"I want to thank
you for the
excellent support and advice which our team received from you
throughout the period of negotiations in New York and for your
continued support and advice in these last few days that helped us to
reach a successful conclusion. . . I know that with your help we now
have [an agreement] which we can proudly reveal to the nation that
represents a significant improvement in the management of our natural
resources and protection of our national interest."
--
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
regarding ISLP's
pro bono assistance with a mining agreement
with the Arcelor Mittal steel company "It
was an
extraordinary experience to collaborate with members of the Yemeni
Parliament as
they worked to develop a law that would increase citizens'
understanding about the workings of government, deter corruption and
promote confidence in government officials."
-- Madeleine
Schachter, Partner, Baker
& McKenzie
"Je
garde en mémoire ce séminaire conduit avec maestria par les
spécialistes de ISPL. Les participants n'ont pas cessé de le
répéter...Ce choix que vous avez fait de [l'avocat bénévole de ISLP] a
été on ne peut plus heureux."
--
Me. Jean Vandal, Avocat
du Barreau de
Port-au-Prince, Haiti "I
just wanted
to let you know that the Dutch attorneys have been fabulous. They are
all knowledgeable, thoughtful and consistently responsive...Many many
thanks!"
-- Jessica Pena,
Assistant General Counsel, Vera
Institute of Justice
"Thanks
to ISLP, Minnesota public defender Leslie Rosenberg was able to come to
China where she made an enormous impact on the fledgling public
interest community here. Through a combination of experience,
sensitivity to the China context, and unbounded energy, Leslie inspired
dozens of Chinese lawyers to use law to improve their society. In a
field where impacts are extremely hard to measure, Leslie is
a
shining example how onsite mentorship by American lawyers can encourage
our foreign colleagues who face great challenges not to give up the
fight for justice."
-- Robert Precht, Project
Director, Criminal Clinical Legal Education Project (China), International Bridges to Justice
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