FOR THE

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HIGHLIGHTSCOMMUNITY SERVICE.....................................4SUSTAINABILITY...............................................50

Global Day of Service...................................................................... 6

Sustainability at Work................................................................... 52

Caring for the Community........................................................... 6

Sustainability Through Work......................................................... 52

Environmental Sustainability...................................................... 8

Sustainability Through Community................................................ 55

Feeding the Hungry................................................................... 11
Helping Those in Need............................................................... 13
Honoring Local Heroes............................................................... 15
Serving the Homeless................................................................ 16
Supporting Children and Families............................................. 17
Organizations We Served.............................................................. 21

PRO BONO............................................................22

DIVERSITY............................................................56
Our Diversity Committee............................................................... 58
Educating Ourselves and Others................................................... 58
Taking Action for Equality............................................................. 61
Diverse Leaders............................................................................ 63
Working Together.......................................................................... 64
Women in the Profession Committee............................................ 66

Fighting For Equal Justice............................................................. 24

Embracing Gender Equality........................................................... 67

Aiding Veterans............................................................................. 26

Celebrating Diversity.................................................................... 70

Defending Human Rights............................................................... 29

Key Industry Recognitions............................................................ 74

Strengthening Communities ......................................................... 32
Providing Safe Haven.................................................................... 37
Supporting Organizations That Support Others............................. 42

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A MESSAGE FROMJIM SEGERDAHL
Global Managing Partner
For most, 2022 continued a trend of unusual times. The tenacity of the COVID-19 virus
and its continuing impacts, uncertainty in the global economy, humanitarian crisis driven
by war in Ukraine, and global political instability have contributed to create anotherchallenging year.
However, the past year also highlighted the power and tenacity of human resolve. We
have seen such resolve—of those across the globe and across the street—as we continue
to learn from challenging circumstances, adapt to the adversity of recent years, andcontinually strive to improve in all that we do.
As we move forward, we can be sure of only one thing: uncertainty will continue.
But uncertainty does not require us to stand still. As a firm, we choose to view the days
ahead as an open field of opportunity–an opportunity to build stronger connections, better
practices, healthier communities, and brighter futures for all.
We remain committed to actively prioritizing these intentions, exploring the best ways toexpand and improve upon our annual efforts. In 2022, our lawyers and allied professionals
provided a solid foundation on which we will continue to build. While impossible to detailevery contribution, this publication summarizes the demonstration of firm values through
COMMUNITY SERVICE, PRO BONO, SUSTAINABILITY, and DIVERSITY initiatives and ourcommitment to the good of all.
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Community service has always been a pillar of
our firm, and at the center is our Global Day ofService. I’m so proud to be part of this effort eachyear, and my pride is shared by hundreds of ourlawyers and professionals around the globe.”

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COMMUNITY SERVICESCOTT WILKENSON
Chair, Global Day of Service
Director of Administration, Miami
Engaging with the communities in which we live and work is a strong, shared value acrossour global platform. As a firm, we encourage our people to give back by contributing
their time and talents toward the greater good. Various efforts showcase our community
commitment year-round, but it is best embodied by our annual Global Day of Service.
Established in 2013, the Global Day of Service is a highly anticipated activity that fosters
and strengthens community connections by lending a hand to individuals and organizations
in need. Each year, hundreds of firm members channel its theme, The Power of Giving
Back, as they support the causes and address the needs of organizations through targetedvolunteer efforts in communities throughout the world.
As world events continue to unfold and new challenges arise, the need for community
outreach and service to others grows even greater. We hope our 2022 Global Day of Service
events and other initiatives helped move the needle in the cities and regions we serve.

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COMMUNITY SERVICEGLOBAL DAY OF SERVICE
Caring for the Community
The spirit of our annual Global Day of Service is in givingback to the very communities we live and work. This allows
us to create and strengthen key relationships with importantorganizations close to home, while as a firm, lending a hand
all around the world.
Members of our London office supported the LONDONCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION, an organization that gives money
to small charities and community groups whose existenceis generally below the public radar. Volunteers raised over£650 with a special lunch menu and an afternoon cake saleand donated all proceeds to the foundation.
Our Washington, D.C., office worked to preserve local
beauty at KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS by performing various
park restoration projects. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is anational park in the historic Kenilworth neighborhood, along
the Anacostia River.
In Hong Kong, volunteers focused on clothing community
members in need while addressing fashion-related waste,
and teamed up with REDRESS for an in-office clothing drive
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and delivery effort. Redress is an environmental nongovernmental organization based in Hong Kong, working to
reduce waste in the fashion industry. Our team collected 50
pounds of clothing.
Our Dubai office celebrated the firm's annual Global Day
of Service by volunteering with SMARTLIFE, an organization
whose aim is to help the average blue-collar worker. The
group prepared toiletry bags and clothing to distribute andorganized free haircuts for laborers.
Team members of our Wilmington office volunteered with
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY, an organizationthat preserves affordable homeownership by building
homes, communities, and hope in New Castle County,
Delaware. The group measured and assembled materials tobuild affordable housing.
The firm’s Beijing office brought together several
organizations in its community to organize and implement
a fundraising walk to support art and education programsin 100 rural schools. Partner organizations included LOVEAND FUTURE ENTERPRISE VOLUNTEER ACTION, CHINA YOUNG ARTISTSCHARITY FOUNDATION (CYACF) YOUNG ARTISTS PUBLIC WELFARE
FUND, CHINA CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN, and BEIJINGFOREIGN ENTERPRISE HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE CO., LTD. (FESCO).
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Environmental Sustainability
Each year, several of our annual Global Day of Service
events focus on the importance of sustaining theenvironment. As a firm, we are committed to protecting our
fragile environment, and utilizing sustainable practices todefend and preserve our planet for future generations.
In Seoul, firm volunteers got their steps in while keeping thecommunity clean in a "plogging" event with the ICHON GLOBALVILLAGE CENTER. Plogging is a unique trash-collection exercisethat combines jogging and trash pickup. The Ichon Global
Village Center was established in 2008 to help immigrants,
particularly from Japan, settle in the Korean community.
Our Brussels office helped to sustain the environment witha clean-up effort in the SONIAN FOREST. The Sonian Forest is
an area of natural beauty that extends deep into the city ofBrussels and the surrounding towns and villages. Volunteers
collected several bags of trash.
Seattle office members volunteered with RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE CHARITIES to prepare the Ronald McDonald Housegardens for winter weather. Ronald McDonald House
Charities is an independent American nonprofit organizationthat creates, finds, and supports programs that directly
improve the health and well-being of children.
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Our Orange County office joined NEWPORT BAY CONSERVANCY,an organization that protects and preserves Upper Newport
Bay, at its Big Canyon restoration site. The group protected
new plantings by removing invasive weeds that threatened
native plant communities.
Members of our Taipei office participated in a coastal andbeach cleanup event with the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONADMINISTRATION, EXECUTIVE YUAN OF TAIWAN. The Environmental
Protection Administration, Executive Yuan is a cabinet-level
executive agency responsible for protecting and conserving
the environment in the Republic of China.
The firm’s Sydney office worked with PLANTINGSEEDS aspart of their B&B Highway project. The B&B stands for
Bed & Breakfast, as well as biodiversity for birds, bees,
and butterflies threatened by habitat loss. Volunteers
helped the organization to regenerate passageways andnative vegetative corridors in urban areas to give muchneeded rest to pollinators who are experiencing population
declines. PlantingSeeds is an environmental protection andsustainable education program, which fosters biodiversity
in urban and peri-urban environments. Melbourne teammembers also worked with the organiztion to plant andaugment native vegetation that supports endangered
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
pollinators, sustainability, and biodiversity. The officevisited a school and planted flowers, built homes for local
blue-banded bees, and attended an education session.
Additionally, groups from our Perth and Brisbane offices
teamed up with PlantingSeeds and prepped planter beds
with a focus on fostering environmental sustainability.
Trees and forestry are important and essential parts ofthe environment. Pittsburgh office members worked tosustain tree life at TREE PITTSBURGH, an environmental
nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing community
vitality by restoring and protecting the urban forest throughtree planting and care, education, advocacy, and landconservation. Our teams containerized trees and shrubs
for the winter.
A Pittsburgh team also gave back to the environment
with THE WOODLANDS FOUNDATION. Volunteers cleaned up theoutdoor areas and performed landscaping. The Woodlands
provides children and adults with disabilities an accessible
environment, innovative programs and activities, and apassionate, nurturing staff.

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Feeding the Hungry
World hunger is a fight that demands everyone’s support.
For this reason, many of our offices made feeding thehungry their main priority this Global Day of Service.
Members of our Harrisburg office helped the CENTRALPENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK give back to those in need ofessential food items. Volunteers organized and boxed foodto share with local distributors. The Central Pennsylvania
Food Bank is a nonprofit organization committed to ending
hunger in 27 counties across central Pennsylvania.
Our Newark office collaborated with the COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY, an organization that provides food andassistance programs to those in need. The team was incharge of sorting and packing donations received, as wellas weighing and labeling the packages for distribution.
They sorted and filled well over 200 boxes.
Research Triangle Park office members volunteered at
the FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM
BRANCH. The group sorted and bagged potatoes for pick up.
They prepared just under 6,000 pounds, which converts to
5,700 meals for those in need. The Durham Branch of theFood Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina serves six
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counties. In these counties, more than 106,000 people
live in food insecure households, and nearly a third ofthem are children.
Our San Francisco and Palo Alto offices held a joint
fundraiser for the SAN FRANCISCO-MARIN FOOD BANK, andraised US$1,300. Each year, the San Francisco-Marin
Food Bank distributes over 55 million pounds of foodto people facing hunger.
The Boston office collaborated with the GREATER BOSTON
FOOD BANK (GBFB) for a virtual fundraiser. This effort allowed
participants to contribute from their homes and beyond.
The GBFB is the largest hunger-relief organization in
New England, and is among the largest food banks in the
country. The team raised nearly US$3,000.
The firm’s Kansas City office volunteered with HARVESTERS–THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK and repackaged bulk donations
for redistribution throughout Harvester’s network of foodpantries and kitchens. The team also attached caloric andingredient labels and inspected the packaging of vegetables
for use in the “Meet & Eat” and “Read & Feed” programs,
which provide healthy food to hungry, school-aged children
in Kansas City and surrounding communities by partneringwith local schools and libraries.
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Members of our Pittsburgh office volunteered at GREATER
PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK in the Market and theVolunteer Engagement Center stocking shelves, sorting
donations, packing boxes, and helping guests shop.
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank's goal is toincrease access to nutritious food.
In Frankfurt and Munich, team members worked withMÜNCHNER TAFEL E.V. With the help of volunteers, theorganization supports 15,000 citizens in each city, every
month, through their food distribution points, and about
12,000 people in more than 50 social institutions.

