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October 25, 2007 - (New York, NY) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, was named an Honor Roll recipient at the Legal Aid Society's 2007 Pro Bono Publico Awards ceremony on October 23. The Pro Bono Publico Awards recognize the outstanding pro bono commitment of New York law firms to providing access to justice for low-income children, families and individuals.
Proskauer lawyers Susan Friedfel, Harry Frischer, David Lewis and Andrew Gerber were recognized for their work with the Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Practice. Joseph O'Keefe and Jason Schatz were recognized for their work with the organization's Rockefeller Re-Sentencing Project. Proskauer has worked with the young clients of the Juvenile Rights Practice to help remove legal barriers and allow them to be more easily adopted and provided counsel through the Rockefeller Re-Sentencing Project to a man who was incarcerated in federal prison, succeeding in securing him proper medical treatment after he was diagnosed with melanoma.
"Proskauer has an unwavering commitment to pro bono work. These lawyers honor us and are an integral part of the success of our national practice,"said Scott Harshbarger, chairman of Proskauer Rose's Pro Bono Initiative. "We are proud to assist an organization like The Legal Aid Society that reaches out to help those in need, a mission that we strongly believe in and support."
About Proskauer Rose
Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.
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