Ropes & Gray LLP. Who s Who. Main US office location: How many pro bono coordinators and/or partners does the firm have?

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1 Main US office location: 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY (212) THE STATS No. of Attorneys: 1,246 No. of Offices: 11 Chairman: R. Bradford Malt Who s Who How many pro bono coordinators and/or partners does the firm have? 4 Please provide the primary pro bono contact(s) s information below. Rosalyn Garbose Nasdor Director of Pro Bono Legal Services (617) rosalyn.nasdor@ropesgray.com Byrne Harrison Pro Bono Coordinator (212) byrne.harrison@ropesgray.com Felicity Kirk International Pro Bono felicity.kirk@ropesgray.com Does the firm have a pro bono committee? If so, how often does the committee meet? Quarterly Please describe the composition of the committee: Our committee is comprised of partners from the firm s various offices and practice areas. In addition, we have an Associate Advisory Group made up of associates from various offices, who serve as liaisons between the committee and the local associates. THE SCOOP Does the firm have a written pro bono policy? Can associates bring pro bono matters of interest to the firm? How does the firm decide whether to take on a pro bono matter? We welcome a full spectrum of pro bono projects from a variety of legal service providers, and the pro bono committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all pro bono engagements. Has the firm signed on to the law firm pro bono challenge? What are some of the areas of law in which your firm has performed pro bono legal work since 2014? Asylum; Bankruptcy; Civil rights; Community economic development; Consumer law and small claims court; Death penalty defense; Disability benefits; Domestic violence; Education; Elder law; Employment; Environment; Fair housing/tenants rights; Family law; First Amendment and constitutional issues; HIV/AIDS advocacy; Homeless advocacy; Immigration; Indigent criminal defense; International human rights; Juvenile justice reform; Nonprofit corporate law; Nonprofit incorporation/tax exemptions; Nonprofit intellectual property; Police misconduct; Prisoners rights; Social security law; Probate law; Public benefits; Real estate transactions; The arts and historic preservation; Veterans benefits/appeals; Voting rights 401

2 Are there areas of law in which, as a matter of policy or practice, your firm does not perform pro bono work? If so, please indicate the specific areas below. If not, please select none. None List up to 10 of your firm s pro bono clients or partners since 2014, including legal service providers or clearinghouses. Lawyers Clearinghouse The Legal Aid Society Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project Immigration Equality Human Rights First National Immigrant Justice Center Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law MFY Legal Services List up to three pro bono matters/representations that are highlights (e.g., a Supreme Court case). On April 28, appellate and Supreme Court litigation partner Doug Hallward-Driemeier argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the pivotal marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, which represents a consolidation of several cases hinging on the legal rights of same-sex couples. Mr. Hallward-Driemeier argued the second question before the court: Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) addressed question 1: Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? Ropes & Gray first became involved in November 2014, when the National Center for Lesbian Rights asked the firm to join their organization and Tennessee co-counsel in seeking Supreme Court review of a Sixth Court reversal of the decision in Tanco v. Haslam. In Tanco, the petitioners were lawfully married while living in other states, and sought recognition of their marriages in Tennessee when the couples moved to the state for reasons related to their employment. Although the district court ordered the state to recognize the plaintiffs marriages, the Sixth Circuit reversed the order, becoming the first court of appeals to uphold a ban on recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples following the Supreme Court s decision in United States v. Windsor. The landmark decision in Obergefell, affirming the constitutional rights of LGBT individuals and same-sex couples, represents the culmination of a distinguished history of Ropes & Gray s pro bono work, particularly our work on LGBT issues and marriage equality. Years of pro bono effort culminated in the resolution of a class-action lawsuit that alleged an unconstitutional pattern and practice of excessive force against inmates by the New York City Department of Correction at Rikers Island and other jails. In October 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted final approval to a landmark settlement in Nunez v. City of New York that requires comprehensive reforms by the New York City Department of Correction. The settlement resolves a case on which dozens of Ropes & Gray partners, associates, paralegals and litigation technology specialists spent more than 30,000 pro bono hours. Ropes & Gray s involvement began in May 2012 when The Legal Aid Society Prisoners Rights Project and the law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP approached the firm about partnering on the case. The Ropes & Gray team started discovery in the fall of 2012 an effort that ultimately encompassed more than two million pages of hard-copy discovery and large-scale electronic discovery. In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice intervened as a plaintiff in Nunez on behalf of 16-to-18-year old inmates at Rikers Island, and attorneys with the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Southern District of New York partnered with Ropes & Gray and co-class counsel to achieve the consent judgment. Attorneys from the New York City Law Department represented the City and its Department of Correction in the lawsuit. The deputy independent monitor who oversees the reforms and helps make the jails a safer environment for staff and juvenile inmates alike is a former Ropes & Gray associate who worked on the matter. Using the FBI s admission that its forensic experts provided flawed hair analysis testimony, Ropes & Gray won a motion for a new trial that ultimately freed George Perrot, who had been wrongfully imprisoned for 30 years. This was the first time a court had granted a new trial based on the FBI s admitted errors in its hair analysis without also having DNA analysis corroborating the exoneration. The hair evidence in the case had been lost or destroyed long before the firm got involved, so analysis of hair samples was not an option. The FBI hair analysis testimony had been critical to the conviction, particularly since the victim consistently insisted that Mr. Perrot could not have been her attacker. Because the law requires the defense to raise all appellate issues only once and on the first appeal, older convictions like Mr. Perrot s are difficult to overturn. One of the rare opportunities a trial team may have to challenge an old conviction arises if the team discovers new evidence that is sufficiently significant to justify a new trial. Here, the FBI had begun an audit of its hair analysis testimony in old cases. Ropes & Gray urged the FBI to expedite its audit of Mr. Perrot s case, making it one of the first in the nation to be reviewed for errors. At the evidentiary hearing, our trial team introduced the audit findings, as well as independent expert testimony about the significant and Vault.com Inc.

