Secured a jury victory and an award of more than US$250,000 for a small restaurant owner against his now-former landlord for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract

Providing real estate advice to a number of local nonprofits 

Representing Central American children seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status to enable them to remain in the US

Helped two LGBTQ asylum-seekers forced to remain in Mexico under the US Migrant Protection Protocols to submit pro se asylum applications and obtain paroled entry so they could seek medical assistance and relocate with family while awaiting their asylum proceedings

Working with the nonprofit Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración on a legal challenge to the US-Mexico “Remain in Mexico” policy, under which migrants seeking US asylum at the southern border stay in Mexico until their US cases are called  

Represented 16 clients on their criminal appeals and secured two victories in the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division; served as amicus counsel on another case that resulted in a reversal of the conviction and a new trial  

Summarized child rights strategic litigation cases for Child Rights International Network and The University of Nottingham  

Representing two women in their U visa applications, a form of immigration relief for crime victims who have suffered mental or physical abuse, and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity 

Achieved a victory for our client in family court by securing legal and physical custody of her child 

Assisting children’s literacy nonprofit Room to Read in registering as a nonprofit in the United Arab Emirates

General tax advice to The German Children and Youth Foundation 

Providing ongoing legal advice on compliance with applicable personal data protection regulations to Cesta von, o.z., which helps disadvantaged individuals from early childhood through adulthood

Assisting members of Douzan Art and Culture, a Syrian art and culture organization, in establishing an international nonprofit organization in Belgium

Mapped the legal frameworks on the protection of children in several Middle Eastern countries for Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council

Ongoing advice to the Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of Arts in Lebanon (APEAL) relating to the establishment of a new contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon

General corporate advice to nonprofit Hedayah and in connection with the STRIVE Global Program to Counter Violent Extremism

Drafted case notes on child rights strategic litigation cases for Child Rights International Network and The University of Nottingham  

Ongoing corporate, employment and litigation support to ELIM Diakonie, a nonprofit that provides nursing homes, mobile healthcare and social integration projects to the sick, elderly, migrants and asylum-seekers

General corporate legal advice to Médecins Sans Frontières, an international humanitarian medical NGO working in conflict zones and countries affected by endemic diseases

Legal research for Save the Children Spain on best practices in Finnish law covering the protection of children from all forms of violence to inform a proposal to the Spanish government as it implements new child protection laws

Assisted Still I Rise, a nonprofit providing education to refugee children globally by establishing international schools that offer an international diploma free of charge, in its assessment of the relevant entity types for its presence in Turkey, and advice on contractual matters

Assistance to Innovation Africa, a nonprofit bringing Israeli solar, water and agricultural resources to rural African villages, in incorporating a South African entity

Corporate advice to Greenspark, a women-founded social enterprise that helps companies take action on climate change, in collaboration with Prime Advocates, an incubator for startups with a social mission

Corporate assistance to Asociación Pupaclown, a Spanish nonprofit providing clown art and entertainment to comfort children in hospitals 

Ongoing legal assistance to Pro Bono Italia, an association of lawyers and law firms devoted to promoting and spreading a culture of pro bono throughout Italy

General corporate and labor law advice to charity Action for Russian Children 

Advised the Kazakhstan Bar Association on legal education initiatives and improvements to the court system

Providing legal advice to NGOs, associations and institutions dedicated to the protection of human rights through referrals from Alliance des Avocats pour les Droits de l’Homme, on which we also serve as members of the board. Work also involves representing vulnerable people before criminal, administrative and civil courts, and often pursuant to protection programs for minors and women

Day-to-day legal and tax advice to Dobrý anděl, a Czech nonprofit focused on helping severely ill children and their families

Provided legal research to Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council on the frameworks for the protection of children in a number of Middle East countries

General corporate and fundraising advice to Save the Children Sweden

Providing advice to the Polish nonprofit Inspiring Girls International Limited on corporate, employment, IP and compliance matters

Provided legal research to ForNGO, a social services organization, for its development of an encyclopedia platform of public interest law in China 

Collaborating with in-house lawyers at a banking client to provide general corporate legal advice to Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong, a nonprofit working to improve living conditions for families across the Asia-Pacific region

Assisted the United Nations Environment Programme in drafting its biannual Global Environmental Report on the Rule of Law

Researched gender-based violence case law for inclusion in Cornell Law School’s Women and Justice Collection

General corporate advice for NGO China Welfare Institute Kindergarten

With BABSEACLE, a nonprofit promoting access to justice and sustainable development, provided pro bono assistance to the Laos Ministry of Justice, contributing to the transformation of the regulatory framework governing the admission and regulation of private legal practitioners, in order to allow foreign practitioners to practice in Laos

Representing Australian nonprofit Amiculus: The Humble Friend Project in its sponsorship of a small, incorporated group supporting Rohingya women

Representing individuals seeking asylum in Japan through a partnership with Japan Association for Refugees