In 2020, we celebrated our 50th anniversary of having a dedicated pro bono practice at Hogan Lovells and reached a significant milestone of more than 2 million hours of pro bono service.
In the past five decades, we have represented thousands of individuals, groups, and organizations throughout the world in an effort to tackle miscarriages of justice and to challenge discriminatory public policy.
In a year as unprecedented and challenging as 2020, we are proud to have continued this legacy and supported many notable pro bono efforts.
We represented Curtis Flowers, an innocent man who was sentenced to death and spent more than two decades in prison for murders he did not commit. The charges were dismissed as prejudicial and Curtis is now free.
We advised The Felix Project, London’s biggest distributor of surplus food, on its acquisition of FareShare’s London operations. The deal makes Felix the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.
We represented several Central American nonprofit groups and individual migrants in successfully challenging the U.S. third-country transit rule, which effectively prevented those entering the country across its southern border from seeking asylum.
We represented The Kraft Group in overcoming a number of obstacles to transport vital personal protective equipment from China to the United States for use in health care facilities by frontline workers working to combat COVID-19.
Frederick Douglass Human Rights AwardThe Southern Center for Human Rights | 2020
Pro Bono HeroReuters’ Legal Action | 2020
Pro Bono Attorneys of the YearKids in Need of Defense (KIND) | 2020
Pro Bono Hot ListThe National Law Journal | 2020
Outstanding Achievement AwardWashington Lawyers Committee | 2020
Best Law Firm in the UK for Pro BonoLegal Week | 2020
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Our shared success | 2020
2020 was an unprecedented year. COVID-19 caused widespread social and economic disruption and staggering human loss around the globe. The United States faced a historically contentious election. The United Kingdom and European Union reached a final agreement as the UK completed Brexit. The world received an urgent call for racial justice.
Our M&A team at Hogan Lovells is grateful to have worked with you as, together, we adapted to working from home and other altered routines, pivoted resources to help governments manufacture and distribute PPE, treatments, and vaccines, addressed supply disruption and new technology needs, and implemented measures to care for our communities and colleagues.
In the face of these challenges, the first half of 2020 experienced a decrease in M&A activity, resulting in a decline in the volume and value of deals executed over the course of the year when measured against the preceding year. These declines were mitigated by a strong second half that resulted in deal values totaling US$2.2 trillion, the highest half year figure on record.
Across sectors, technology ranked first in both global deal value and volume, bolstered by the increased demand for innovative solutions as businesses and consumers adapted to remote working and social distancing measures.
In 2020, your transactions propelled Hogan Lovells to over 65 M&A league table rankings worldwide, including top 20 rankings for Global M&A as well as M&A in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
We appreciate the trust you place in us and send our best wishes for health and success in 2021.
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