Major law firms launch pro bono network to combat antisemitism October 30, 2025 (Shutterstock)(Shutterstock)Major law firms launch pro bono network to combat antisemitism Tweet Join Group Join WhatsApp Group Email https://worldisraelnews.com/major-law-firms-launch-pro-bono-network-to-combat-antisemitism/ Email Print Victims will soon be able to report antisemitic incidents through a dedicated app, where a steering committee will review cases and connect them with thousands of pro bono attorneys across the country. By Aaron Sull, Jewish Breaking News A coalition of more than 40 top law firms is forming a pro bono network to represent Jews targeted by antisemitism. The effort began in 2022, when the law firm Gibson Dunn and several Jewish advocacy groups established a hotline for college students and professors to report antisemitic incidents. More than 1,000 individuals from over 260 campuses reached out describing assaults, threats, and swastikas scrawled on dorm doors. Lawyers volunteering through the hotline pursued at least 25 cases, leading to settlements, prosecutions, and new campus policies. Among the reported cases were an attack on two Jewish students near Ohio State University that ended with a hate-crime conviction and a Princeton dispute in which a Jewish student journalist was wrongly targeted with a restraining order later overturned after hotline intervention. But with reports mounting post-Oct 7 not just on campuses but in workplaces, neighborhoods, and online, the organizers saw a need to expand. Victims will soon be able to report antisemitic incidents through a dedicated app, where a steering committee will review cases and connect them with thousands of pro bono attorneys across the country. Read Antisemitic violence surges worldwide as number of deadly attacks hits record high“We are building an army of lawyers who will be a virtual law firm dealing with these problems,” Orin Snyder, a Gibson Dunn partner leading the project, tells the Wall Street Journal. In partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, the new network now includes powerhouse firms such as Sullivan & Cromwell, Cooley, and Covington & Burling. Several others—including Milbank, Latham & Watkins, and Willkie Farr—joined the network after striking agreements with the Trump administration to prioritize pro bono work aligned with federal initiatives combating antisemitism. “We have never seen a moment like this before,” said ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt. “The law firms’ commitment reflects the urgency of the moment.” American college campusesAntisemitismLawsuit
