2021 Jessup Competition
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Creating competition
Bringing the Jessup alive online in 2021
Award
White & Case Named “Pro Bono Firm of the Year” for Pro Bono Commitment in 2021
Press Release
Jessup Returns to Qualifying Format with a Number of Record-Breaking National Rounds
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White & Case Lauded for Mexico Disputes Leadership
Bhutan Law School
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Collaborating on Intellectual Property Training in Bhutan
We organized an intellectual property workshop with fintech leader Square, as part of our ongoing legal capacity building efforts in Bhutan
Press Release
The University of Sydney Wins Jessup World Championship
White & Case Establishes a Distinguished Jessup Alumni Award
Dominic Jermey
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Dominic Jermey, CVO, OBE
Director General of ZSL (Zoological Society of London) on why a holistic approach to the environment, animal health and human health is critical 
Nakiya Wakes and her son Jaylon.
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Nakiya Wakes
Nakiya Wakes of Flint, Michigan shares her fight to overcome the effects of lead poisoning for her son and the community
Protesters light up their cell phones on September 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri, at a demonstration after a grand jury's decision related to charges in the death of Breonna Taylor.
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Justice under strain
Five partners discuss what global law firms can do to address the racial injustice crisis