Luke Liss is the Pro Bono Partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He manages the firm’s global pro bono efforts, including serving as the primary contact for client requests for pro bono partnerships and developing collaborative relationships with nonprofit service providers. Luke also leads pro bono litigation and immigration teams.
Under Luke’s leadership, the firm’s pro bono program has received the following recent recognition:
Luke has also played a key leadership role in recent successful high-profile pro bono litigation, including a trial win on behalf of one of the largest classes of Medicare patients in history in 2020 (Alexander v. Cochran, No. 3:11-cv-1703 (D. Conn), recently affirmed by a Second Circuit panel), and a historic win on summary judgment against a former Colombian paramilitary warlord on behalf of family members of a murdered community activist in 2021 (Jaramillo v. Naranjo, No. 1:10-cv-21951 (S.D. Fla.)).
Luke currently serves as a member of the firm's Hiring Committee, Recruiting Committee, Community Service Committee, and Pro Bono Committee. He is particularly active in firm diversity initiatives, mentoring inside and outside the firm, and is also a leader of the firm’s Black Affinity Group. Luke is based in the Palo Alto office.
Luke Liss is the Pro Bono Partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He manages the firm’s global pro bono efforts, including serving as the primary contact for client requests for pro bono partnerships and developing collaborative relationships with nonprofit service providers. Luke also leads pro bono litigation and immigration teams.
Under Luke’s leadership, the firm’s pro bono program has received the following recent recognition:
Luke has also played a key leadership role in recent successful high-profile pro bono litigation, including a trial win on behalf of one of the largest classes of Medicare patients in history in 2020 (Alexander v. Cochran, No. 3:11-cv-1703 (D. Conn), recently affirmed by a Second Circuit panel), and a historic win on summary judgment against a former Colombian paramilitary warlord on behalf of family members of a murdered community activist in 2021 (Jaramillo v. Naranjo, No. 1:10-cv-21951 (S.D. Fla.)).
Luke currently serves as a member of the firm's Hiring Committee, Recruiting Committee, Community Service Committee, and Pro Bono Committee. He is particularly active in firm diversity initiatives, mentoring inside and outside the firm, and is also a leader of the firm’s Black Affinity Group. Luke is based in the Palo Alto office.