Firm News
Schulte announces 2023 pro bono honorees
December 11, 2023
Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted the firm’s 2023 Pro Bono Awards celebration, where Schulte lawyers and business professionals who made a significant impact through their pro bono service were honored. Each honoree contributed more than 50 hours of pro bono work in 2023.
The evening’s guest speaker was SAGE CEO Michael Adams, who on behalf of SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders) received the firm’s Brooks Burdette Strategic Partner Award, which recognizes public service organizations for their enormous contributions to the betterment of society.
Randall Adams, litigation partner and 2022 recipient of the Howard Godnick Public Service Award, presented this year’s award to M&A associate Casey Daggett, who also received a $1,000 donation to the pro bono client of her choice. “The Howie” Award is given to the Schulte associate or special counsel who has shown exemplary leadership and commitment to their pro bono work.
Sara Solfanelli, Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives, introduced the inaugural edition of the Schulte Pro Bono Initiatives ̶ Impact magazine, which highlights some of the firm’s pro bono clients and pro bono work.
Read the firm's Impact magazine here.
View the list of the 2023 Schulte Pro Bono honorees here.
Learn more about the firm’s pro bono work here.
Related Insights
Alerts
On Feb. 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”)[1] continuing the process of implementing regulations to combat illicit finance risks posed by abuse by some in the real estate market. The Proposed Rule would require certain persons involved in residential real estate closings and settlements to submit reports (“Real Estate Reports”) and keep accurate records of certain non-financed transfers of US residential real property. The reasoning behind the Proposed Rule is explained extensively in FinCEN’s December 2021 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which discusses “the opacity of shell companies or other legal entity structures to mask true beneficial ownership of a property and their involvement in real estate transactions.”[2]
Alerts
On Feb. 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”)[1] continuing the process of implementing regulations to combat illicit finance risks posed by abuse by some in the real estate market. The Proposed Rule would require certain persons involved in residential real estate closings and settlements to submit reports (“Real Estate Reports”) and keep accurate records of certain non-financed transfers of US residential real property. The reasoning behind the Proposed Rule is explained extensively in FinCEN’s December 2021 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which discusses “the opacity of shell companies or other legal entity structures to mask true beneficial ownership of a property and their involvement in real estate transactions.”[2]
Alerts
On Feb. 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”)[1] continuing the process of implementing regulations to combat illicit finance risks posed by abuse by some in the real estate market. The Proposed Rule would require certain persons involved in residential real estate closings and settlements to submit reports (“Real Estate Reports”) and keep accurate records of certain non-financed transfers of US residential real property. The reasoning behind the Proposed Rule is explained extensively in FinCEN’s December 2021 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which discusses “the opacity of shell companies or other legal entity structures to mask true beneficial ownership of a property and their involvement in real estate transactions.”[2]