3 recent changes in the understanding of the limits of hair analysis. The two-day hearing resulted in a comprehensive decision, recognizing that the newly discovered evidence warranted a second trial for Mr. Perrot. Finally, Mr. Perrot was released from prison after serving 30 years for a crime he did not commit. Are those evaluations taken into account in determining advancement within the firm? Is there a pro bono requirement at your firm? No By the numbers What is the total number of hours that lawyers at your US office(s) spent performing pro bono legal services, as defined by the law firm pro bono challenge, in 2014 and 2015? Do not include summer associate or non-lawyer pro bono hours in your answers. 2014: 93, : 98,174 What was the attorney headcount in your firm s US office(s) As of December 31, 2014: 952 As of December 31, 2015: 1,027 Using the number of attorneys listed above, what is the average number of pro bono hours per attorney in your firm s US office(s) during the following years? 2014: : 96 What percentage of attorneys employed in 2014 and 2015 in your firm s US office(s) did at least 20 hours of pro bono work during that calendar year? 2014: 75% 2015: 72% SUPERVISION AND EVALUATIONS Is there partner supervision on all pro bono matters? Do partner supervisors or, if applicable, senior associates provide written evaluations of associates work on pro bono matters? If so, are those evaluations taken into account in determining salary or bonuses?, they are taken into account in determining salary and bonuses Does the firm give billable hour credit for pro bono work? Does the firm have a maximum number of pro bono hours that can be applied toward the billable hour target? No Does the firm consider pro bono hours when determining bonuses? PRO BONO POINTS What training opportunities are open to associates working on pro bono matters? The firm provides training directed specifically toward pro bono representation of clients. When pro bono matters come from a sponsoring provider, that provider will often provide a training session, either at the firm or at another hosting office. In recent years, trainings at the firm have included asylum, probate, family and housing law. In addition, we regularly publicize trainings held by public interest organizations with which we work. Finally, where no formal training is available, we pair interested attorneys with attorneys who have experience with that particular type of matter, or refer them to associate led pro bono practice groups that focus on a particular area of law (asylum, education, housing, etc.). Does the firm offer the use of support staff in handling pro bono matters? Please indicate how many total hours and average hours per person your summer associates spent performing pro bono work in 2014 and Please round to the nearest hour and include numbers only: do not use commas, decimal points or labels. Total hours summer associates spent on pro bono work: 2014: 3, : 4,822 Average hours per summer associate spent on pro bono work: 2014: : 34 Visit for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it s really like to work in an industry or company and how to position yourself to land that job. 403

