2022-2023 Pro Bono Program Review

SPOTLIGHT ON:

Tony Wang

During my three decades of corporate law experience, I have been fortunate to provide strategic counsel to various sports-related national governing bodies that have strong ties to the Orange County community. I have also supported entrepreneurs and small enterprises in Southern California’s underserved communities with their basic corporate and compliance needs. One of my most rewarding experiences has been working with my Newport Beach colleagues to resettle Afghan refugees in the US following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.

Lawyers have an obligation to serve our communities, and it is a duty and a privilege to give back through pro bono work to those in need.

And as a board member of the Public Law Center, Orange County’s largest pro bono law firm, I help O’Melveny lawyers partner with this group on numerous pro bono assignments.

O’Melveny Helps Piñata Creators Level Up Their Business A team of O’Melveny attorneys provided the artisan crafters of La Piñata Design Studio with pro bono legal advice to better position the Los Angeles business for success. The volunteer attorneys reviewed the business’s contracts, helped founder Yesenia Prieto and co-owner Mia Baez incorporate La Piñata, and answered their legal questions. “Entrepreneurs need to know that they don’t have to do it alone,” Prieto said, “and that there are people who care.”

Photo: A La Piñata Design Studio artist adds creative touches to a piñata.

PRO BONO PROGRAM REVIEW 2022-2023

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