Reeling from the impact of social distancing measures, most of the legal service providers are still adapting to remote working, and moving the traditional services…
The COVID-19 triggered rush to embrace technology to resolve disputes follows a trend over more than a decade. Perhaps starting with eBay, which is thought…
Much has been written about how the novel coronavirus poses a threat to the world’s economy and financial systems. It also poses a threat to…
In our pro bono practice at DLA Piper, as in that of our colleagues around the world, after an initial drop off in demand while…
Civil society must be clear about the real impacts of pro bono work, and the ‘returns’ on the investments of law firms and the private sector more generally.
There is a huge need for “activist lawyers” who understand the survivors, the system, and the safeguarding standards — those willing to stand with the individual against the big bureaucratic machines.
In the 21st century, civil society organizations must become better at speaking ”to” the private sector, rather than “at” the private sector.
Intellectual property has become a powerful instrument for creating wealth.
As an introduction to this article series, PILnet president Garth Meitjes argues that the paradigmatic wall that separates lawyers into two camps—private and public—is a…