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Table of Contents<br />

Letter from the Chair & Managing Partner.................................................................................................................................................2<br />

Letter from the Retired Chair & Managing Partner........................................................................................................................... 3<br />

Message from the Pro Bono Committee Chair..................................................................................................................................... 4<br />

Report from the Public Service Counsel..................................................................................................................................................... 5<br />

Office Overviews................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6<br />

Safeguarding Human Rights: Our Asylum Practice...................................................................................................................... 16<br />

Supporting Survivors: Our Holocaust Reparations Program............................................................................................... 18<br />

Helping Those Who Help: An Innovative Social Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic............................................... 20<br />

Continuing the Fight: Our Work with US Veterans......................................................................................................................... 22<br />

Partnering for the Common Good: Nonprofit Assistance.........................................................................................................24<br />

Serving the Underserved: A Pioneering Partnership................................................................................................................... 26<br />

Shining a Light for Those Living in Darkness: Our Anti-Human Trafficking Practice....................................28<br />

Furthering Education: A Victory for California Students............................................................................................................ 30<br />

Raising Our Voice for Justice: Civil Rights Advocacy.................................................................................................................. 32<br />

Enabling All to Reach Their Fullest Potential: The Push for Inclusive Education in Germany........... 34<br />

Latham in the Community....................................................................................................................................................................................... 36<br />

Awards & Accolades..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44<br />

Equal Justice Works Fellows............................................................................................................................................................................... 50<br />

Robert M. Dell Award for Extraordinary Pro Bono Service.................................................................................................... 52<br />

Pro Bono Committee................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53<br />

Latham & Watkins • <strong>2014</strong> Pro Bono Annual Review<br />

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