Sustainable South Bronx sought our help when it was forming as a nonprofit to embark on projects for the long-term economic and environmental health of the South Bronx. We matched them with pro bono attorneys from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, who created Sustainable South Bronx as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt entity in 2001. The firm continues as volunteer general counsel. Legal work includes successfully negotiating contracts with developers and funders, thereby enabling this client to train dozens of Bronx residents to work in environmental jobs and design greenway for community residents along the Bronx River.

"We are pleased to partner with Lawyers Alliance on business law pro bono. A team of Stroock lawyers, from corporate, tax, real estate, intellectual property and other departments, have worked side by side with Sustainable South Bronx and its dynamic leader, Majora Carter, on projects to improve quality of life for South Bronx residents."