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As a result of our commitment to pro bono work, we have received the following awards and recognition:
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April 17, 2024
On April 16, 2024, Cravath was honored by the Volunteers of Legal Service (“VOLS”), a nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal services to low‑income New Yorkers with limited resources, at its 2024 New York, Together gala. Cravath partner Antony L. Ryan, who serves as Chairman of VOLS’ Board of Directors, accepted the award on the Firm’s behalf in recognition of its “strong and historical” pro bono partnership.
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April 03, 2024
On March 21, 2024, Cravath was honored “for outstanding advocacy and commitment to justice” by Legal Services NYC, a nonprofit organization that fights poverty and seeks justice for low‑income New Yorkers by providing civil legal services, at its annual Jazz for Justice Benefit in New York. Cravath partner Antony Ryan accepted the award on the Firm’s behalf in recognition of its longstanding pro bono partnership with the organization, and Cravath lawyers were featured in a video highlighting their work on an asylum case.
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November 06, 2023
On October 30, 2023, The Legal Aid Society honored Cravath partners Antony L. Ryan, Lauren M. Rosenberg and Brittany L. Sukiennik, of counsel Rebecca J. Schindel and associates Chizoba D. Ukairo and Frances C. McDonald as 2023 Pro Bono Publico Award recipients for outstanding service to the organization and their clients. Each year, Legal Aid recognizes the work of volunteer lawyers, law firms, corporations and other professionals who volunteer their time and talent to provide exceptional legal services to low‑income New Yorkers. Antony, Lauren, Brittany, Rebecca, Chizoba and Frances received the 2023 award in recognition of their work for pro bono clients, including Tania Rodas, as part of Cravath’s Incarcerated Survivors Initiative.
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May 18, 2023
On May 10, 2023, Cravath was honored by Jericho Project, a nationally‑acclaimed nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness and improving the lives of thousands of New Yorkers, at its “Celebrate! 2023: 40 Years of Hope and Homes” gala. The Firm received its 2023 Legacy Award in recognition of its “extraordinary support of Jericho’s mission” throughout the organization’s 40‑year history.
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November 14, 2022
On November 2, 2022, Sanctuary for Families announced Cravath as a recipient of its 2022 Above & Beyond Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Advocacy. Cravath’s Incarcerated Survivors’ Initiative, led by partner David M. Stuart, assists incarcerated survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence, including on matters related to resentencing, parole and civil rights violations, and in partnership with legal and social services organizations. Dave and associate L. Angel Valle were recognized for their work as part of this initiative, assisting a survivor of gender‑based violence secure parole. As Sanctuary for Families noted in a feature article around the award, when the survivor, “Monica,” was “granted parole and released after nearly 25 years of incarceration, ‘Team Monica,’ as she had taken to calling the pair of attorneys, drove up to meet her with supplies and to take her for her first meal outside prison in over two decades.”
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November 09, 2022
On October 27, 2022, Cravath was honored by New York Legal Assistance Group (“NYLAG”) at its 2022 Pro Bono Awards. The Firm received the Hero of Justice Award in recognition of its work with NYLAG over the past year. NYLAG highlighted Cravath’s work with NYLAG on humanitarian parole applications, including for individuals from Afghanistan and Ukraine.
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December 22, 2021
On December 16, 2021, The Legal Aid Society honored Cravath as one of its 2021 Pro Bono Publico Award recipients for outstanding service to the organization and its clients. Each year, Legal Aid recognizes the work of volunteer lawyers, law firms, corporations and other professionals who support or participate in its Pro Bono Program by providing exceptional legal services to vulnerable New Yorkers. Cravath received the 2021 award in recognition of our work for immigrant rights, incarcerated women who have survived domestic and/or sexual violence and low-income New Yorkers in need of transactional legal assistance. A number of attorneys were nominated for individual recognition, including partners Rachel G. Skaistis, David M. Stuart, Omid H. Nasab and Matthew M. Kelly and 12 associates.
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April 20, 2021
In March 2021, Her Justice, a legal services organization that provides free legal help to women living in poverty in New York City, including victims of domestic violence, selected Cravath Pro Bono Manager Aviania Iliadis as one of its 2021 Commitment to Justice Award recipients. The award, which honors the organization’s valued pro bono partners and supporters, highlighted Aviania’s “steadfast and solid” commitment to pro bono legal services. “I can’t think of anyone who is more organized and responsive,” noted the director of Her Justice’s Immigration Practice.
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March 09, 2021
In March 2021, Immigration Equality, a leading national LGBTQ immigrant rights organization, announced that Cravath will be honored for the Firm’s dedication and quality of work for LGBTQ and HIV‑positive asylum seekers at the organization’s Safe Haven Awards Virtual Gala on May 20, 2021. Among Cravath’s work that earned the honor were its pro bono efforts to secure asylum for an HIV‑positive gay man who fled Cuba after being persecuted for his sexual orientation. Since 2017, Cravath has represented 16 clients referred by Immigration Equality with their applications for asylum, including clients from Burkina Faso, Cuba, El Salvador, Georgia, Honduras, Jamaica, Russia and Ukraine.
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September 16, 2020
On September 16, 2020, Human Rights First announced it will award Cravath its 2020 Marvin E. Frankel award, which is presented annually in recognition of a law firm’s demonstrating outstanding dedication to pro bono service related to protecting refugees, clients in immigration detention and asylum-seekers. The award will be presented during Human Rights First’s Virtual Celebration on October 21, 2020. The Firm is being honored for its work on various asylum cases in 2019, for helping to establish new case law that will likely assist other asylum-seekers, and for its longstanding support of Human Rights First.
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July 22, 2020
On July 21, 2020, the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (“NLADA”), the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit association devoted to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford counsel, announced that Cravath will be honored with a 2020 “Beacon of Justice Award,” for pro bono work serving vulnerable people seeking asylum in the United States. Those individuals represented by Cravath included men and women from Africa, Europe and Latin America, each of whom faced serious prospects of persecution in the countries they left. Cravath also provided pro bono legal services to sick children and their families facing various immigration issues, and to immigrant victims of domestic violence.
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