2025 Awards Honor Five Lex Mundi Member Law Firms for Providing Critical Pro Bono Legal Services to Social Impact Organizations

The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation announced the winners of the 2025 Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Awards during the Lex Mundi Annual Conference in Nashville, TN on Thursday, May 8, 2025. These annual awards recognize Lex Mundi member law firms that provide critical pro bono legal services to social enterprises — supporting the global social entrepreneurship movement, advancing the rule of law, and improving lives, the environment, and communities around the world.

The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation proudly honored the following member firms for their outstanding contributions:

• Akerman LLP, Lex Mundi member for USA, Florida
• Arthur Cox, Lex Mundi member for Ireland
• Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., Lex Mundi member for Mexico
• Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, Lex Mundi member for Ghana
• Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Lex Mundi member for India

“With high-caliber legal support, social entrepreneurs are more successful at tackling global challenges. They scale faster, reach more people, and amplify their impact,” said Isis Bous, Managing Director of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation. “Our 2025 honorees exemplify how Lex Mundi firms use their pro bono time, talent, and expertise to support many of the world’s most innovative social ventures. These firms — leaders in their jurisdictions — are also advancing the culture of pro bono globally and strengthening the social innovation ecosystem.”

Across the globe, inspired changemakers are working to improve access to education, fight disease, combat climate change, reduce inequality, and protect civil rights. For every grand challenge, there are social entrepreneurs working on solutions — and they are far more successful when equipped with high-quality legal counsel. Lex Mundi member firms bring to bear the same insight and excellence they offer multinational corporations to support these pioneering efforts.

Examples of social impact organizations supported by this year’s honorees and other Lex Mundi firms include:

• Land Use Atlas, making zoning information more accessible through its National Zoning Atlas
• Opportunity Collaboration, a global network tackling poverty and injustice
• Benetech, a nonprofit advancing accessible reading technology for people with print disabilities
• Biosorra, a climate justice initiative producing affordable, sustainable biofertilizer in the Global South
• 8b Education, a fintech unlocking global educational opportunities for African students

With nearly two decades of service dedicated to the social enterprise sector, Lex Mundi member firms have provided critical pro bono legal support to more than 1,500 social entrepreneurs on over 3,000 projects. Through this work, Lex Mundi lawyers are helping social enterprises change the world.