Law Practice
Jan. 16, 2008
Bank on It: Lawyers Can Profit - and Alleviate Global Poverty
Forum Column - By David A. Lash - Financial lenders and corporate lawyers can help alleviate global poverty and turn a profit at the same time.
David A. Lash
Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Services, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
The opinions expressed here are his own.
By David A. Lash
This article appears on Page 6.
The tragic grip of extreme poverty is tightening all around the globe. In one region of Indonesia, it is difficult for the children of poor families to go to school, particularly for young girls. One young woman left school after a few years and worked in a factory until she was married, still a teenager. She soon had children of her own. However, her poverty was so...
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