Social Responsibility
White & Case’s social responsibility efforts focus on pro bono, legal education, volunteerism, charitable contributions and the firm’s Green Initiative.
In 2010, White & Case created a Global Pro Bono Practice which is led by Ian Forrester, QC, an EU law litigator and a partner in the firm’s Brussels office. The Global Pro Bono Practice focuses on three areas – providing access to justice, promoting the rule of law and serving the world’s leading non-governmental organizations. Recent highlights include helping an African nation develop its mental health legislation and a database of human trafficking cases in almost 150 countries compiled by nearly 200 White & Case lawyers worldwide. White & Case has also advised on five debt-for-nature swaps in Costa Rica and Indonesia since 2006, totaling US$100 million.
White & Case was ranked 22nd in the 2012 American Lawyer Pro Bono rankings, up from 34th the prior year. The Firm was also profiled by Law360 for its pro bono efforts.
White & Case’s premiere legal education program is the support of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition. White & Case is a Global Partner and official sponsor of the White & Case International Rounds of the Jessup Competition. The Firm also supports twelve national and national Jessup Competitions worldwide. With more than 2,000 law students representing 80 countries, the Jessup is the world's largest moot court competition.
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