Global Citizenship

Two pairs of hands, one left, one right, wash leafy greens in a red bucket, under a stream of water from a water gravity system in a village in northern Sierra Leone. The water is drawn from a local mountain.
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Clean water, effective sanitation
Our legal research for Human Right 2 Water helps push essential needs toward becoming legally protected human rights
A nighttime view of the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) in Vienna, Austria. The Neo-Renaissance building is warmly lit, inside and out. Light from traffic appears as red and white streaks in the left foreground.
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Training the next generation of international lawyers
The Firm expanded its Vis Moot training to students in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
A distant view of the Supreme Court of Zambia, in the country's capital of Lusaka. The red-brick, two-story building features white columns along the main facade and a pair of white lion sculptures enclosing the wide entrance steps. A large palm tree stands to the left, and three flagpoles to the right.
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Trailblazing jurist Florence Mumba receives White & Case Distinguished Jessup Alumni Award
The competition opens doors and shapes careers for many law students around the world
Lawyers in traditional black gowns and light-colored wigs walk up a winding concrete ramp as they arrive at the Supreme Court of Kenya, in Nairobi, to be admitted to the Bar in November 2023. Some are also wearing sunglasses.
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Dispute alternatives
Training programs help Nairobi's push to become a preferred venue for dispute resolution
A view of the portico of the New York County Supreme Court, in lower Manhattan in New York City. Above its columns, the portico is engraved with the motto, "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government." Sun shines on the top left corner.
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A model partnership
Amazon and White & Case raise the bar on pro bono collaborations with four projects in 2023 
A close-up view of 28 colorfully decorated flags that form the art installation "United Neytions," which hangs in Sydney Airport. Each flag represents one of the original Aboriginal nations and is decorated in varying combinations of stripes, dots, spirals, diamonds and stars, in a color palette of orange, green, black, red, yellow and white. The work is by artist Archie Moore, a member of Australia's Kamilaroi Indigenous nation.
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Reconciling differences
White & Case teams up with Jawun to support Australia's Indigenous communities
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Unveiling the Future: Malawi's Commitment to Commercial Arbitration Excellence
UN-REDD Carbon
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Firm’s pro bono initiative a catalyst for UN-REDD Carbon Rights report launch
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Jessup Sees Record Number of Participating Teams in 2024
Unity
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White & Case Secures Pro Bono Victory for Students in New Hampshire School Funding Lawsuit
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Latin Lawyer recognizes White & Case Mexico City office as a Pro Bono Leading Light
Ukraine response
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Call to action
Responding to those affected by the war in Ukraine
Australia floods
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In the wake of the storm
Rebuilding houses and lives following the Australia floods
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Safe passage
Helping refugees fleeing from Afghanistan
Navigating the difference between ESG and pro bono
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Navigating the difference between ESG and pro bono
A conversation with Jacquelyn MacLennan, EU competition and trade law partner, Global Pro Bono Practice Leader (2015 – 2022) and Business & Human Rights Interest Group member
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Isolated for life
Protecting prisoners from the harms of long-term solitary confinement 
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Journey to justice
Fighting to obtain just compensation for our client who was wrongfully convicted of murder
A holistic approach juvenile defense
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A holistic approach
Improving access to justice for children
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The problem with pardons
Providing access to executive clemency for women and other vulnerable groups
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Reproductive freedoms
Building on our long history of reproductive rights pro bono work
Carbon rights
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Carbon rights
Identifying legal frameworks for developing countries to address climate change
Call of the wild gray wolf
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Call of the wild
Free speech victory benefits endangered gray wolves
Africa green bonds
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A sustainable bond
Facilitating green and blue bonds in Africa
Bhutan
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First class
Marking a milestone for Bhutan’s first law school 
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An ethical foundation
Supporting the African Centre on Law & Ethics as it trains law students and practitioners from across the continent
Pro bono
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Pro bono secondments
Deepening client relationships and boosting associates' skills 
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Office highlights
Pro bono matters from each of our offices
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Achievements
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White & Case teams up with AbbVie on Second Look Project pro bono case
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White & Case Named 2022 “Pro Bono Firm of the Year”
In the Media
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs
Pro Bono press release
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White & Case Secures $10.5 Million for Pro Bono Client Shawn Williams in Wrongful Conviction Case
Two walruses seen in profile sitting with their backs against each other on ice floating off the coast of Norway.
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The role of law in protecting the environment
Our research on 193 countries informs the UNEP 2022 Environmental Rule of Law Report
View from the base of the forest floor of foliage, large intertwining tree trunks and a glimpse of sky in the Amazon forest in the Madidi National Park, Bolivia.
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Carbon credits at scale
Structuring sustainable forestry projects to reduce emissions and drive investment
A close-up of hands holding a mobile phone with the screen displaying the image of a fingerprint as the person uploads their biometric data in the form of their fingerprint.
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Balancing security and human rights
Informing a response to the EU by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism 
Family portraits hung on a wall in a Jamaican home in London in pastel frames with distinctive flower designs like those profiled by photographer Jim Grover in his 2018 exhibit "Windrush: Portrait of a Generation."
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Immigration navigation
Pursuing justice for immigrants in the UK
Afghan refugee children attend a class at a makeshift school set up in a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
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The rights of children
Boosting the foundations of children’s rights
Close-up of the hands and arms of two young elementary school students who are lying together on the floor and reading a book that is on the floor in front of them.
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Funding matters
A landmark US$4.2 billion settlement on education funding in New York State
Voting rights activists during a rally at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC hold up large individual orange letters emblazoned with light bulbs that spell out the words Freedom to Vote.
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Voting rights vs. realities
Breaking down barriers for American voters
The white, arched paneled ceiling of the Hall of Heroes at the headquarters of the Organization of American States lined with the flags of the Member States.
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A 15-year journey for justice
Victory at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for victims’ families and detained children