Pro Bono News: Spring 2019

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (IHMEC) held a third program as part of its Jones Day Foundation Community Series, a special series of educational events

Attorneys can access case files through cloud-based systems. Clients can sign documents electronically. Legal teams can communicate and manage matters without everyone working from the same office.

Since the earliest days of our two predecessor firms, WilmerHale has played a leading role in historic events and landmark cases that have shaped the nation and left their mark across the globe.

Small law firms can lose potential clients for a reason that has nothing to do with legal skill: nobody is available when the inquiry arrives.

The legal industry is shifting at a pace most firms have never experienced. Large law firms have the capital to absorb major disruptions. Small and mid-sized firms do not have that luxury. That pressure is also their greatest advantage. Smaller firms are making faster decisions. They are adopting remote staffing, flexible structures, and leaner operating models that larger firms are still debating in committee. If you run a small or mid-sized law firm, 2026 may be the year your agility becomes your biggest competitive edge.

Navigating disputes with a Homeowners Association (HOA) can be a daunting task, requiring specialized legal proficiency. Whether it's addressing governing document violations, selective enforcement issues...

In the first week of October 2026, the world’s highest-grossing law firm announced that it will stop keeping score in public. Kirkland & Ellis informed The American Lawyer by letter that 2026 would be the last year it supplies revenue and profit figures to the press. Public reporting, the firm wrote, “does not provide meaningful value to our clients,” and the rankings it feeds “could incentivize quantitative metrics over qualitative strengths.” Justin Henry, Kirkland Goes Dark on Reporting Revenue and Profits to Media, Bloomberg L. (Oct. 7, 2026).

Law firms are not simply deciding whether employees should work from home. They are reconsidering where they recruit talent, which roles require physical presence, and how technology can support teams across locations.

A new breed of transatlantic law firm encompassing key commercial and financial hubs in 23 cities across the United States and the United Kingdom, the combined firm builds on the successful Strategic Alliance...

For legal case managers, that distinction matters. Much of the job can involve client communication, case updates, document coordination, deadline tracking, and keeping matters moving between attorneys and support staff. Those responsibilities do not always require someone to sit in the same office as the attorney.

As a result of operational constraints related to the enhanced social media vetting of H-1B and H-4 visa applicants that will go into effect on December 15, 2025, U.S. consulates in India have begun automatically...

President Trump issued an executive order implementing the Graham Act, which establishes substantial new tariffs on Russian goods and countries purchasing Russian energy, but simultaneously waives their application. The order creates a monitoring framework that leaves open the possibility of future enforcement while maintaining existing Russia sanctions regimes.

On January 12, 2026, President Trump announced via Truth Social: "[e]ffective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay...

On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump signed into law the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (Act), a significant package of sanctions, trade restrictions and related measures...

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today issued Russia-related General License 135 (GL 135), “Authorizing Transactions Related to the Sale, Delivery...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule that will shift the H-1B cap registration selection process from a random lottery to a weighted selection process...

China has a VAT rebate system that reduces the 13% domestic value-added tax (VAT) on certain exported goods.

On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule that would impose a $103,265 fee on all cap-subject H-1B petitions.

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting a five-year exemption from registration as a national securities exchange under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...

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