This program will explore meaningful and feasible ways to integrate cross-border and global pro bono service into an active practice. Panelists will discuss a diverse range of projects, such as rule of law reform, humanitarian issues, and the protection of women's rights. Logistical and procedural aspects of international pro bono participation will be explored, including with respect to time commitments, travel, language capabilities, and risks relating to travel to sensitive areas. The panel will discuss how and why approaches to legal volunteerism diverge in different parts of the world.

Panelists:

• Nancy Boswell, President & CEO, Transparency International USA, Washington, DC
• Timothy L. Dickinson, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP and Chair, Steering
• Committee, International Legal Resource Center, a Joint Project of the UN
• Development Programme and the ABA Section of International Law, Washington, DC
• Hongxia Liu, Executive Director, The World Justice Project, Washington, DC
• Edwin Rekosh, Executive Director, Public Interest Law Institute, New York, NY
• Anna Shakarova, Deputy Director, International Senior Lawyers Project, New York, NY
• Christina Storm, Executive Director, Lawyers Without Borders, Hartford, CT
• Moderator and Program Co-Chair:
• Madeleine Schachter, Special Counsel, Pro Bono, Baker & McKenzie LLP, New York, NY

Program Co-Chair:

• Michael H. Byowitz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz,New York, NY