This annual event brings together law firms, in-house legal departments, and others dedicated to advancing justice to recognize exceptional pro bono achievements and inspire innovations in the delivery of pro bono legal services. PBI will present this year’s event virtually.
Please visit the PBI 2021 Annual Awards Gala website for complete details, including:
Co-Chairs & Benefit Committee
Award recipients
General Counsel Roundtables
Convocation: Impacting Communities Through Partnerships
Sponsors and sponsorship information
Please direct questions to:
Danny Reed, Director of Development
dreed@probonoinst.org | 202.729.6691
James Ford Senior Vice President & Group General Counsel GlaxoSmithKline plc |
Sharon R. Ryan Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary International Paper Company |
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Join us to celebrate PBI’s 25th Anniversary and the presentation of the:
2021 John H. Pickering Award
2021 CPBO Pro Bono Partner Awards
in partnership with
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General Counsel Roundtables
Awards Gala sponsors at the Pro Bono Benefactor ($15,000) level or higher will be invited to participate in an exclusive virtual networking session hosted by corporate general counsel and chief legal officers who champion pro bono and justice for all. The schedule for General Counsel Roundtables begins in September. Confirm your sponsorship now so you don’t miss this special opportunity.
Participating General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers
(as of August 31, 2021)
Tammy Albarrán Chief Deputy General Counsel Uber Technologies, Inc. |
Ivan K. Fong Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Policy Officer and Secretary 3M Company |
James Ford Senior Vice President & Group General Counsel GlaxoSmithKline plc |
Gregory B. Jordan Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
Doug Lankler General Counsel, Executive Vice President Pfizer Inc. |
Todd E. Machtmes General Counsel Salesforce |
Desiree Ralls-Morrison General Counsel & Corporate Secretary McDonald’s Corporation |
Sharon R. Ryan Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary International Paper Company |
Dev Stahlkopf Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Laura Stein Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel Mondelēz International |
Joel Unruch General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Accenture |
Wanji Walcott Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel Discover Financial Services |
Jennifer Zachary
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary
Merck & Co., Inc.
To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Danny Reed, Director of Development
dreed@probonoinst.org | 202.729.6691
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SPONSOR NOW
Thanks to the PBI Annual Awards Gala Sponsors!
(as of September 13, 2021)
PRO BONO CHAMPION
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PRO BONO STAR
PRO BONO BENEFACTOR
Advance American Express Company Baker McKenzie Capital One Financial Corporation Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Debevoise & Plimpton Dechert DLA Piper Goodwin Procter Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
Holland & Knight Intel Corporation Jackson Lewis Kirkland & Ellis Paul Hastings Shearman & Sterling Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Thomson Reuters Corporation Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
PRO BONO PARTNER
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PRO BONO ADVOCATE
3M Company
Alston & Bird
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Butler Snow Deere & Company
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Entergy Corporation Foley & Lardner Goldberg Kohn
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Leidos, Inc.
McCarter & English Quarles & Brady
Eve Runyon Shook, Hardy & Bacon
State Farm
Tenneco Inc. Valerie & David Williams |
PRO BONO SUPPORTER
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
MetLife, Inc. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Danny Reed UnitedHealth Group Incorporated |