Noah Kaufman, Esq.

2024 Shining Star Awardee

Noah Kaufman, Esq., a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, is a skilled litigator representing clients in high-stakes antitrust matters in trial and appellate courts across the country. He represents clients in a variety of sectors, including higher education, life sciences, retail, automotive, and nonprofit. Noah became a VRLC pro bono attorney in 2011 while he was an Associate at Foley Hoag LLP and brought his volunteer work with him to his current position as a Partner at Morgan Lewis. Noah has consistently provided representation on 209Aand 258E protection order hearings for VRLC sexual assault clients, represented survivors on appeals, and highlighted systemic issues in several courts around the Commonwealth to guide VRLC’s strategies. In his years as a pro bono attorney, Noah has represented VRLC clients in protection order matters at the district court and appellate level. Noah has consistently gone above and beyond for his clients, who have come from a variety of backgrounds, stages of life, and some of whom have limited English proficiency. In addition to direct representation of VRLC clients, Noah takes pride in mentoring young lawyers in their own representation of sexual assault survivors. Noah has been a consistent advocate for victims of sexual assault through his work with the VRLC. 

Dechert

2024 Champion Awardee

Dechert is a global law firm, representing corporations, financial institutions, sovereign states, quasi-sovereign entities, and private and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Dechert has been an invaluable partner to VRLC since 2020. They provided regular meeting space for VRLC to use for clients and internal meetings throughout the pandemic when the organization was between Boston offices.  Dechert hosted VRLC’s national convening of managing attorneys from across the country to strengthen their legal representation of survivors and their supervisory skills and to build a nationwide network of mentorship, peer support, and training for legal services organizations. Also, Dechert fiercely represented VRLC when a defense counsel attempted to subpoena a wide range of VRLC records and training materials. Dechert’s assistance ultimately helped to keep those records and materials secure and helped the teen survivor at the center of the case pursue justice. 

VRLC Client

2024 Courage Awardee