The 2019 Awards

Impact Award

The Impact Award recognises an outstanding legal research project that has had demonstrable change and significant outcomes for the work done by the pro bono client, for example within their community, for the beneficiaries they serve, within legal frameworks, or on the issues on which they work.

Winner

Fighting Acid Attacks in the UK

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Nominees

Enforcing Disability Housing Rights in Argentina

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Fighting Acid Attacks in the UK

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Collaboration Award

The Collaboration Award showcases highly effective working relationships between pro bono providers and recipients that exemplify the power and best practices of pro bono.

Winner

Asylum Access, HOST International, Refugee Talent & Nokia Singapore, DLA Piper, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, BTG Legal, Bae, Kim & Lee, Baker & McKenzie:Right to Work for Refugees

Nominees

Fighting Corruption in Argentina

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Asylum Access, HOST International, Refugee Talent & Nokia Singapore, DLA Piper, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, BTG Legal, Bae, Kim & Lee, Baker & McKenzie:Right to Work for Refugees

ASKV Refugee Support & Latham and Watkins, MMAKS, Wendwesson, Brikar law firm, Kakar Advocates, Dr. Bronwen Manby: Asylum Seekers & ID documents

International Law firm of the year Award

This Award recognises an International Law Firm that has demonstrated exceptional effort and enthusiasm in supporting pro bono clients on projects undertaken through TrustLaw. We classify an international law firm as a firm with offices across multiple continents

Winner

Dentons

Nominees

Arnold & Porter

Latham & Watkins LLP

Dentons

Regional Law Firm of the Year Award

This Award recognises a Regional Law Firm that has demonstrated exceptional effort and enthusiasm in supporting pro bono clients on projects undertaken through TrustLaw. We classify a regional law firm as a firm with offices in one or more countries (or states) within their respective continent.

Winner

In-house Legal Team of the Year Award

This Award recognises an In-House legal team that has demonstrated exceptional effort and enthusiasm in supporting pro bono clients on projects undertaken through TrustLaw

Winner

dentsu

Nominees

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Nokia

dentsu

Lawyer of the Year Award

This Award honours an individual lawyer (or team of lawyers) who has gone above and beyond in providing exceptional pro bono support to TrustLaw
members. We will have an open call for nominations and the winner will be decided through a public vote.

Winner

Dolores Paschetta, Maria Florencia Guevara, Camila Guerini Brochou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi

Nominees

David van Kessel, Simmons & Simmons

Eline Souffriau, White & Case

Dolores Paschetta, Maria Florencia Guevara, Camila Guerini

Brochou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi

David Miles, Jamie Tribe, Nancy Chu, Hannah Berry, Karolina Reiter, Richard Oliver, Sinead Oryszczuk Covington & Burling LLP

Esther Weigand, Pierre Reyes, Jared Vicencio Weigand & Partners

Sarah Kupferman, Derek M. Winokur, Robert Rhatigan, Robin Nunn, Thomas Bogle, Andrew Schaffer, Andrew Oringer, Aryeh Zuber, Stephen Leitzell.Dechert LLP

Innovation Award

This new Award recognises an NGO or social enterprise that has used pro bono legal advice to scale up their operations, improve the delivery of their social mission or pivot their activities to make a greater impact on the businesses and people they support.

Winner

Protecting Slum Dwellers’ Rights in Kenya

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Nominees

Ending Economic Abuse in the UK

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Protecting Slum Dwellers’ Rights in Kenya

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