Helping Those in Need
Doha volunteers worked with the MIGRANT WORKER & OTHER
FILIPINO RESOURCE CENTER (MWOFRC) to gather, organize,
and package necessities for migrant workers. Through theirprograms and services, MWOFRC supports the leadershipand empowerment of low-income youth, low-wage workers,
immigrant women, and families so they can effectively
engage in improving the conditions of their health, schools,
workplaces, neighborhoods, and environment. MWOFRC
serves as a central hub for welfare and assistance tomigrant Filipinos.
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COMMUNITY SERVICEThe Charlotte office assembled snack packs to donate to
THE CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY, a nonprofit organization thatprovides assistance and advocacy for people in financial
crisis, helping them move toward self-sufficiency andprevent homelessness. Each snack pack included a variety
of snacks, a drink, and a kind note. These supplies were
provided to those seeking financial assistance or shoppingat the Ministry’s Free Store.
A team from our Miami office volunteered at THE GLOBALEMPOWERMENT MISSION, which collaborated with BSTRONG.
Bstrong’s mission is to provide emergency assistance topeople in crisis. Our office packed 500 essential boxes
distributed to Florida families and communities affectedby Hurricane Ian.
Animals are helpless, and often put in uncomfortable oruninhabitable situations. To help remedy these situations,
our Portland office volunteered with THE PIXIE PROJECT, anonprofit animal adoption center and rescue. They collected
and donated items for shelter animals, including blankets,
food, toys, and more.

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Our Raleigh office teamed with the DIAPER BANK OF NORTHCAROLINA, an organization that provides personal hygiene
products and other basic necessities to remove barriers to
education, employment, or personal fulfillment. The groupwrapped diapers and feminine hygiene products.

Honoring Local Heroes
Members of our Charleston office volunteered at the RALPH
H. JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER FISHER HOUSE, a home awayfrom home for the families of veterans receiving care. They
prepared a build-your-own burger dinner complete withfries. They also cleaned the front porch and some common
areas, and presented Fisher House with a gift certificate to a
local grocery store.
Team members in New York engaged WEHERO, which
designs, plans, and executes corporate volunteer
experiences that create social impact. Our volunteers
prepared toiletry bags for disaster relief.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Serving the HomelessHundreds of millions face the hardship of living without
shelter and other human necessities that we take for
granted. As in past years, several of our offices spenttime giving back to these displaced community members
and youth.
Our Austin office volunteered with MICAH 6 PROJECT, anorganization that provides access to healthy foods andhygienic facilities for the homeless community. Two teams
worked diligently in its food pantry.
Chicago firm members made over 100 lunches
for INSPIRATION CORP., an organization that provides
housing, meals, and job training to low-income andunhoused Chicagoans.
In Los Angeles, team members combined exercise with
community service through a virtual jog, bike, and run
fundraiser with MY FRIEND’S PLACE in support of homelessyouth. My Friend’s Place offers comprehensive services toyouth experiencing homelessness between the ages of
12 and 25.

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Team members in Fort Worth worked with PRESBYTERIANNIGHT SHELTER to fill approximately 100 hygiene bags andsnack bags to deliver to the houseless community. The
Presbyterian Night Shelter is a place of trust, respect, andcaring for the homeless, helping them regain their qualityof life.
A group of Pittsburgh volunteers prepared and distributed
lunches for RED DOOR MINISTRIES, AKA “THE RED DOOR.” The Red
Door’s mission is to serve the most vulnerable in downtown
Pittsburgh with food and love.

Supporting Children and Families
Today’s youth will shape tomorrow’s world, which is why wemust ensure that they have the necessary tools, resources,
and support for growth and development. Lack of proper
education, health care services, nutrients, and essentials isa crisis that we recognize, and we have dedicated time andcare to causes that target disadvantaged children.
Berlin office members worked with YOUTH AID AND EDUCATION,
a voluntary youth welfare organization. They offer effective,
targeted, and individualized services for children, young
people, and their families
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Members of our Austin office gave back with RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS, whose mission is
the health and well-being of children. Volunteers preparedlunch for those in need of a meal. Similarly, Washington,
D.C., team members assembled more than 200 snackkits for families of the RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF
GREATER WASHINGTON. Seattle office volunteers also worked
with RMHC to assemble gifts for children. Chicago teammembers took part in the effort, and assembled over 75
activity kits with crafts, toys, and art supplies for children.

In Nashville, firm members worked with is LOVE ON WHEELS,
a nonprofit organization that supplies new suitcases filledwith necessities to children entering the foster care system.
Volunteers helped in packaging these items for distribution.
One of the bags packed by our office was delivered to a
17-year-old boy the day he entered the foster care system.

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Houston teammates supported children, animals, andveterans with the help of INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER
HOUSTON, a United Way agency. The group packaged
pet food and hand-made pet toys to include with fooddeliveries for families who have pets. Volunteers also madecards for veterans and their families. For more than 50
years, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston has united
people of all faiths and backgrounds to provide services toneighbors in the Greater Houston area.

Our Seattle office volunteered with TREEHOUSE, anorganization that provides children who have experienced
foster care with opportunities to support and pursue
their dreams and transition successfully into adulthood.
The group built 400 shipping boxes and filled them witheducational toys, gaming headsets, and galaxy-projecting
speakers. Treehouse delivered the gifts to youth who were in
the foster system during the winter holidays.

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COMMUNITY SERVICEIn Shanghai, our volunteers supported SUNSHINE HOUSE
OF JING’AN TEMPLE COMMUNITY, a help center for mentallyhandicapped children. Team members participated ina training session for basic life skills and abilities forthese children.

A group of Pittsburgh team members worked with CATHOLIC
CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH to organize andconduct a "Pregnancy and Parenting Boutique." An
additional group designed and decorated tote bags, andfilled them with literacy items for children.
From Boston to Berlin to Brisbane, we are proud of everyone
who embraced the firm’s GLOBAL DAY OF SERVICE in 2022, and
the POWER OF GIVING BACK they displayed around the globe.

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ORGANIZATIONSWE SERVED■ Beijing Foreign Enterprise Human
Resources Service Co., LTD■ Habitat for Humanity of
New Castle County■ Red Door Ministries, AKA
The Red Door

■ Harvesters–The Community
Food Network■ Redress■ Ichon Global Village Center■ Ronald McDonald House Charities ofCentral Texas■ Bstrong■ Inspiration Corp.

■ Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Pittsburgh■ Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston■ Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
■ China Charities Aid Foundation
for Children■ Community Food Bank of New Jersey■ China Young Artists Charity
Foundation (CYACF) Young Artists
Public Welfare Fund
■ Diaper Bank of North Carolina■ Environmental Protection
Administration, Executive Yuan
of Taiwan■ Food Bank of Central & Eastern
North Carolina, Durham Branch■ Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB)■ Greater Pittsburgh Community
Food Bank■ Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens■ Ronald McDonald House Charities■ Ronald McDonald House Charities ofGreater Washington■ London Community Foundation■ San Francisco-Marin Food Bank

■ Love and Future Enterprise
Volunteer Action■ Smartlife■ Love on Wheels■ Sunshine House of Jing’an
Temple Community■ Micah 6 Project■ Sonian Forest■ Migrant Worker & Other Overseas
Filipinos Resource Center■ The Crisis Assistance Ministry■ Münchner Tafel E.V.

■ The Pixie Project■ My Friend’s Place■ The Woodlands Foundation■ Newport Bay Conservancy■ Tree Pittsburgh■ PlantingSeeds■ Treehouse■ Presbyterian Night Shelter■ WeHero■ Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical
Center Fisher House■ Youth Aid and Education■ The Global Empowerment Mission

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We are proud of the variety of ways inwhich our colleagues serve those in needin their communities and around the world
through pro bono work.”

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PRO BONOROSEMARY ALITO
Chair, Firmwide Pro Bono Committee
Practice Area Leader, Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety
Partner, Newark
Our firm believes that first-rate legal service should be accessible for all across our global
community. We honor this belief through our ongoing commitment to pro bono service,supporting in particular those who otherwise could not afford such services.
Each year, our lawyers engage in hundreds of pro bono efforts across offices, matters,
and borders to strive toward fulfilling this professional responsibility. Throughout 2022,
we worked alongside underrepresented communities, victims of abuse and trafficking,military veterans, refugees seeking asylum, wrongfully convicted individuals, and nonprofit
organizations that support initiatives from fighting pediatric cancer to securing human rights.
We are proud and grateful to dedicate the efforts and resources of our firm in FIGHTING FOR
EQUAL JUSTICE, AIDING VETERANS, DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING
SAFE HAVEN, AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS. We value the opportunity toshare our stories with you.

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PRO BONO
FIGHTING FOR EQUAL JUSTICE
We have proudly supported the work of the Pennsylvania
Innocence Project for years. Among other things, the
PA Innocence Project provides pro bono investigativeand legal assistance to people who have unjustly been
convicted of crimes they did not commit and whose
innocence can be proven by DNA testing or by other newly
discovered evidence. Each year, the PA Innocence Project
receives hundreds of requests for help from incarcerated
Pennsylvania men and women. They meticulously review
each case using a four-stage vetting process. This year, in
addition to filing an amicus brief on the organization’s behalf,
we worked on a number of Stage 3 Reviews, which involveassessing the case of an individual who claims innocenceand preparing a thorough report with a recommendation as
to whether the case is one that the PA Innocence Project
should decline, investigate further, or accept. Lawyers andallied professionals from Boston, Harrisburg, Los Angeles,
Nashville, Newark, Orange County, Pittsburgh, Portland, andSeattle participated in this work in 2022.

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Our Diversity Committee and Pro
Bono Committee launched this joint
initiative in 2020 to promote unityand equal justice. The program has
a particular focus on voting rights,
criminal justice reform, and equaljustice for Indigenous people.

