AfghanistanAs the United States withdrew forces last August in the final days of the 2001-2021 Afghanistan War, the Taliban swiftly seized control over the capital city of Kabul and the…
Davis Polk and our Pro Bono practice are committed to helping effect systemic change in the realm of racial and social injustice and inequality.Litigating issues that implicate systemic…
Davis Polk is proud to have a strong and growing program of corporate and transactional pro bono work serving nonprofits, small businesses and other clients. One exciting project has been…
Davis Polk partnered with the Public International Law & Policy Group, a global pro bono law firm, in researching and drafting the Terms of Reference for South Sudan’s Commission on…
In 2011, Davis Polk began our representation of Nancy Smith, a Head Start school bus driver who was wrongfully convicted in 1994 of sexually abusing preschool students who rode her bus…
Davis Polk recently secured release from immigration detention and obtained U.S. asylum status for a young man from Guinea. Our client, “Mohammed,” and his family were involved in the anti…
Davis Polk client Monica Szlekovics was granted clemency in January 2020 after serving 23 years of a 50-to-life sentence, the result of an extensive clemency application and support from…
Lawyers Alliance for New York has recognized Davis Polk with a 2021 Cornerstone Award. The awards are presented annually to a select group of individuals and institutions that have made…
Davis Polk was named among the “Pro Bono Publico Award” honorees at LatinoJustice’s Annual Awards Gala. The event recognizes the institutional and individual leaders who help to advance…
Davis Polk is delighted to announce the 2021 winners of the firm’s annual Pro Bono Awards.In a particularly trying year when the COVID-19 pandemic created additional hardships for our pro…