4 Percentage of summer associates in your firm s U.S. office(s) engaged in pro bono work: 2014: 89% 2015: 85% Please provide any additional information about pro bono opportunities available to summer associates. Pro bono opportunities are available to summer associates in the same way that they are available to Ropes & Gray attorneys, and all summer associates are encouraged to become involved in pro bono projects. In addition, we often hold trainings and informational meetings on pro bono topics specifically for the summer associates. Does the firm have established programs, such as externships, that enable its associates to work in a public interest setting? If so, please describe the established program(s) and their duration, if applicable. Each year, the firm sends up to four litigation associates to work for six months each as assistant district attorneys. Starting in 2012, we added a six-month externship with MFY Legal Services in New York, to work on housing cases affecting elderly and low-income tenants. What other law-related public interest and community service programs (that are not pro bono as defined by the law firm pro bono challenge) do you offer and manage? For example, list any law school collaborations and public interest scholarships, auctions at law schools, monetary support, or fellowships applicable. Each year Ropes & Gray attorneys dedicate thousands of hours to law-related public interest and community service endeavors sponsored by the firm. Examples include: The Legal Apprenticeship Program, an innovative joint venture between Discovering Justice and Citizen Schools, which brings sixth and seventh grade Boston students into local law firms for a crash course in litigation. With the help of attorney coaches, the students prepare for a mock trial before a federal judge and a jury of Boston attorneys. The Legal Outreach Program, which provides New York s inner city high school students exposure to various aspects of the legal profession. For a week every summer, Ropes & Gray offers these students internships, enabling motivated students to participate substantively in legal research and writing, mock settlement negotiations, and other activities. Equal Justice Works Fellows, sponsored by Ropes & Gray and Pfizer, allowing EJW fellows to work at pro bono legal service providers. The Ropes & Gray Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship provides up to five outstanding second-year law students with an award to offset the expenses of their legal education. Recipients also receive a paid summer associate position at the firm following the completion of their second year. What non-law related volunteer opportunities does your firm offer? For example, list any work with high school students and non-legal volunteerism for organizations like Habitat for Humanity. Ropes & Gray offers attorneys and staff numerous volunteer opportunities with organizations such as: Boston Partners in Education and Everybody Wins! DC: lunch-time reading programs with elementary school students. Citizen Schools Eight Grade Academy: after-school tutoring and mentoring eighth graders. Backpack Project: participating lawyers and staff volunteer time and money by individually purchasing a backpack, a selection of grade-appropriate school supplies, and new clothes for a designated child in a specific homeless shelter. Bundle Up Project: participating lawyers and staff donate coats, in addition to gifts, to homeless children during the winter. Please list special recognition or awards your firm has won in the last three years for its pro bono work. In the past three years, Ropes & Gray and its lawyers received numerous awards and recognitions of their pro bono work. Highlights include: Pro Bono Program of the Year at the Chambers Diversity Awards 2016 Veterans Legal Services Outstanding Pro Bono Award 2016 Immigration Equality Safe Haven Award 2016 Law360 recognized Ropes & Gray as a Pro Bono Firm of the Year 2016 The American Bar Association s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service Outstanding Medical-Legal Partnership Pro Bono Advocacy Award 2015 Co-grand prize winner of The American Lawyer s 2014 Global Citizenship Award for the firm s pro bono work with The Nature Conservancy Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice Civil Rights Pro Bono Award 2014 The Legal Aid Society s 2014 Innovative Pro Bono Service Award Please add any additional information about your firm s pro bono program. You might want to touch on some of the following issues: firm s pro bono philosophy; procedures for undertaking pro bono; assignments; staffing of pro bono cases; general volunteering opportunities (outside of legal services); salary structure as it relates to pro bono work and billable hours or Vault.com Inc.

5 bonuses; international pro bono; opportunities; pro bono hours by office or region, including overseas. Ropes & Gray s public service commitment is a hallmark of the firm, rooted in the example set by the firm s founders nearly a century and a half ago. From securing asylum for endangered immigrants to helping people keep their homes to winning the release of the wrongly convicted, Ropes & Gray strives to provide the highest level of pro bono legal advice and support to those who need it most. In 2015, the attorneys, paralegals, summer associates and staff of Ropes & Gray demonstrated an unwavering and uncommon commitment to their pro bono practice, logging over 114,000 hours to pro bono clients. These efforts helped clients address issues related to health care, benefits, nonprofit administration, asylum, tenancy and homelessness and ecological preservation, among other areas. Our commitment to pro bono service is facilitated by a Pro Bono Committee, which identifies and considers prospective initiatives, a Director of Pro Bono Services who administers and fosters the firm s pro bono program, and pro bono staff who assist with the administration. The firm encourages attorneys and staff to recommend pro bono matters and community service initiatives, and because of those direct referrals, the firm s work continues to reflect the varied interests and enthusiasms of its people. Visit for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it s really like to work in an industry or company and how to position yourself to land that job. 405

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The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving. Albert Einstein At Sullivan & Cromwell, we have a long tradition of encouraging pro bono involvement by our lawyers