Announcing the 2020 Robert M. Dell Prize for Extraordinary Pro Bono Service
Congratulations to the East Ramapo litigation team!
Elizabeth A. Parvis is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins, and is a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation & Professional Liability, White Collar Defense & Investigations, and Complex Commercial Litigation Practices.
Ms. Parvis has diverse experience representing institutional and individual clients, including public and private companies, financial institutions, large corporations, and professional services firms in a variety of complex civil, class action, antitrust, and securities litigation matters, in both federal and state court. Ms. Parvis also advises clients on white collar investigations, and in the implementation, review, and enhancement of internal compliance programs.
Complementing this work, Ms. Parvis maintains a robust pro bono practice, representing individuals seeking asylum and victims of domestic violence in partnership with Sanctuary for Families, as well as a prominent military veteran and disaster-relief organization. Additionally, Ms. Parvis was a member of a cross-office Latham team that, together with the New York Civil Liberties Union, brought a Voting Rights Act lawsuit against a school district on behalf of the Spring Valley NAACP and black and Latinx voters. Ms. Parvis was a recipient of the Latham Pro Bono Committee’s Pro Bono Star Award in 2018 and 2020 in connection with this work.
While attending Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Ms. Parvis served as executive articles editor of Columbia Human Rights Law Review and A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual.
Congratulations to the East Ramapo litigation team!