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The 2026 Associates' Campaign

The Associates’ Campaign has been a tradition at The Legal Aid Society for nearly 90 years. Led by Associates at New York City’s top law firms, the campaign brings together attorneys to engage in friendly competition and raise vital funds to support Legal Aid’s under-resourced units.

The campaign is more than a fundraiser – it raises awareness and educates young legal professionals about the importance of Legal Aid’s direct representation, advocacy efforts, and legislative reforms to make New York better for everyone.

Congratulations to This Year’s Teams

We’re thrilled to announce that, thanks to the participation of 25 firms and nearly 1,300 individuals, the 2026 Associates’ Campaign was the most successful in recent years, raising over $471,000!

2026 Award Winners

Top Contributors Overall
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Top Contributors (Firms with 1-99 NY Associates)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Baker & Hostetler LLP

Top Contributors (Firms with 100-199 NY Associates)
Mayer Brown LLP
Winston Taylor LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP

Top Contributors (Firms with 200+ NY Associates)
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Highest Average Associate Donation
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Highest Associate Participation Rate
Rower LLC

Highest Associate Participation Rate (Firms with 1-99 NY Associates)
Rower LLC

Highest Associate Participation Rate (Firms with 100-199 NY Associates)
Winston Taylor LLP

Highest Associate Participation Rate (Firms with 200+ NY Associates)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Thank you to the 2026 Participating Firms

A&O Shearman
Arnold & Porter LLP
Baker Hostetler LLP
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cooley LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Dechert LLP
Freshfields US LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Rower LLC

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Winston Taylor LLP