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2009 Annual Report
2009 ISLP Annual Report

ISLP in the news 

"Pulling Their Weight" Columbia Law School Magazine 1/2010

"Stretching a Contract"
Time magazine 7/24/09

"MD Lawyers Aid Global Project to Train Colleagues"
AP 7/7/09

"Top-Notch Lawyers Create a Sort of Attorneys Sans Frontieres" Miller-McCune 5/25/09

"Breaking the 'Resource Curse' by Getting Contracts Right"
World Policy 5/1/09

"Experienced, Eager to Serve,
Will Travel"
The New York Times  4/2/09

"Kelley Drye Advises Rwandan Government in Negotiating Major Foreign Investment"
Metropolitan Corporate Council
4/2009 


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The International Senior Lawyers Project provides volunteer legal services by skilled and experienced attorneys to advance democracy and the rule of law, protect human rights and promote equitable economic development worldwide. Through the pro bono work of retired and active practitioners, working independently and in law firms, ISLP helps governments and citizens develop and implement legal reforms, assists programs that advance the social and economic well-being of people in developing countries, and builds the capacity of local organizations and professionals to meet the needs of their communities.

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"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


Board member Natasha Lisman (r) in Strasbourg, France where she conducted a training for Russian human rights lawyers

Volunteer Marcia Cleveland is onsite for 3 months with the Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica helping to create an innovativecarbon credit model 

Several ISLP volunteers are involved in anti-slavery efforts in Mali and Western Africa

An ISLP volunteer drafted a training manual for Liberia's new Sex Crimes Unit to help combat epidemic levels of rape against women & children

Media Freedoms in Africa »
Volunteer Dan Byron writes from Ghana: "I am gratified that I was able to be a part of the fight for a free press in West Africa... More 

More Human Rights Projects>>


Commercial Law Training Program in Africa »  Over 450 attorneys have attended ISLP trainings in South Africa, Botswana and Tanzania since 2004
*AP ARTICLE on CLTP*

Hogan & Hartson partners assist Liberia  with the review and renegotiation of numerous concession agreements

Akin Gump volunteers head 2nd  training on negotiating skills and techniques in Rwanda

Weil Goshal takes the lead in the review and analysis of 4 mining contracts in Sierra Leone

Clifford Chance supports a consortium of Haitian microfinance organizations in commenting on a new draft law affecting the microfinance sector in Haiti

More Economic Development Projects>>





Liberian Ministry of Justice »
Blake's partner Jim Dube (l) spent 6 weeks with the Solicitor General of Liberia (r)

Clifford Chance team supports Liberia's Ministry of Health in contract review

  


Read about Minnesota Public Defender Evan Rosen in Vietnam

Volunteer Andy Haas of Alaska spent 2 months in Ethiopia conducting trainings for lawyers, judges, and trainers on the  domestic application of international human rights law, court and prosecuting agency administration, and justice system reform

More Access to Justice Projects>> 

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