Lex Mundi has obtained grants from three foundations towards its Pro Bono Foundation, which will allow its members to work on a range of new initiatives.
Grants from The Lemelson Foundation, John S and James L Knight Foundation, and the Kellogg Action Lab will provide members of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation (LMPBF) with finances to provide pro bono legal services to worldwide social entrepreneurs, inventors of new technologiea and creators of interactive legal resources.
“The social entrepreneurship movement is receiving increasing support and enhanced prominence around the world,” said Chloe Holderness, managing director of the LMPBF. “The Foundation aims to be and remain the premier provider of legal services and resources to the global community of social change makers.”
Active LMPBF members in the Asia-Pacific region include Australia’s Clayton Utz as well as US-based Baker & Daniels and Canada’s Blake, Cassels & Graydon, both of which have offices in China.