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For Lawyers Representing Trafficking Survivors: Best Practices in Cooperating with Law Enforcement

By Erin Meyer & Lillian Anderson on October 14, 2019

Proskauer was privileged to host a panel presentation this month on the topic of representing victim witnesses in cooperating with law enforcement investigations and prosecutions of human traffickers. The panel featured Jane Kim, Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Jessica-Wind Abolafia, Director of Sanctuary for Families’ Anti-Trafficking Initiative; Lori Cohen, incoming Executive Director of ECPAT-USA; and Bill Silverman, Proskauer’s Pro Bono Partner and former Assistant United States Attorney. The panelists…

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Combating Human Trafficking: How the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Leads the Way

By William C. Silverman & Aneesah Ayub on October 3, 2019

The human trafficking industry preys on vulnerable young women throughout the world who seek to escape poverty, violence, and oppression. These women are often lured by sex traffickers through false promises of a better life, only to find themselves trapped in a cycle of abuse. The trafficking industry earns profits of approximately $150 billion a year, nearly $100 billion of which comes from commercial sexual exploitation. Sex trafficking victims do not profit, but they are…

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Defending Visually-Impaired Pedestrians in Chicago with Disability Rights Advocates

By Nigel F. Telman, Edward Young & Holly Ren Morris on September 26, 2019

Earlier this week, Proskauer—along with Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a nationwide nonprofit disability rights legal center—filed a putative class action against the City of Chicago on behalf of the American Council of the Blind of Metropolitan Chicago (ACBMC) and three individual plaintiffs with vision-related disabilities. The suit challenges the City’s systemic failure to provide accessible crosswalk signals for people who have significant vision impairments—a failure which violates both Title II of the Americans with Disabilities…

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Proskauer Files Amici Brief in Six Federal Court Litigations Supporting Coalition Led by Justice in Aging

By Russell Hirschhorn & Owen Masters on September 19, 2019

Proskauer serves as outside counsel to a coalition of nine nonprofit organizations—led by Justice in Aging—supporting dozens of states and organizations in their efforts to stay the implementation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s final rule establishing a new test for determining whether an immigrant will be a “public charge,” and thus should be denied entry into the United States. In filing this amici brief, Proskauer aims to help Justice in Aging and…

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Pro Bono for Immigrant Families: Protecting Access to Counsel

By William C. Silverman on September 12, 2019

Last week, Proskauer — along with co-counsel Democracy Forward, and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. — filed a complaint on behalf of seven asylum seekers, their minor children and the legal services organization RAICES in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, claiming that several current immigration directives impede access to counsel for asylum seekers fleeing persecution. A credible fear interview is the first critical step for immigrants claiming asylum who…

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The Best Time to Start Doing Pro Bono Work? Your First Day.

By William C. Silverman on September 5, 2019

Every year around this time, my colleague Erin Meyer and I can be found going through and carefully selecting pro bono opportunities for Proskauer’s incoming first-year associates. Each of them will be assigned a pro bono matter on their first day at Proskauer. Why have we made this a priority? Assigning these matters sends a powerful message that pro bono work is important and a vital part of life at Proskauer. The new matters encourage…

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Biking for a Cause to Buckingham Palace

By Wendy Dessy on August 27, 2019

Our London office has teamed up with The Soup Kitchen for several years, helping to offer a welcoming and safe place for over 100 people a day, six days per week. With the goal of going beyond supplying food, clothing and a sense of belonging, The Soup Kitchen strives to address issues of homelessness and support people with the resources they need to find their way back to a structured and fulfilling life. When The…

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Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program Creates Opportunities

By Daryn Grossman on August 20, 2019

I vividly remember waiting impatiently for my “Fresh Air Fund Sister” to arrive that first summer. It was the summer of 1973. As a young child, it was impossible for me to imagine the girl who would be spending two weeks with us at our home in suburban New Jersey. We were told that she lived in Manhattan, and her name was Judy. She was three years older than I. Would she be taller than I was? Since she…

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Taking a Step Closer to Preventing Gun Violence in Florida

By Michael A. Cardozo on August 13, 2019

One of the most important issues facing this country today is gun violence and how to prevent it. Lawyers can play a vital role in advising legislators who want to enact meaningful gun regulations, and by using their skills to try to prevent the adoption of laws designed to block meaningful gun regulations. Last month, a Proskauer team achieved a victory with nationwide implications by persuading a Florida state trial court to strike down a…

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Federal Court Dismisses Arizona School District’s Appeal to End Desegregation Order

By Lois D. Thompson on August 8, 2019

Last week, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a request by Proskauer and our co-counsel, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) to block efforts by the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) to be released from a court-supervised desegregation plan first imposed on the district in the 1970s. MALDEF has represented Latino plaintiffs in the desegregation case since it was first filed in 1974. Thereafter, MALDEF’s case was combined with…

Proskauer For Good

The Proskauer corporate social responsibility and pro bono blog

Blog Authors

For Lawyers Representing Trafficking Survivors: Best Practices in Cooperating with Law Enforcement

Combating Human Trafficking: How the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Leads the Way

Defending Visually-Impaired Pedestrians in Chicago with Disability Rights Advocates

Proskauer Files Amici Brief in Six Federal Court Litigations Supporting Coalition Led by Justice in Aging

Pro Bono for Immigrant Families: Protecting Access to Counsel

The Best Time to Start Doing Pro Bono Work? Your First Day.

Biking for a Cause to Buckingham Palace

Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program Creates Opportunities

Taking a Step Closer to Preventing Gun Violence in Florida

Federal Court Dismisses Arizona School District’s Appeal to End Desegregation Order

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