Dear Members of the Paul, Weiss Community:
We have been shocked, horrified and heartbroken by the unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces—the largest conventional military action in Europe since World War II. And we have been inspired by the tenacity and courage of the Ukrainian people, who have been fighting valiantly, against all odds, to protect their homeland and government, and its democratically elected leader, President Volodymyr Zelensky. Many of us are deeply concerned for friends or relatives who remain in Ukraine.
Throughout our history, Paul, Weiss has helped refugees and vulnerable migrants fleeing war. Our lawyers worked courageously to protect the Jews of Europe during World War II by changing American policy towards immigration and arranging for tens of thousands of European Jews to secure safe refuge in America. Today, we are closely following the dire situation in Ukraine, and are mobilizing our pro bono resources to work with relief organizations and legal services providers to help those desperately in need.
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As that work begins, the need for lifesaving aid is urgent and growing. If you are interested and are able to give, listed below are several organizations working to help Ukrainians during this crisis, with links to their donation pages. The firm is making a significant donation to each of these organizations to support the relief effort.
- HIAS
- International Rescue Committee
- International Medical Corps
- CARE
- Project Hope
- Ukrainian Red Cross
- UN Crisis Relief
We would also like to remind all operations staff and lawyers (excluding partners) that the firm will match your charitable donations up to $1,500 annually. To receive a firm-matching donation, please visit our giving platform, Benevity, at https://paulweiss.benevity.org/, or access Benevity via All Apps on our InSite pages. There, you may search for the charitable organization by name and upload your donation receipt.
For now, while we watch the horror unfolding hour by hour from afar, our financial support for these organizations will make an immediate difference on the ground and our legal support will facilitate the vital work being performed by these organizations to help the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees secure safe refuge around the globe.
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