Community and pro bono committee

This committee is chaired by senior partner, Guy Morton. It provides strategic direction for our firmwide community and pro bono activities, and guides our policy. The committee includes the following people and covers all our practice groups and business services:

• Emmanuel Bénard, partner (responsible for CSR in Paris);
• Christian Bunsen, partner (responsible for CSR in Germany);  
• John Davies, partner (develops our international volunteering activities);
• Jill Delaney, senior associate, and Debbie Farrell, business support manager (regular participants in several aspects of our community and pro bono volunteering programme);
• Crispin Hain-Cole, partnership secretary;
• Simon Hall and Barry O'Brien, partners (focus on developing the skills and raising the aspirations of young people);
• Michael Hertz, director of knowledge and business development (focuses on personal and professional development);
• Thomas Janssens, partner (responsible for CSR in Brussels);
• Tim Jones and Philip Richards, partners (focus on homelessness);
• Miguel Klingenberg, partner (responsible for CSR in Barcelona and Madrid);
• Dietmar Knopp, partner (responsible for CSR in Germany until November 2008);
• Paul Lomas and Geoff Le Pard, partners (focus on our pro bono initiatives);
• Bea Malleson, head of CSR and community investment;
• Clarissa O'Callaghan, head of pro bono;
• Caroline Stroud, global HR partner (heads our diversity initiatives)

In addition, Philip Richards and Tim Jones represent us on the Executive Forum and London Steering Group of Business in the Community's (BITC's) Business Action on Homelessness. Barry O'Brien represents us on BITC's Education Leadership Team, and John Davies on the ENGAGE leadership team, which aims to encourage and promote employee volunteering on an international basis. Guy Morton is a council member of Heart of the City. Simon Hall is on the advisory board of Career Academies UK.