A team that included Sydney partner Sandra Steele andsenior associate Karin Lee successfully defended two wellknown and respected Aboriginal elders against a developer
seeking compensation for expenses incurred in a failed joint
venture. In 2017, our clients entered into a joint ventureagreement with a local developer planning to subdivide anddevelop their residential property in New South Wales. When
this agreement failed to move forward and was terminated,the developer registered a claim on the property, seeking
repayment of all costs incurred during the joint venture
project and commencing proceedings against our clients in
the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Pittsburgh partner Nicholas Vari worked with the
ACLU of Pennsylvania on its amicus brief in a significant
Pennsylvania Supreme Court case that extended theprinciples of the Fourth Amendment to social services
home inspections. The brief supported the positionof a woman subject to an involuntary child services
home inspection.

Our clients’ application to remove this caveat was successful
at a hearing in February 2022, when the developer wasordered to withdraw the caveat within three days, as well as
to compensate our clients for the cost of the application. This
successful outcome resulted in a complete settlement of the
dispute and dismissal of proceedings against our clients.

The Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS)
received an anonymous report regarding a woman seen
sleeping and protesting outside Philadelphia Housing
Authority offices. When the woman declined to allow a DHS
employee inside her family home to investigate the report,
DHS filed petitions to compel cooperation with this visit.
The trial court granted these petitions, and the woman’s
argument in an appeal to the Superior Court—that thishome investigation had violated her Fourth Amendment
right to protection against unlawful search and seizure—
was unsuccessful.

These individuals are revered for their contributions to the
New South Wales community. Descendants of the D'harawal
First Nations Peoples of Australia, their knowledge of the

The Supreme Court reversed and issued a decision thatnow bars child welfare agencies from searching family
homes without probable cause, significantly advancing legal

land’s history, environment, and Aboriginal cultures remains
instrumental for future generations.

protections for families affected by racially disproportionate
welfare surveillance.
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PRO BONO
In the firm’s Los Angeles office, we represented Spanishspeaking elders who own a home, but are on a fixedincome. They take great pride in their home and wanted toensure that they would be financially able to keep it. In aneffort to reduce their electricity bills, the couple sought totake advantage of a government program that offered rebates
for solar panel installations. Unfortunately, they werevictims of a scheme by a company that did not disclosethat they would be subject to high interest rate loans andliens on their home in connection with the solar project.
Our team filed suit on behalf of the couple seeking relief
from the contracts. After more than a year and a half of
litigation, the matter was ultimately resolved favorably for ourclients. The team working on this case included associates
Trevor Wynn, Connor Meggs, Sabrina Fani, and partner
Christopher Kondon.

In 2022, our firm

DEVOTED MORE THAN
41,000 HOURS
to pro bono cases.
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AIDING VETERANS
For the last eight years, a Public Policy and Law team led
by Washington, D.C., and Boston government affairs advisor
Amy Carnevale, has represented the family of Glen Doherty,
one of the former Navy SEALS killed in the 2012 attack on
the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The teamworked to build strong, bipartisan and bicameral support forcollectively awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to all
four men who led lives of service and sacrifice for our nation.
First awarded to George Washington by the Continental
Congress in March 1776, the Congressional Gold Medal is
the highest honor Congress can bestow. Accordingly, theawards are extremely difficult to obtain. Two-thirds of themembers of the House of Representatives and the Senate
must sign their names to legislation in order for an award
to be approved. With assistance from Manny Rouvelas,
Bruce Heiman, Dennis Stephens, Darrell Conner, Scott
Nelson, Rick Valentine, Andrew Tabler, Matt Manning, Sarah
Swanson, the late Senator Slade Gorton, and numerous
other colleagues over the years, the team worked to obtain
this exceedingly difficult honor for the Doherty family.

To do so, our Public Policy and Law team took what had
unfortunately become one of the most politically divisive
incidents in recent history, and transformed it into an
overwhelmingly bipartisan recognition that these four men
richly deserve the thanks of a grateful nation. The membersof Congress brought together by our team in this effort span
the geographic and ideological spectrums—from Hawaii
to Maine, and from the staunchly conservative to the selfproclaimed socialist.

On 21 December, President Biden signed the bill into law.
The U.S. Mint will thus commence creating the medal, which
will be presented to the families of the men in a ceremony
at the U.S. Capitol sometime in 2024. Thereafter, the medal
will be housed at the CIA Museum in Langley, Virginia, andwill be made available for travel to events and locations ofimportance to each of the men’s lives.

In late July 2022, with 295 members signed on, thelegislation cleared the House. With 71 Senators signed on,
it was unanimously approved by the Senate in December
and sent to President Biden’s desk to become law. As thebill completed the final step of the process, Glen’s sister
said, “right now, I have no words,” and the mother of fellow
SEAL Tyrone Woods said, “I’m walking on air.” The families
have worked tirelessly alongside our Public Policy and Law
group colleagues, while also carrying on their loved ones’legacies through foundations and charitable endeavors intheir memory.

has achieved this in recent years. Our Maritime group, under
the leadership of Washington, D.C., partner Mark Ruge,
successfully obtained one on behalf of Merchant Mariners,
and former partner Judson Greif led a team that successfully
honored America’s “Fighter Aces.” Completion of all threeof these efforts is a testament to both the passion of our firm
to honor noble causes, as well as the broad bipartisan andbicameral reach that our Public Policy and Law group isable to leverage in support of efforts for all firm clients.

As difficult as Congressional Gold Medals are to obtain, thismarks the third time that our Public Policy and Law group

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PRO BONO
Ted Kornobis and Chelsie Rimel, working with our pro bono
partners at the National Veterans Legal Services Program,
represented a Vietnam War veteran in a successful appeal
of a decision denying him benefits for his bladder cancer.
Our client, who served honorably in the U.S. Navy from1965-69 and was awarded a Vietnam Service Medal, applied
for benefits because his doctors diagnosed his bladdercancer as connected to his exposure to Agent Orange in
Vietnam. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreed
that he suffered from bladder cancer and was presumptively
exposed to Agent Orange, but disagreed that the cancer
was related to the exposure and denied the claim. On
appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, we
argued that the VA’s decision was legally flawed because,
among other things, it relied on a medical opinion that did

not adequately address all of the evidence and theories. In
addition, while the appeal was pending, Congress passed
a law that created a legal presumption that bladder cancer
in Vietnam veterans is connected to service-connected
herbicide exposure. In June 2022, the court issued aruling in favor of our client, vacating the VA’s decision andremanding for a ruling consistent with the new presumption
in favor of service connection for bladder cancer.

Newark counsel Dana Parker and her colleagues succeededin obtaining an adjustment to the disability rating for a
Veteran who has been suffering from PTSD. This resulted ina payment of more than US$40,000 in past benefits to which
he was entitled and a significant increase in his monthly
benefits going forward.

In 2022, we performed over

1,500 HOURS OF PRO BONO WORKFOR VETERANS AND VETERANS CAUSES
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DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS
Our firm participated in the Investment Support Programme
for Least Developed Countries implemented by theInternational Development Law Organization since its official
launch in 2017, and continues to be a strong supporter ofthis important pro bono initiative. For example, in 2021,
we worked with others to provide capacity building ininternational investment law and arbitration for the Ministryof Trade, Industry, Regional Integration & Employment of theGovernment of The Gambia, a sovereign State in West Africa
and one of the world’s least developed countries. Thesesessions highlighted key topics in public international law,such as customary international law, treaty interpretation,state attribution, state responsibility, treaty negotiation,
investor-state dispute settlement, and the contemporary
landscape of international investment agreements.
More recently, in 2022, we developed an innovative model
bilateral investment treaty for The Gambia, in collaboration
with Chester Brown of Essex Court and Alessandra Misturaof the International Development Law Organization.
The model treaty, known as the Sustainable Investment

Facilitation and Cooperation Agreement (SIFCA) is the firstbilateral investment treaty to incorporate certain humanrights components. In particular, innovations that the model
incorporates for the first time include investor obligations
based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business andHuman Rights; the first-ever state agreement to investment
arbitration under the Hague Rules on Business and Human
Rights Arbitration; the first-ever tribunal jurisdiction overthird-party claims asserted against the investor by natural
persons who have suffered the violation of internationallyrecognized human rights arising from a covered investment.
After developing the SIFCA for use by The Gambia, some of
our lawyers were invited to its capital, Banjul, to participate
in a validation process, explain the model to the otherministries in The Gambia’s government, and engage with theexecutive branch of The Gambia for the formal adoption of
the model.
Other developing countries may also use this model
treaty in the future. If the SIFCA model gains acceptance,
the potential long-term implications could include thedevelopment of a new generation of international investment
agreements that unites the previously separate spheres of

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human rights, environmental protection, and investment
protection for the first time in negotiated legal instruments inpublic international law.

A team from our Melbourne office that included Tim Appleby,
Christien Corns, Milou Derks-Convery, and Meg Parryprovided ongoing pro bono support for a refugee who had
been in detention since 2013. The team initially worked
on an application for him to be transferred from Nauru toAustralia for medical treatment. After he was transferredto Australia in 2020, he was immediately detained again in
the Melbourne Immigration Transport Accommodation and,later, the Park Hotel. We made submissions to the Minister
for Immigration to exercise his discretion to release our clientfrom detention and allow him to live in the community in
Melbourne. In late March, this client was finally granted abridging visa and released into the community.

We conducted research and advisory work on the national
implementation of international humanitarian law for theInternational Committee of the Red Cross. Lawyers andallied professionals from Austin, Berlin, Harrisburg, London,
Newark, Paris, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Singapore, Sydney, and
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Washington, D.C., participated in this work. They included
Daniela Rojas, Patrick Marré, Sam Boden, Amy Groff,
Camilla De Moraes, Courtney Hunter, Veronica Kampfe,
Samuel Boccara, Sarah Czypinski, Nadia Brooks, Ryan
Reilly, Lori Hosni, David Wang, Mary Thurston, Robert
Houston, Katherine Smith, Christine Chen, Ashley Bailey,
Cassie Grant, Bernard Sia, Isha Rana, Lauren Sandground,and Linda Odom.

