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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its efforts to address systemic racism, Crowell & Moring is donating a total of $750,000 to two organizations dedicated to the advancement of racial equity, justice, and fundamental human rights – the Equal Justice Initiative and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In addition, the firm has committed $1 million in pro bono legal services in 2021 to further these causes and launched a Racial Equity Task Force to identify near-term actions and goals to enhance the experience of the firm's diverse talent.
"Combatting racial injustice and inequality has been a part of our firm's work since our founding more than 40 years ago. The heightened awareness around the senseless and depraved racially-motivated violence over the past year, in particular, has galvanized our community's commitment to putting those values into action," said Philip T. Inglima, chair of the firm. "We have a moral obligation to the people of our firm and the communities in which we work and live to use our privilege and our skills to advance this vital work."