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New York City Law Firm Receives National Public Service Award From ABA Section of Business Law
CHICAGO, March 23, 2009 – The American Bar Association Section of Business Law will present its 2009 National Public Service Award for a law firm to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP of New York City on Friday, April 17, during the section’s Spring Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Through the award, the ABA Section of Business Law annually recognizes the work of a law firm that has demonstrated a commitment to delivering pro bono legal services in a business context.
The New York-based Stroock firm provides transactional pro bono legal assistance to micro-entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations in its geographic area, working closely with the City Bar Justice Center, the Legal Aid Society and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. In 2008, the firm provided nearly 11,000 hours of pro bono legal assistance through its Public Service Project.
Recently, Stroock has moved from providing pro bono legal services on discrete matters to taking on the role of pro bono general counsel for several organizations, including the Fair Mortgage Collaborative, which helps lending institutions make reasonable mortgage loans to low- and moderate-income families, and the Global Workers Justice Alliance, which advocates on behalf of migrant workers brought to the United States by companies looking for cheap labor.
With more than 60,000 members, the ABA Section of Business Law is one of the association’s largest sections. It provides business lawyers with education and analysis that furthers the development and improvement of business law, and it helps its members serve their clients competently, efficiently and professionally.
With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.
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