Legal Issues Often Faced by Social Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Session Description
Join an interactive discussion on frequent problems social entrepreneurs face in home countries and operational locations. Get advice on obtaining quality legal counsel, including pro bono and low bono, and on strategies for working with lawyers. Afterward, schedule one-on-one sessions with the discussion leader.
Time & Location
Time:
11:45 - 13:00, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
BST
Location:
SBS, Seminar 9
Speakers
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Speaker
Founder and Associate Director, Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation
I am the founder of Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, an organization that calls upon a global network of 160 top tier commercial law firms to provide free legal assistance to eligible social entrepreneurs wherever located. Since we began operations in 2006 we have assisted hundreds of social entrepreneurs all over the world with their legal issues.
I am a senior partner in Steptoe & Johnson, an international law firm based in Washington DC. I am also an author. My latest book, The Hopkins Touch, was published by Oxford in 2013.