During the Lex Mundi Annual Conference in Vienna on Friday, April 24, 2026, Eduardo Geli of Uría Menéndez (Spain) was elected as the new Chair of Lex Mundi and the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation’s Board of Directors.
The Foundation’s Board of Directors also elected Meredith Rathbone, Steptoe LLP (USA, DC) to the position of Chair-Elect and Megan Costa DeLeon, Akerman LLP (USA, FL) as a new director. These three members join the Foundation’s current directors in advancing its mission to promote and facilitate pro bono legal services for social entrepreneurs worldwide. Each has been a long-time supporter of the Foundation, and their formal appointment to the Board reflects their deep commitment to expanding access to critical legal support for the global social impact sector.
Isis Bous, Managing Director of the Foundation, said, “We are thrilled to welcome these three incredible attorneys to our Board of Directors. Their longstanding dedication to the Foundation and their leadership within the Lex Mundi network will be an invaluable asset as we continue to support organizations tackling the world’s most pressing problems.”
About the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation
The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of Lex Mundi. The Foundation’s mission is to engage Lex Mundi’s global network of leading independent law firms to support and empower those working to bring about high impact and sustainable change that improves environments, communities, and lives. Lex Mundi lawyers provide critical pro bono legal services to the world’s leading social ventures.
About Lex Mundi
Lex Mundi is the world’s leading network of independent law firms delivering consistent, high-quality advice that is critical to solving complex cross-border challenges. Their carefully vetted, and continuously reviewed, top-tier member firms uphold the highest-level service standards while offering preferred access to more than 22,000+ lawyers worldwide in more than 125 countries. Supported by client-focused methods, innovative technologies, joint learning and training, member firms collaborate across borders and industries to deliver joined-up solutions focused on real business results for clients.
Through Lex Mundi’s innovative service delivery model, clients have the ability to assemble an ideal international legal team, with the best lawyers in the jurisdictions that match their unique footprint, flexed to their most significant legal challenges.
Lex Mundi member law firms are located throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America. Through its nonprofit affiliate, the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, Lex Mundi members also provide pro bono legal assistance to social entrepreneurs around the globe.
For more information, please visit www.lexmundi.com and www.lexmundiprobono.org.
During the Lex Mundi Annual Conference in Vienna on Friday, April 24, 2026, Eduardo Geli of Uría Menéndez (Spain) was elected as the new Chair of Lex Mundi and the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation’s Board of Directors. The Foundation’s Board of Directors also elected Meredith Rathbone, Steptoe LLP (USA, DC) to the position of Chair-Elect and Megan Costa DeLeon, Akerman LLP (USA, FL) as a new director.
Five member firms honored for outstanding pro bono service as Foundation marks two decades of connecting the world’s leading law firms with the social impact sector
In This Issue
In This Issue:
The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation proudly honored the following member firms for their outstanding contributions:
