LatinoJustice PRLDEF Honors Dechert with Pro Bono Publico Award

Dechert was honored with this year’s Pro Bono Publico Award by LatinoJustice PRLDEF, recognizing the firm’s longstanding commitment to providing pro bono legal services to individuals and organizations unable to access legal counsel.

Over the years, Dechert has collaborated with LatinoJustice PRLDEF on various projects, including cases aimed at protecting voting rights.

The award was presented at LatinoJustice PRLDEF’s annual gala and award ceremony, a fundraising event recognizing institutional and individual leaders who help advance the organization’s mission, held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Pier 60 in New York City.

LatinoJustice PRLDEF is a national nonprofit advancing equity and justice in Puerto Rican and Latino communities. Founded in 1972, LatinoJustice has challenged discriminatory policies and practices in the areas of criminal justice and immigrant rights by suing police departments, correctional institutions, and federal law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration & Customs Enforcement. During its more than fifty-year history, LatinoJustice has also brought impact litigation to address discrimination against Latinos in education, employment, fair housing, language rights, redistricting, and voting rights. 

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Dechert is a global law firm that advises asset managers, financial institutions and corporations on issues critical to managing their business and their capital – from high-stakes litigation to complex transactions and regulatory matters. We answer questions that seem unsolvable, develop deal structures that are new to the market and protect clients' rights in extreme situations. Our nearly 1,000 lawyers across 20 offices globally focus on the financial services, private equity, private credit, real estate, life sciences and technology sectors.