Our firm received the TrustLaw Impact Award for its workfor the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).
For this project, lawyers from the firm’s Singapore andLondon offices assisted CHRI with conducting a comparative
review of the legal policy framework of pretrial detention
across the 54 Commonwealth Member States. The crossoffice team included partner Raja Bose, special counsel
Camilla de Moraes, and senior associate Robert Houston.
They coordinated with local counsel, ministries, and otherindividuals for 46 of the Commonwealth jurisdictions, withCHRI separately conducting research or obtaining support
from participating law firms in the remaining jurisdictions of
the Commonwealth.
The research resulted in a report containing its findings,

Guilty Till Proven Innocent?: Safeguarding the Rights ofPretrial Detainees across the Commonwealth. Its global
release took place during the 2022 Commonwealth Heads
of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, inJune 2022. Specifically, the report’s launch occurred at
the Commonwealth People’s Forum 2022, a gathering
associated with the CHOGM that is intended to “ask andtry to answer the big, important questions of our age.” A
core finding of the report is that, across the Commonwealth:“There are gaps in legal policy frameworks that are
essential to safeguard the rights of pre-trial detainees, thus
necessitating an immediate and in-depth review of suchlaws by governments. This is important as pre-trial detention
not only impacts the person detained, but can have adamaging socio-economic impact on detainees’ families andcommunities outside prison, too.”
Madhurima Dhanuka, CHRI’s Head of the Prison Reforms
Programme, stated: “We wish to extend our sincere thanks
to all of the participating firms in this important review ofthe laws on pre-trial detention across the Commonwealth
Member States. In particular, the global law firm K&L Gates
provided invaluable assistance in coordinating legal researchwith local counsel across 46 of the 54 Commonwealthjurisdictions. Without that critical support, the essential work
accomplished across every jurisdiction of the Commonwealththat informs CHRI’s report on pre-trial detention would havebeen simply impossible.”

Seattle partner Pete Talevich and Portland associate Olivia
Ashé represented a sex trafficking survivor in clearing her
trafficking-related criminal record as part of her inspiringstory of resilience, determination, and a desire to help
others. This client was referred to our firm by the now closed
Legal Hope, which provided legal support for survivors ofsex trafficking. She had a difficult childhood and teenage
years that included sexual assault, trauma, drug and alcoholuse, and homelessness. She was forced into prostitution
as a teenager, later became pregnant, and was imprisoned
shortly after giving birth to her daughter. Following her
release from prison, she reunited with her daughter who
had been placed in foster care. She obtained treatment,completed her education, regained custody of her daughter,and became a leading social worker and advocate, focusing
on parent-child reunification and helping countless otherparents. Vacating her criminal convictions from the period

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Lawyers in a numberof our offices havehelped pro bonoclients with namechanges. Recently,
a Harrisburg
team HELPED A
TRANSGENDERWOMAN LEGALLYCHANGE HER
NAME to one
that reflects her gender identity. The orderchanging her name was granted in late
December and allowed the client to start the
new year with a name that matches who she
is. While walking back from the courthouse
after the hearing, the client expressed herappreciation and told us that THIS WILL
MAKE HER LIFE SO MUCH EASIER.

32 | K&L Gatesof time when she was being trafficked was an important partof her healing process and garnered great support. In fact,
the motion to vacate her convictions was supported by 23
letters from prominent members of the community, including
the attorney who had represented the state in seeking toterminate her parental rights years earlier.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIESPro Bono Partnership provides free business andtransactional legal help to nonprofit organizations serving
underrepresented people or enhancing the qualityof life throughout neighborhoods in Connecticut, New
Jersey, and New York. The organization celebrated its
25th anniversary in 2022, and we performed hundreds ofhours of pro bono work throughout the year for nonprofitsthat Pro Bono Partnership referred to our firm. Our work

involved transactional matters and advice in the areas of
employment law, landlord and tenant issues, corporate
governance, and entity formation for a variety of nonprofit
clients. These clients included organizations that provide
housing and services for low-income families; enhancecommunity and economic development; provide free
support services for individuals affected by cancer;
run after-school program and services aimed to reachunderserved groups; foster equity in the community;
support children and their caregivers through advocacy,
education, and resources; work to increase the numberof Ph.D. scholars of color in certain fields; provide
urban ministry; and offer emergency shelter, programsfor seniors, affordable housing, and youth programs,
among other offerings. Lawyers from Charlotte, Chicago,
Miami, Newark, New York, Raleigh, and San Francisco
participated in this work to support these organizations thatare making a difference.

Wilmington partner
Lisa R. Stark
received the Stateof Delaware,
Office of the Child
Advocate Service
to Children Awardin recognition
for 20 YEARSOF SERVICEREPRESENTINGCHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. During her
many years of service, Lisa has represented
over a half dozen children from the time of
their entry into the childcare system until
they aged out of the system. Lisa currently
represents a senior in high school.

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Raleigh partner Leann Walsh and Raleigh and Charlotte
associates Cerretta Amos, Ashley Wilson Berard, Will
Bowers, Jaren Butts, Callan Skinner, and Carri Preble
participated in the NC Housing Opportunities and Preventionof Evictions (Hope) Program, in partnership with the North
Carolina State Bar. The team assisted eligible low-income
renters, who experienced financial hardship due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, to obtain rent and utility assistance.

Our lawyers collectively spent over 100 hours explaining
the benefits and requirements of the Hope Program
to landlords and tenants, as well as reviewing benefit
application documents, lease agreements, and utility bills.
The team had the opportunity to facilitate the review andsigning of rental assistance agreements between landlords
and tenants to make Hope Program funding available toeligible applicants, all to prevent evictions and promote
housing stability.

Washington, D.C., partners Bart Gordon, Bill Kirk, Manny
Rouvelas, with associate Matthew Manning, continued
our ongoing support of the USA Science and Engineering
Festival to promote youth interest in STEM. Founded in2009 as the San Diego Science Festival, the organizationand event have grown significantly over the last decadewith the assistance of our counsel. Dozens of federal
agencies have participated in festival events over the years
as it has evolved into the largest national STEM event, withover 200,000 attendees at the last pre-pandemic Expo in
Washington, D.C.

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The festival pivoted to a virtual platform throughout the
pandemic, hosting virtual events with speakers and panelists
from astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch to former
chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and NIH Director
Francis Collins. Our work alongside the USA Science andEngineering Festival helps to encourage enthusiasm forscience in future generations and to fulfill founder Larry
Brock’s belief that “society gets what it celebrates.”

London Legal Walk
Firm members in England took part in the 2022 London
Legal Walk, a 10 km distance fundraising effort to support
the London Legal Support Trust and frontline legal services,raising over £2,500. The London Legal Support Trust is anindependent charity that promotes access to justice andraises funds for free legal advice services.

The firm’s Australia offices hosted an internal Women’s
Achievement Awards celebration as a lead up to
International Women’s Day. The initiative aimed tosupport career opportunities for women in the firm, andacknowledged those who inspired or supported thefirm's efforts in creating gender equality.
This year, Sydney senior associate Karin Lee was theaward recipient within the community service category(one of several award categories) and received recognitionin this category based on her extensive pro bono work.
During 2022, Karin’s pro bono work involved helping
Aboriginal elders.

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Australia Walks for JusticeIn May, members of our Perth, Sydney, and Brisbane offices
participated in three separate Walk for Justice events inrecognition of National Pro Bono Day. The events raised
funds for legal service organizations that match individuals
and community organizations seeking legal assistance withpro bono lawyers.
Perth participants walked and ran a 4.4 km distance, fromThe Bell Tower at Elizabeth Quay and along the Central
Business District foreshore. Over 670 volunteers joined theevent, raising money for Law Access. Sydney office members
participated in the New South Wales Walk for Justice toraise funds for the National Justice Project and the Refugee
Advice and Casework Service. Brisbane volunteers came
together at the Queensland Legal Walk to support LawRightand its access to justice projects.

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PROVIDING SAFE HAVEN
After a nearly five-year effort, the firm successfully obtainedSpecial Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status for an immigrantfrom El Salvador whose parents abandoned her. The US
Congress created the SIJ status classification in 1990 toprovide a path to lawful permanent residency for children
who a juvenile court determines cannot be reunified with one
or both parents due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, andwhose best interests would not be served by a return to theirhome country.
In 2018, a pro bono team in Houston obtained a ruling froma Texas state court that our client lacked proper parental
care and faced danger to her physical health and safety if
she returned to her home country. The US Citizenship andImmigration Services nonetheless refused to accept the state
court’s findings and grant her SIJ status, and it affirmedthat decision on appeal, leaving her only recourse to file alawsuit in federal court. The Houston team included partner
Elizabeth Gilman, associates Rory Hatch and Grace Haidar,
senior paralegal Mai Truong, and John Sullivan of The Law
Office of John F. Sullivan III, PLLC.

Immigration Justice Campaign named
us Pro Bono Law Firm of the Month inrecognition of our firm’s “extraordinary
dedication of its time and talents inthe fight to give immigrants their fair
day in court.” Immigration JusticeCampaign also thanked Washington,
D.C., partner Brian Koosed for his
work on some key matters and noted
the firm’s generosity in providing highquality pro bono services to clients.

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Assisted by partners John Longstreth and Brian Koosedof the Washington, D.C., office, the firm filed suit in D.C.
federal court for review of the agency’s decision underthe Administrative Procedure Act. Rather than answer thelawsuit’s complaint, the agency asked to reconsider its initialdecision. It then did so only days before its answer would
have been due, and it ultimately agreed to grant our client
SIJ status. It further granted her deferred action, which
protected her from deportation and allowed her to apply for
employment authorization. Since the agency had promptly
granted all the relief requested, the lawsuit was withdrawn
without further litigation, allowing our client to proceed with
her life in America.

