Press Release

Morgan Lewis Pro Bono Team Advises Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund in National Center for Transgender Equality Merger

January 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC, January 17, 2024: Morgan Lewis is advising the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) on a pro bono basis in a planned merger with the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE).

TLDEF is committed to ending discrimination based on gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts. NCTE advocates for changing policies and educating society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people.

Morgan Lewis partner Andrew Ray and associates Theresa Kalathil, Christina Wlodarczyk, Julie Thompson, and Ann Reynolds are advising TLDEF, along with partner Greg Needles and associate Anna Pomykala.

For more, read the announcement.