In This Issue:

• Addressing the Need to Create a Single Market for Philanthropy in the EU
• Budgeting for Equity and Economic Mobility
• 2024 Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Awardees
• Mayora & Mayora, a Leading Light in Latin America

During the Lex Mundi Annual Connect & Collaborate Conference in London on May 10, 2024, Carlos Velázquez De León was elected as the new Chair of Lex Mundi and Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation’s Board of Directors. The Foundation’s Board of Directors also elected Aniekan Ukpanah, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (Nigeria), to the position of Chair-Elect and Christel Van den Eynden, Liedekerke (Belgium), as a new director. The three new members join the Foundation’s current directors in seeking to embody the highest ideals of the legal profession. By promoting and facilitating the delivery of pro bono legal services, they support those positively improving lives worldwide.

The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation (the “Foundation”) was proud to recognize the following 2024 award recipients:

• Day Pitney LLP, Lex Mundi member for USA, New Jersey
• Deacons, Lex Mundi member for Hong Kong
• Dudley Newman Feuerzeig LLP, Lex Mundi member for U.S. Virgin Islands
• Shalakany Law Office, Lex Mundi member for Egypt
• Wardyński & Partners, Lex Mundi member for Poland

In This Issue:

• Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Leading the Way in Support for Social Entrepreneurs: The Rise Ahead Pledge and Corporate Social Innovation Compass
• Increasing Access to Assistive Technology
• Arthur Cox, a Pro Bono Champion in Ireland

In This Issue

In light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis near Rafah, our Lex Mundi member for Egypt, Shalakany, has generously provided high-level guidance for NGOs seeking to activate resources in the area.

Find answers to the following questions:

1. What is the regulatory framework for incorporating a foreign NGO in Egypt?
2. What are the challenges associated with the incorporation of a foreign NGO in Egypt?
3. What are the available alternative forms of registration?