The firm created the Tony Yerry Award for Outstanding Pro
Bono Service to recognize and honor the memory of ourcolleague Tony Yerry, who tragically passed away in 2017 at
the age of 28. More than just an amazing colleague in our
Seattle office, Tony was a friend to many, and his warmth,
good humor, and loving, magnetic personality touched
everyone who knew him and called him a friend. Tony
was also a gifted lawyer with a matchless work ethic anda sincere dedication to service above self. Each year, the38 | K&L Gates

Tony Yerry Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service is given
to an associate in the Seattle office who has demonstrated
a commitment to promoting justice, improving access tolegal services, and reflecting the same spirit of compassion,
dedication, and energy that Tony embodied.
The 2022 recipient of this award for outstanding pro bono
service was Seattle associate Natalie Reid. Natalie recently
worked on two substantial pro bono projects, including an
asylum case for an elderly client. Our client was forced toflee their home country after they were violently attacked
and persecuted for political speech. Natalie and Seattle
partner Bart Freedman represented our client in their efforts
to obtain asylum in the United States. Natalie worked withthe client to prepare them to testify at the asylum hearing,
conducted their direct examination, and prepared prehearing materials. These efforts were successful, and ourclient was granted asylum, which was an important result

Tony Yerry Award for
Outstanding Pro Bono Service
Natalie Reid
Associate, Seattlebecause our client still faces serious threats in their homecountry. Natalie continues to work with this client tonavigate immigration matters related to the successful
asylum petition.
Natalie’s commitment to public service and the energy andpassion that she brings to her work demonstrate the impact
one person can have. Her example, like Tony’s, helps toinspire others to use their skills in a way that can make atremendous difference in people’s lives.

For more than two years, our London office has performed
pro bono work related to the UK operations of the
US-based nongovernmental organization Kids In Needof Defense (KIND), which is devoted to the protectionof unaccompanied and separated children. KIND UK
operates with the collaboration of several different UK legal
advice charities. Their work includes providing pro bono
representation for children (who would not otherwise haveadequate legal representation) by helping them to assess
eligibility and apply for British citizenship. While thesechildren are legally entitled to British citizenship, if they areunable to provide documentary evidence of their status, theyrisk deportation and exclusion from many aspects of lifethat are taken for granted by citizens with such evidence,
including foreign travel, access to university education, andjobs. Our work helps to remove these barriers and to allow
these children to live the lives that they are legally entitled
to live. KIND UK estimates that there are approximately
215,000 undocumented children currently living in the
UK. Our pro bono work with KIND UK in support of thesechildren (and, in some cases, their parents) is coordinatedby practice area leader Paul Callegari and involves a teamof over 19 partners, associates, and trainee solicitors in our
London office. In 2022, we worked on 11 matters referred
by KIND UK.

In the United States, a team secured the dismissal of adeportation proceeding against an undocumented
immigrant due to his assistance in the prosecution ofa criminal.
In October 2017, the client was the victim of a violent
assault at the hands of his fiancée's ex-boyfriend, which
resulted in the forceful amputation of one of his fingers.
Following the attack, the client assisted the Office of the
Wyoming County District Attorney with the prosecution andultimate deportation of the perpetrator. The client himself
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was also facing deportation because of his undocumented
status. Because of his cooperation with the authorities,
however, the client became eligible for a U-Visa, a special
immigration status reserved for individuals who assist
authorities with the prosecution of criminals. Our teambegan working on the client's U-Visa petition and deportation
proceeding in December 2017 in cooperation with the Officeof the District Attorney.
After several submissions and hearings, counsel for
Immigration and Customs Enforcement consented to thedismissal of the client's deportation proceeding becauseof his pending U-Visa. In parallel, and because of ourteam’s application, the US Citizenship and Immigration
Services awarded the client a stay from future deportation
proceedings and permission to work in the United States
during the pendency of his application. As a result, the client
is now able to continue leading a normal and productive lifein the United States while he awaits the adjudication of his
U-Visa, which takes on average more than five years.

The team was led by associate Reymond Yammine, with thesupervision of partner Charles Rysavy. Several other lawyers
made valuable contributions to the proceedings, including
Pittsburgh associates Elizabeth Hoadley and Jessica Liu.

A cross-office team recently secured a grant of asylum onbehalf of a Venezuelan individual who was persecuted by
the Venezuelan government due to her political opposition to
the Nicolas Maduro dictatorial regime.
The client, a lawyer herself, devoted numerous years of
her life as an activist in various political organizations andmovements opposed to the Venezuelan regime. In 2016, theclient became a parliamentary assistant to a newly elected
deputy to the Venezuelan legislature. Because of her work,
the client was the target of harassment and physical violenceat the hands of government-led paramilitary groups, which
culminated in her stabbing in 2017.
The client sought the assistance of the firm after having
her asylum petition denied by the US Citizenship andImmigration Services and being referred for removal

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proceedings before the Immigration Court in 2018. The
firm's team filed a lengthy and detailed petition for asylum
and declaration on behalf of the client in August 2020.
Ultimately, after multiple adjournments, an immigration
judge awarded the client's petition at the evidentiary
hearing held in January 2023. The judge commended ourteam for presenting a very well-prepared case and a very
well-prepared client. The judge also specificallycommended Newark associate Veronica Kampfe for her
opening statement.
As a result of the team's work, the client will now be able tolead a normal and productive life in the United States andpursue her own personal goals, free from threats against
her well-being. The cross-office team was comprised of
New York partner Kodey Haddox and Newark associates
Reymond Yammine and Veronica Kampfe. Pittsburgh
associate Elizabeth Hoadley also made valuable
contributions to the proceedings.

In October 2022, partner Charles Rysavy and associate
Molly Moran secured Special Immigrant Juvenile status
for a 12 year-old Honduran girl they represented througha referral from Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). When theclient was four years old, her mother fled Honduras for theUnited States because of an abusive relationship, leaving
our client in the care of her grandmother. Unfortunately, theclient’s mother found herself in another abusive relationshipin the US. After her partner was deported to Honduras, hebegan stalking and threatening our client to get back at her
mother. Her mother concluded that the only way to protect
her daughter was to make arrangements for her to cometo the US Because our client never knew her biologicalfather and he provided no support for her or her mother,Charlie and Molly successfully petitioned the family court to
grant her mother sole custody. Thereafter, they successfully
petitioned for SIJ status with deferred action, allowing ourclient to remain in the United States until she becomes alawful permanent resident. She is now safely living with hermother and attending school.

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PRO BONOSUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONSTHAT SUPPORT OTHERS
London partner Chris Major and trainee solicitor Joseph
Skilton have been working with United Ukraine Fellowship(UUF). UUF serves the urgent and considerable demand of
hospitals in Ukraine for ambulances and medical supplies.
These hospitals are inundated with tens of thousands ofarmy and civilian casualties of the ongoing war with Russia.
UUF purchases ambulances formerly used by the National
Health Service, repairs them, and drives them to the
Ukrainian-Polish border before ensuring delivery to the areasof Ukraine most in need of medical resources. So far, UUF
has sent 79 ambulances to Ukraine.
Our London partner participated in a group that helped
raise funds for six stocked ambulances, which have been
sent to hospitals in Kharkiv, in Eastern Ukraine, and thenon to the front line. Three of these six ambulances are
pictured. We also helped UUF submit an application forcharity registration to the Charity Commission of England andWales. Charity registration will supply vital reputation, tax,
and operational efficiency benefits, which will enable UUF toincrease its rate of delivery.
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For more than three decades, Cooperativa Alice has
facilitated the social reintegration of hundreds of women
prisoners by teaching them the art of tailoring in factories atdetention institutions, as well as in external tailor factories.
Cooperativa Alice has a fair trade certificate and offers toluxury fashion brands an ethical and sustainable Made-inItaly production. In addition to assistance with restructuring,
our legal advice focused on a business model based onsocial sustainability in the fashion industry and on the
expansion of the client’s operations to include a domestic
violence shelter.

Our Milan office assisted manufacturing nonprofit
organization Cooperativa Alice in its corporate restructuring
process, leading the organization to successfully avoid aforced liquidation imposed by the Ministry of Economic
Development due to significant losses.

We have acted on a pro bono basis for Hero Hunter
Foundation Limited, an Australian not-for-profit organization
established to provide support to families with children
undergoing cancer treatment. The Hero Hunter Foundation
is named after Hunter Madden, an eight-year-old boy wholost his long battle with leukemia in September 2021. It
aims to ensure that every family with a child undergoingcancer treatment is afforded accessible and practicalsupport, so that the family can focus on caring for theirsick child and the child's siblings.

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Over the past 12 months, we have provided corporate
governance and structuring advice (including assisting with
the incorporation and establishment of the Hero Hunter
Foundation), assisted the organization with its application forcharitable and deductible gift recipient status, and provided
intellectual property advice, including filing applications forthe registration of intellectual property rights in Australia.
Lawyers and allied professionals from our Perth, Melbourne,
and Sydney offices have proudly assisted Hero Hunter
Foundation, including Adam Levine, Ben Kiernan-Green,
Ellen Richmond, Mikhail Safarudin, Chris Round, Talia Le
Couteur Scott, Rebecca Bolton, Claudia Robinson, andShania Ween.

Since 2003, when civil trafficking cases became possible
under federal law, human trafficking survivors havereportedly filed more than 500 cases, resulting in morethan US$255 million in public settlements and judgments.
In some of these cases, traffickers have turned to thebankruptcy courts to thwart collections and accountability,
which can have profound implications for trafficking
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bankruptcy guide for the Human Trafficking Legal Center toassist counsel representing survivors of human trafficking inprotecting survivors’ rights in the event of bankruptcy filings
by their traffickers.
Lawyers from our Boston andRaleigh offices—including
partner Phoebe Winder,
counsel Stacey Gorman,
associate Emily Steele,
and partner Margaret
Westbrook—helped with thiswork. When releasing theguide, Human Trafficking
Legal Center President
Martina Vandenberg said,“The Human Trafficking Legal
Center has seen the impact ofbankruptcy filings on trafficking survivors seeking justice. We
have received requests time and time again from pro bonocounsel representing these survivors. We are grateful to theentire pro bono team at K&L Gates for writing this guide foradvocates. We know that the guide will be used by pro bonolawyers representing trafficking survivors across the country.
Survivors deserve justice.”Adam Levine has been appointed to the Board of Law Access,Western Australia’s statewide pro bono legal referral service.
The organization helps vulnerable individuals who cannot
afford a lawyer with access to legal assistance. For the
past five years, Adam has served on our firmwide Pro Bono
Committee and has coordinated and led pro bono activities inAustralia. In 2022, he devoted 260 hours to pro bono work,
bringing his total pro bono hours over the past decade to morethan 2,300. During the year, he helped with several matters
involving mergers of nonprofit legal service organizations.

