
"I want to thank
you for the
excellent support and advice which our team received from you
throughout the period of negotiations in New York and for your
continued support and advice in these last few days that helped us to
reach a successful conclusion. . . I know that with your help we now
have [an agreement] which we can proudly reveal to the nation that
represents a significant improvement in the management of our natural
resources and protection of our national interest." --
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
regarding ISLP's
pro bono assistance with a mining agreement
with the Arcelor Mittal steel company "It
was an
extraordinary experience to collaborate with members of the Yemeni
Parliament as
they worked to develop a law that would increase citizens'
understanding about the workings of government, deter corruption and
promote confidence in government officials." -- Madeleine
Schachter, Partner, Baker
& McKenzie
"Je
garde en mémoire ce séminaire conduit avec maestria par les
spécialistes de ISPL. Les participants n'ont pas cessé de le
répéter...Ce choix que vous avez fait de [l'avocat bénévole de ISLP] a
été on ne peut plus heureux." --
Me. Jean Vandal, Avocat
du Barreau de
Port-au-Prince, Haiti "I
just wanted
to let you know that the Dutch attorneys have been fabulous. They are
all knowledgeable, thoughtful and consistently responsive...Many many
thanks!"
-- Jessica Pena,
Assistant General Counsel, Vera
Institute of Justice
"Thank
you
again for
allowing me this opportunity. I have been re-energized by what I have
seen here...and it reinforced my desire to be of some assistance to
this country."
-- Volunteer
Christopher Jensen
on pro bono IP work in Malawi
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