Lowenstein Sandler has long been recognized for four things: Its entrepreneurial spirit, high standard of client service, commitment to the communities it serves and its incredibly extensive pro bono efforts. This week, the firm released its 2025 Pro Bono Report, showcasing the firm’s extensive pro bono efforts over the previous year and the extraordinary commitment of its lawyers and professional staff.
In 2025, the firm dedicated 28,064 hours to pro bono work, served 776 pro bono clients, and averaged 68 pro bono hours per lawyer, bringing its cumulative total to more than 600,000 pro bono hours over the past 29 years.
“Pro bono has been woven into the fabric of our culture as a critical component of Alan Lowenstein’s vision for the firm,” Managing Partner Jonathan Wishnia said. “It is central to who we are as an institution and as individuals.”
Alexander Shalom, Chair of the Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest, said pro bono matches the mission and vision of the firm.
“Pro bono work is and will always be at the heart of Lowenstein,” he said. “In 2025, underrepresented communities needed more help than ever, and our lawyers were ready to use their skills and passion to assist.
“We were not afraid to help immigrants navigating years of uncertainty or individuals seeking second chances after decades of incarceration. We continued to work closely with our legal service partners, and, together, achieved meaningful progress.”
Lowenstein’s pro bono practice encompasses direct representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and transactional support for mission-driven organizations — all aimed at strengthening communities and improving access to justice.
The Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest is committed to advancing the public interest and serving communities in need. Since its founding, the center embodies this commitment, directing the firm’s strong pro bono program and other forms of civic and philanthropic engagement.
Through these efforts, the center addresses significant social problems and offers meaningful assistance to low-income and other marginalized people, along with the organizations that advocate for and support them. This work engages the full range of the firm’s talents and reflects the core values that imbue all of the firm’s efforts: to perform work of the highest quality in a manner that maximizes results for our clients and causes.
Legal Director Natalie Kraner, a partner at the firm, is proud of the impact the Center camn have.
“We are so grateful to our pro bono clients for placing their trust in us,” she said. “During this time when resources for nonprofits are scarce, the persistence of our legal services partners and the generosity of our colleagues across the firm have helped the Center for Public Interest make a tangible difference in many people’s lives.”
The 2025 Report features numerous stories of clients whose lives have been transformed as a result of Lowenstein’s pro bono representation, including:
- “Selena,” a trafficking survivor from Honduras who, after nearly a decade of legal proceedings, was granted asylum in 2025 in a decision setting precedent for survivors of gender-based violence and gang persecution
- “Jane,” an incarcerated transgender woman who was abruptly transferred to a men’s facility and told she would no longer receive critical medical care following a 2025 Executive Order, prompting the firm to join GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for LGBTQ Rights in filing federal lawsuits that secured a court order blocking the transfers and restoring medical care
- BrightStreet Financial, a nonprofit dedicated to helping historically underserved entrepreneurs access capital that the firm helped incorporate
- Sammy Moore whose story of redemption after decades of incarceration illustrates the transformative impact of the firm’s clemency and resentencing work alongside the ACLU of New Jersey.
Access a digital version of the 2025 Pro Bono Report here.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP is a national law firm with around 400 lawyers based in New York, Palo Alto, Roseland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. The
firm represents leaders in virtually every sector of the global economy, with particular emphasis on investment funds, life sciences and technology.