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PRO BONO
Our Australian offices have handled various pro bono matters
for FightMND, a charity committed to finding effective
treatments and ultimately a cure for Motor Neurone Disease(MND)/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). MND/ALS isa debilitating disease that gradually takes away a person’s
ability to use their arms and legs, to eat and swallow, tospeak, and, ultimately, to breathe. Each year, FightMND
raises significant funds through an event called “The Big
Freeze,” selling beanies through retailers in the weeks
before and after the event. The event is heavily promoted
at Australian Football League games during winter months.
Sydney and Melbourne lawyers Matthew Cridland, Betsy-Ann
Howe, and Rebecca Bolton assisted FightMND in obtaining
a tax exemption for this fundraising activity. The team wasdelighted with the favorable outcome that allows FightMND
to retain more funds to support the organization’s mission.
Throughout the year, the team also supports the activities ofFightMND by advising on contract, company structure, andIP matters.

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Our colleagues in London are proud to have worked with avariety of other charitable organizations throughout the year.
A few examples include Caafi Health, Black Mothers Matter,and SHiFT UK.
Caafi Health is a Bristol-based community organization
working to overcome health inequalities and to promotehealth and well-being among a diverse population. Theirprojects include assisting with the rollout of the COVID19 vaccine, advocacy services for individuals interactingwith medical or educational providers, and empowering
underserved groups with knowledge and confidence totake control of their own health choices.

Black Mothers Matter is an
advocacy and support organizationthat campaigns for better maternity
healthcare for black mothers in
the United Kingdom, a group thatstudies have shown are more likely
to die in pregnancy or immediately after giving birth than thewhite population. Black Mothers Matter provides expectant
parents with free pregnancy gift hampers, information, andsupport to help them to navigate their maternity care, birth,and postnatal period.
From the same founder as anotherpro bono client with whom the firm
won a LawWorks Pro Bono Awardin 2016, SHiFT UK is a social work
charity that helps young peoplecaught up in destructive cycles ofharm. The young people that its practitioners support havebeen in contact with the criminal justice system, and theSHiFT UK program aims to steer them away from that pathand to develop strong and positive relationships with theirfamily, friends, and communities by addressing their often

Lawyers from multiple disciplines—including Nóirín
McFadden, Aurelija Grubytė, Annabel Goulding, Natalie
Taylor, and Melissa Vance—are proud to have helped one
or more of these clients (and others) with a variety of issues,
such as data protection, contracts, workplace health andsafety, employment law, and intellectual property.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) recognized ourfirm with the Advancement in Animal Law Pro Bono
Achievement Award in 2022. The organization gives thisaward annually to firms and lawyers who help it achieve
its mission to protect the lives and advance the interests ofanimals through the legal system. This is the second time
we have been honored with this award. The teamrepresenting ALDF includes associates Jess Moran,
Jeff Richter, Hudson Stoner, Kelsi Robinson, andTerrina LaVallee, supervised by partner Paul Fuener.
Their work has involved federal litigation seeking to protect
the interests of endangered species and other animals at
two different “roadside zoos” in Pennsylvania.

complex education, health, and social care needs.

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PRO BONO
LOCAL COUNSEL ASSIST GLOBAL EFFORTS
We recognize and thank local counsel in countries aroundthe world who collaborated with us on global pro bono
projects during 2022. The countries where we received
this valuable support are highlighted on the map, and a
few of the firms that provided assistance are named below.

■ LAB Partners■ MahWengKwai & Associates■ Mesfin Tafesse & Associates■ N. Dowuona & Company■ ABNR Counsellors at Law■ Nyoh Law Chambers■ A.G. Erotocritou LLC■ Office of the People’s Lawyer■ Aluko & Oyebode■ Tilleke & Gibbins■ Appleby Global■ Xtrategy LLP■ Baptiste & Co. Law Firm

■ Zafar & Associates – LLP■ Corpus Legal Practitioners■ D.L.&F. De Saram■ DS-Hamzi Law Firm
■ Higgs & Johnson■ Hika Zerihun Lamu
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Recognizing OurAROUND
Partners Providing
Pro Bono
SupportPRO BONO COLLABORATION
THE
WORLD

The Many Countries Where Local Counsel Assisted Us with Pro Bono Projects in 2022

Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Kingdo of Eswatini,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Panama, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts andNevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Republic of
Tanzania, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia

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"Our firm is constantly striving to reflect our values in our dayto-day operations. Across our platform, we continue to assess
our practices, resources, and initiatives on both individual
office and firmwide levels in order to reduce our global
environmental footprint."

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SUSTAINABILITYANKUR TOHAN
Lead, Sustainability Working Group
Practice Group Coordinator, Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practicePartner, Seattle
With more than 45 offices across five continents, the continued growth of our firm andits global operations is accompanied by a responsibility to our global environment. We
remain committed to finding and implementing the most effective methods to reduce ourenvironmental footprint, working toward the goal of greater sustainability in our offices, in
our work, and in our communities.
Extending across practices, roles, and locations, our firmwide Sustainability Working Groupis dedicated to enhancing environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility
efforts throughout our global platform.

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SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY AT WORK
Our commitment to our environmental goals begins at work.
As a global firm, we understand the importance of optimizing
the sustainability of our real estate footprint, as well as ourdaily office policies and practices. Our priorities include:■ Sustainability champions in each office;■ Recycling and composting programs;■ Daylight harvesting to optimize natural lighting

in office renovations;■ Carbon tracking in our travel booking; and■ Energy efficient computers and lighting.

SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH WORKAs a firm, we share the goals and visions of our clients. We
are proud to counsel clients seeking to strengthen theirown sustainability initiatives, pioneer their industries inenvironmental thought leadership, and advance our global
sustainable economy. Our recent initiatives include:

52 | K&L Gates■ Representing a multinational development capitalorganization in establishment of an emerging markets
debt fund focused on making blended financing
investments in the world's least-developed countries.
■ Advising a multinational coffeehouse corporation on a

tax equity investment in a solar energy project, focusing
on investing opportunities supporting low and middleincome community solar subscribers in areas directly
impacted by climate change mitigation and renewableenergy security practices.
■ Representing a multinational technology corporationin the preparation and negotiation of carbon removal
procurement contracts in support of its publicizedpledge of carbon neutrality by 2030.
■ Advising a private Ivy League research university on allphases of its development of geological sequestration
projects in Washington and Oregon.
■ Positioning a global software company to purchase

100% carbon-free and renewable energy to meet its
substantial load at its Washington campus rather thanpurchasing power from the local utility.

Sustainable Outlook■ Sustainability is a critical issue for businesses. We utilize

the valuable insights of industry leaders and our lawyers
on Sustainable Outlook, our podcast program focusedon sustainability topics across sectors and regions. With
more than 20 episodes published in 2022, hosts
Molly Barker and Alyssa Moir continue to share vitaland timely perspectives from individuals creating amore sustainable economy.

■ Alyssa Moir hosted Sarah Aftergood, then directorof environmental planning with Orsted, a leading
renewable energy developer dedicated to its visionof a world running entirely on clean energy, and now
the director of development for Nova Clean Energy, arenewable energy company focused on developing
and constructing utility-scale projects across theUnited States.

Highlights:■ Suzanne Tedrow, Starbucks’ director of sustainability

for global store development, discussed the eco-friendly
multidepartment building model that has solidified thecorporation as an industry leader in sustainability.
■ Molly Barker was joined by Dr. Erin Meyer, director of

conservation programs and partnerships with the Seattle
Aquarium, to share the recent initiatives leading the way
for other aquariums and conservation organizations.

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SUSTAINABILITY
ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

The Energizer

Whether viewed separately or
together, constantly evolving
environmental, social, andgovernance (ESG) factors havesignificantly changed global
investing and business practices.

With innovative technologies
developing rapidly acrossthe energy sector, our energy
newsletter provides regular
updates on clean technology
applications, distributed energy
resources, and other emerging
technologies in the renewableenergy and clean transport sectors.

Our handbook examines investor
evaluations of companies basedon ESG and sustainability
criteria, incorporation of these standards into companies’
operating principles, and legal and financial considerations.
Drawing from our lawyers’ industry experience and keen
understanding of ESG policies and trends, this resource
provides valuable insights for investors, investment
managers, company owners, and board members.

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Carbon Quarterly
As focus on carbon regulationand energy efficiency continues
to increase at nearly every levelof government and business,
our Carbon Quarterly newsletter
covers developments in carbon
policy, law, and innovation—aswell as the effects and impacts ofchanges to carbon and broader
greenhouse gas policies.

SUSTAINABILITY
THROUGH COMMUNITY
Our international presence allows us to appreciate theunique environmental priorities and challenges of thenumerous communities we serve. Having dedicated over
41,000 hours to pro bono efforts in 2022, our lawyers
and allied professionals advise a range of entities andorganizations concentrated on sustainability, ESG efforts,
and energy justice.

We continue to utilize resources across our global platform toenhance environmental sustainability within our offices andin our service to clients and communities. Through these
initiatives and more, we remain dedicated to our multifaceted
approach to creating a global sustainable economy.

Through this pro bono work and our community-focused
initiatives, including our firmwide Global Day of Service,
we support those working to promote sustainability efforts
in their global communities, including:■ Environmental Protection Administration,

Executive Yuan of Taiwan■ Habitat for Humanity■ Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens■ Newport Bay Conservancy■ Sonian Forest Foundation■ Tree Pittsburgh

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In recent years, terrible instances of racial injustice reached
the forefront of public awareness both in the United States
and worldwide. As a firm, we pledged to listen, be educated,take action intentionally, and work together to help in the fightto end inequality and foster a more inclusive society alongside
our people and our clients. Today, we continue to reflect thissame intentionality, education, and listening to embody the richdiversity of our people across our global platform. We will remainbold in spearheading programs and policies–side by side withour clients–that combat injustice and inequality. And, we will stayunited in our commitment to the practices and principles toward
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DIVERSITYPALLAVI MEHTA WAHI
Chair, Firmwide Diversity Committee
Co-United States and Seattle Managing Partner
At K&L Gates, commitment to diversity and inclusion is a core value that motivates us all.
We know we build better teams, forge better client relationships, and provide better services
due to the collaboration and perspectives of our diverse team of professionals and clients.
Our firm culture is directly influenced by our leadership. Our Management Committee
regards global diversity and inclusion as a top priority and key value, and we encourage
our lawyers and allied professionals around the world to honor these principles in ways thatinspire them both in their practices and in their communities.
With this commitment in mind, we believe it is important that our clients share our values
and priorities. Meeting with clients across the globe, we launched the Diversity Dialogue
series, an initiative led by our firmwide Diversity Committee that focuses on our clients’voices, intersectionality, and alignment of diversity and inclusion values.
We also recognize that education constructed by unique perspectives, experiences, andbackgrounds is the key to activate change, enrich the culture of our firm, and strengthen
our impact across communities. We are proud to share the many ways we support
education, encourage dialogue, and inspire action within our firm, with our clients, andthroughout the communities we serve.

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DIVERSITYOUR DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Our firmwide Diversity Committee consists of over 35 global
members who spearhead policies and programs focusedon the firm’s pledge to listen, be educated, take action,
and work together to help in the fight to end inequality andfoster a more inclusive society. The committee also oversees
subcommittees and taskforces, including the firmwide
LGBTQ+ subcommittee and employee resource group,
differently abled taskforce, and local diversity committees
across the firm’s global offices.
The firmwide Diversity Committee consists of:■ A chair who is co-United States Managing Partner anda member of our firm’s Management Committee■ Our chair of the Women in the Profession Committee■ Three Management Committee members■ Six Practice Area Leaders and PracticeGroup Coordinators■ Four Office Managing Partners■ Key firm operations leaders, including the Global

Strategic Growth Partner and Chief People Officer■ Our director of Legal Recruiting
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EDUCATING OURSELVESAND OTHERS
Inaugural Diverse Lawyers’ Retreat
In November 2022, our Diversity Committee held the firm’s
first retreat for diverse lawyers practicing across the firm’s
US offices. “Diversity Propels Us Forward – Building
Business and Communities Together” was a multi-day,in-person retreat, hosting lawyers from all levels of ourorganization for a robust program, including sessions on
topics ranging from leveraging firm resources to identifying
individual practice differentiators.
A guest panel comprised of our global clients, serving
industries from healthcare to consulting, provided ourteam with valuable discussions, including the importanceof diverse service teams, the art of creating successful
partnerships with outside counsel, and the present
challenges of doing business in our global community. The
panel included an incredible group of general counsel fromseveral of our clients, including Aptar Group's Kimberly
Chainey, Starbucks' Zabrina Jenkins, Lifepoint Health's
Jennifer Peters, and Amazon's David Zapolsky. Other itemson the agenda for this inaugural event included:

■ A leadership session from a minority-owned businessadvisory firm dedicated to helping organizations advancetheir diversity and inclusion efforts;■ A business development session from a minority-owned

consulting and coaching firm that works with law firms
and individual attorneys to enhance their businessdevelopment skills, strategies, and execution; and■ Discussions around topics such as firm diversity andeconomics, as well as minority organization relationships
and partnerships.
Numerous members of the firm’s top leadership participatedin the retreat, including the nearly two-thirds of the US
members of our Management Committee who are diverse.

Learning from Authoritative Voices
We believe education is a key factor in activating change.
In 2020, the firm launched a speaker series, Conversations
About Race, to advance the awareness, education, andaction necessary to build a more inclusive society.
More than a dozen sessions later, this series continues tothrive and is among the most well-attended online events in
our firm’s history. The sessions provide listening and learning
opportunities to thousands of people both within and outside
the firm. We livestream them and their prominent guest
speakers across our global platform and to our clients, plus
share it publicly via our website and YouTube channel.

We advanced our commitment to
EMPOWER OUR DIVERSE LAWYERS
TO FIND SUCCESS IN BOTH
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MARKETS
with the success of this event.
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DIVERSITYCONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE AND DIVERSITY
Since the launch of Conversations About Race and Diversity,
we have proudly welcomed the following distinguishedspeakers and civic leaders to share their valuable
perspectives on topics such as racism, immigration,
human rights, and more:■ The Honorable Tony Coelho, former US representative(CA),House Majority Whip, and principal sponsor of theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990

■ The Honorable Bernice B. Donald for the US Court ofAppeals for the Sixth Circuit■ North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley■ Derrick Johnson, president and chief executive officerof the National Association for the Advancement ofColored People■ Justice Mary I. Yu, Washington State Supreme Court■ John C. Yang, president and executive director of the

Asian Americans Advancing Justice■ Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, author, historian,biographer, journalist, and grandson of
Mahatma Gandhi

John C. Yang, President and Executive Director at Asian Americans
Advancing Justice discussed the progress being made in securing civilrights for Asian Americans, and the work that remains to be done.

■ Kevin Jennings, chief executive officer of Lambda Legal■ The Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr., civil rights pioneer■ Clarence E. Dixon, executive director and global head ofLoan Services of CBRE■ Dean Kevin R. Johnson, UC Davis School of Law■ Dr. Harry Williams, president and chief executive officerof the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
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The Honorable Tony Coelho, a Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee Chairman and the principal author of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 shared his remarkable journey as a renowned
national leader for inclusion of people with disabilities.

Bias Training
Our diversity and inclusion team has actively worked tominimize workplace bias by seeking feedback from ourlawyers and allied professionals about their areas of interestand desired improvement. Training has included topics suchas unconscious bias, interviewer bias, and inclusive culture.

Inclusive Representation
We recognize the empowerment in representation, and, asa result, we expanded our demographics and disclosure
form in the United States to include groups beyond
those identified by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. We acknowledge individuals having origins in
any of the original peoples of the Middle East or North Africa
as their own ethnicity, and we recognize gender identities
beyond the binary and as separate from sexual orientation.
We affirm the right of our people, guests, and clients to use
restrooms and locker rooms that best correspond with theirgender identity in our facilities through our gender-neutral
restroom and locker room policy. The firm now provides
our US personnel and their spouses and domestic partners

comprehensive, inclusive fertility health and family-forming
benefits to help support all paths to parenthood, regardlessof participation in the firm’s medical plans. Through thisprogram, we offer access to exclusive resources designed tomake fertility care more accessible and affordable to all US
personnel, regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or location. We are working to expand this coverage
to other regions where possible.

TAKING ACTION FOR EQUALITY
Pro bono service provides an invaluable contribution to
the community, particularly to those who otherwise cannot
afford legal counsel. Our firm supports several pro bono
opportunities that take action for equality and diversity.
■ Since its launch in 2020, K&L Gates for Equal Justice,a joint diversity and pro bono initiative, has harnessed
our legal skills to promote equal justice under the law.
Since then, more than 300 of our lawyers have devoted
their time to this effort, which centers on
voting rights, criminal justice reform, andequal justice for Indigenous people.

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DIVERSITY■ Our firm has fought against human trafficking for many

years. In recent years, our firm expanded that effort
to identify and provide legal assistance to LGBTQ+
individuals who are victims of human trafficking
through a partnership between the FBI and our
Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative. Although the initiative
focuses on LGBTQ+ victims–a historically underserved
community–any victims of human trafficking, regardlessof sexual orientation or gender identity, can receive theprogram's services.
■ As a law firm partner of the Transgender Legal Defense& Education Fund’s Name Change Project, we offer
legal assistance to low-income transgender, gendernonconforming, and nonbinary people in securing alegal name change.
■ The Chair of our Pro Bono Committee serves on

projects of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, which
utilizes private bar resources to assist legal services
organizations in furthering their missions to dismantle
barriers to opportunity in communities of color.
■ Our lawyers work with the Alliance for Asian American

Justice, an organization that provides pro bono legal
services to Asian American communities in the wake ofincreased hate crimes.
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Mentorship Programs
Across our global platform, we are united through our sharedcommitment to develop and advance all of our lawyers andallied professionals for success. We provide both formal
and informal mentoring and coaching programs for ourlawyers, including programs for our diverse lawyers. In 2022,
we launched the Diverse Lawyers’ Mentorship Programin the United States. The 12-month program provides
our mentoring pairs with tools, training, and resources for
success. Meaningful time spent on this program is eligible
for nonbillable, credited hours under our global diversity
hours policy. We plan to rollout a similar program in our
Europe and Australia offices in 2023.

Recruiting Practices
We continue to enhance and focus on our approach to hiring
at all levels to ensure that our recruiting and hiring practices
reflect our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Our aim
is to maximize every opportunity to diversify our candidate
pool. We have expanded our efforts by collaborating withlaw schools at historically Black colleges and universities,
or HBCUs, to support diverse students who may beunderrepresented in traditional recruiting.

1L Diversity Programs and Fellowships

Leadership in Action

Our Power of Partnership program is the primary 1L diverse
program undertaken by our firm. It offers diverse first-year
law school students a unique opportunity to experience legal
work in both firm and in-house settings.

Our office managing partners took the internal Diversity
Leadership Pledge in 2021 to educate themselves andstrategize a plan focused on strengthening the pipeline,
representation, and development of diverse lawyers across
our platform.

Through this initiative, we have forged deeper bonds withclient allies and our community to support top law students
from wide-ranging backgrounds. We also partner with law
schools across our US offices to diversify the pipeline of law
school graduates into the legal industry.
Together with the University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
we host the Diversity Fellowship program. The fellowship isa first of its kind at Pitt Law and the first such partnershipin Pennsylvania between a law firm and a law school.
Additionally, our Seattle office sponsors the Gregoire
Fellows Program through the University of Washington
and Seattle University law schools. We also participate
in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L
Scholars Program, which provides 1L students with valuable
professional experiences while introducing them to the valueof relationships and building networks with LCLD member
organizations. We have hosted diverse 1L students since2012 through this program.

DIVERSE LEADERS
Our firm fosters diverse leaders* who support inclusivity at
every level of the organization.

64%

65%

38%

US Management

US PracticeCommittee
members
are diverse

Area Leaders
are diverse

US OfficeManaging Partners
are diverse* K&L Gates recognizes women, racially/ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+,
differently abled, and veteran-status personnel as diverse. Local laws prevent
us from collecting diversity information in regions outside of the United States.
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DIVERSITYWORKING TOGETHER
Our firm has built strong relationships with several
organizations that share our commitment to diversity andinclusion. We participate in events, exchange best practices,
and advance each other’s efforts to increase diversity in ourown organizations and in the broader legal profession. The
following are examples of the organizations that join us inpromoting gender equality, supporting LGBTQ+ rights, andproviding mentoring and career advancement opportunities.
■ Center for Women in Law■ Disability IN■ Diversity Council Australia■ Diversity Lab

64 | K&L Gates■ Hispanic National Bar Association■ Leadership Council on Legal Diversity■ Minority Corporate Counsel Association■ National Asian Pacific American Bar Association■ National Association of Women Lawyers■ National Bar Association■ The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association■ Pride in Diversity, Australia■ Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline, U.K.
■ Women in Law Empowerment Forum"Gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many
women in the marketplace. The aim of our Women in theProfession Committee is to knock down the hurdles byadvancing our women lawyers’ careers, promoting themas leaders and role models, and enhancing a sense ofcommunity among them."

CYNTHIA MORGAN OHLENFORST
Chair, Women in the Profession Committee
Partner, Dallas

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DIVERSITYWOMEN IN THE
PROFESSION COMMITTEE
Our firmwide Women in the Profession (WIP) Committee
works to identify and promote ways for women lawyers toadvance their careers, to move into leadership roles, andto build connections and a strong internal market successacross our global platform. Our office and regional WIP
committees across the global platform also provide a variety
of programs to support the unique interests of our womenlawyers at the local level. The committee consists of womenand allies who work diligently together to raise awarenessof gender bias, including in the workplace and household
responsibilities outside the workplace.
The WIP Committee focuses on both career building
and on policies that can contribute to women lawyers’
success. Our firm recognizes the countless impacts ofsocial expectations and gender biases, and works tosupport our professionals through benefits and programs
that promote equal opportunity in both leadership andfamily caregiving roles.

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Our firm provides, to both women and men, a ramp down –ramp up period for those taking parental leave, a balanced
hours program for those who choose to work reduced hours,
and a policy that offers paid time off not only for a new childbut also for miscarriage. The firm recognizes the challenges
many women face, and works to support our professionals
through benefits, programs, and related guidance that
promote equal opportunity in both career leadership roles
and family caregiving.
Our firmwide WIP Committee consists of:■ More than 35 global members, including the chairof the Diversity Committee and the chair of the
Pro Bono Committee;■ The firm’s Co-US Managing Partner andthe firm’s Asia Managing Partner;■ Several Management Committee members, officemanaging partners, practice area leaders, andpractice group coordinators; and■ Our Chief People Officer.

EMBRACING GENDER EQUALITY
Pathway to Success
In 2020, we launched the K&L Gates Pathway to Successbusiness training program with Ms. JD to aid the firm’s
women associates in building their careers. This 12-weekprogram offers women associates the tools to refine theirskills in business development, personal branding, andcultivating and managing client relationships. The program
also features opportunities for our associates to engage inlive discussions with general counsel from several Fortune
500 companies invested in the growth and success of
women lawyers.
Ms. JD is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the successof aspiring and early career women lawyers. Founded in2006 by a group of female law students, it is now governedby a volunteer board of directors comprised of law students
and recent graduates and supported by a small group of
independent contractors.

Advancing Women Partners into
Leadership RolesThe firm launched a new internal program for our women
income partners on their path to equity partnership. The
program focuses on steps to equity partnership, including
tools for building business and demonstrating leadershipskills, and the opportunity to meet, visit with, and learn fromwomen clients, both in-house counsel and non-lawyers, in
an intimate, small group setting.

Building Connections Across the Firm
In addition to monthly meetings, the firmwide WIP
Committee also connects our local WIP leaders, including
both partners and associates, on a quarterly basis to shareideas, best practices, and programs implemented at theoffice level. The committee also hosts quarterly Connecting
Across the Platform networking sessions for our womenpartners and senior associates to meet, build relationships,
and increase their internal market success across the firm’s
global platform.

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DIVERSITY
Balanced Hours Program
While we value the dedication of our lawyers to theirprofession, we also value and encourage the work-lifebalance essential to the health and well-being of ourteam. The firm introduced a Balanced Hours program
nearly 20 years ago to create a workplace environmentthat improves client service, as well as lawyer productivity,
retention, and morale. The program includes individually
tailored, flexible working arrangements – such as reduced
hours or remote work schedule – designed to meet theneeds of our lawyers, the firm, and our clients. The firm
recently modernized the Balanced Hours program,including a provision for bonuses to adjust participating
lawyers’ compensations retroactively when actual
performance exceeded the planned reduced schedule.

Ramp Down, Ramp Up, andReintegration Program
Our firm recognizes that the time before and after planned
leaves of absence can sometimes be challenging for ourlawyers and their families. In 2019, we adopted a policy
available to lawyers across the firm’s global platform to
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assist those taking any planned, approved leave of 12 ormore weeks. The Ramp Down, Ramp Up, and Reintegration
program facilitates smooth transitions to and from a standard
work schedule.

Parental Leave
The firm continues to review and enhance additional
parental leave policies appropriate to each region to best
address the needs of our colleagues. We recently added
a provision to our US policy to support colleagues in the
difficult event of a miscarriage at any time during the
pregnancy. The provision offers three weeks of paid leave
to a parent (i.e., mother, father, intended mother or father
in a surrogacy arrangement) within four months of themiscarriage. In recent years, we have expanded our parental
leave policy to allow qualifying lawyers up to 24 weeks oftotal leave. Lawyers are also able to divide parental leave into
two increments, providing further flexibility. This change inpolicy amounts to an additional six weeks of firm paid leave
for lawyers.

DOBBS v. JACKSON
Because inclusion is a core value at our firm, we want everyone at the firm to feelthat their perspectives and experiences are valued and respected. Inclusion in
many corporate settings was tested when the Supreme Court issued its decision
in Dobbs, as people have differing opinions. Our employees were no different.
The decision, and the discussions and legal changes that followed, impacted ourpeople in very personal (albeit different) ways, and we took steps to create a safe
space where differences of opinion and perspectives were not only heard but also
protected and valued. In addition to facilitating discussions about Dobbs at the
local and firmwide level, we formed the Dobbs Task Force to facilitate rendering
legal advice to clients in connection with the issues they faced as a result of Dobbs
and various state laws. Likewise, we worked with our medical insurance broker toensure that existing firm medical benefits would remain in place for employees
impacted by changes in the law.

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DIVERSITYCELEBRATING DIVERSITYAs members of a global law firm with more than 45 offices
across five continents, we are enriched by the diversity ofour people. As a firm, we celebrate numerous special days,
weeks, and months that recognize our diverse background–Black History Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month,International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International
Woman’s Day, and LGBTQ+ Pride month, to name a few. In
the United States, we also recognize Martin Luther King Jr.
Day, Memorial Day, and Juneteenth as firm holidays
and offer floating holidays for our personnel to observe intheir interest.
To mark these occasions, our firmwide and local diversity
and WIP committees host a wide array of events andactivities, from renowned guest speakers and insightful
panel sessions to documentary screenings and museum
visits. Many of the events support local businesses owned
by diverse individuals.
The following spotlight a few of our celebrations.

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International Women’s Day and
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, and on 8 March weobserve International Women’s Day. Our colleagues andfriends pledge for equality and inclusion and celebrate thesocial, economic, cultural, and political achievements ofwomen. In 2022, offices across the firm’s global platform
hosted events throughout the month to celebrate women’s
accomplishments and to help women. To celebrate
International Women’s Day, we hosted events benefiting
local women’s shelters; client-facing and internal luncheons
and breakfasts; panel discussions focused on accelerating
women’s equality around the world; wine and beer tastingsfrom women-owned businesses; and many others. We alsocelebrated International Women’s Day with a thoughtful
and inspiring presentation by Chief US District Judge for
the Northern District of Texas, Barbara M. G. Lynn, the firstfemale Chief District Judge in Texas.

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DIVERSITYLGBTQ+ Pride Month
Each June, our firm hosts and participates in a varietyof events to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month to show our
support, unity, and equality with the LGBTQ+ community
both within the firm and across our relationships withclients and the greater public.
In 2022, our offices worldwide held events for Pride monthfrom educational seminars and training programs tofundraising events and parades. For example, an afternoon
tea in our London office featured an overview of the office’s
LGBTQ+ initiatives and opportunities for involvement,
and a charitable drive by our Charlotte office raised funds
for Time Out Youth, a local organization offering support,
advocacy, and personal development opportunities to
LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 24. Our offices across the world
remain committed to providing ongoing support for the
LGBTQ+ community.

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The firm’s Differently Abled Taskforce invited The Honorable
Tony Coelho, former US representative (CA) and House
Majority Whip, in celebration of International Day of Persons
with Disabilities 2022. He shared his remarkable andcommendable journey to success as a renowned national
leader in differently abled inclusion and as the principal
author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities
Act. He also shared his work outside of the United States,
including his advocacy work for the ratification of the U.N.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

GLOBAL DIVERSITYHOURS POLICY
Our lawyers devote considerable timeand energy to promoting diversity
and inclusion within our firm andcommunities. To further encouragethese efforts, we have a worldwide
diversity hours policy that allows themto count up to 50 hours dedicated toqualifying internal and external diversity
and inclusion activities toward theirannual thresholds for participation in
our annual bonus program.

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DIVERSITY
KEY INDUSTRY RECOGNITIONS
Mansfield Rule
This initiative measures whether law firms haveaffirmatively considered at least 30% women, racial andethnic minorities, lawyers with disabilities, and LGBTQ+
lawyers for significant leadership roles and activities in thefirm. Our firm has achieved:■ Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification by Diversity Lab in ourinaugural year of participation.
■ Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus status in 2022,

acknowledging our achievement to obtain the 30%
historically underrepresented threshold.
■ Currently striving for Mansfield Rule 6.0.

LGBTQ+ Equality
For the 12th consecutive year,
the Human Rights Campaign
awarded us a 100% score inits 2022 Corporate Equality
Index, and named the firma “Top Place to Work” for
LGBTQ+ equality.

Women’s Equality
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum awarded us with aGold Standard Certification for a tenth time, recognizing thehigh levels of success by the firm’s women as partners andleaders. The certification required that:■ Women make up 25% of

equity partners or 40% of
new equity partners during
the past 12 months.
■ 10% of women equity

partners are women of color
or 4% of women equity
partners are LGBTQ.

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Diversity & Inclusion
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has
frequently named our firm a “Top Performer.” In 2022, the
LCLD also bestowed us with its Compass Award to recognize
our active participation in all of its programs.

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