Case Study: Foley & Lardner achieves successful asylum outcome for an Iraqi mother and daughter with TransPerfect's translation and interpretation services

Foley & Lardner - Customer Case Study

Foley & Lardner, a national law firm with a strong pro bono commitment, represented a 15‑year‑old Iraqi girl and her mother seeking political asylum after persecution and medical hardship. The challenge was that critical asylum paperwork and supporting documents existed only in Arabic and neither client spoke sufficient English, creating a need for professional translation and interpretation services from TransPerfect (document translation and on-site interpretation).

TransPerfect provided document translation and on-site interpretation services working with Foley & Lardner’s legal team, enabling accurate filings and effective hearings; as a result, the mother and daughter were granted asylum. The successful outcome secured their safety, set a precedent for other Iraqi asylum seekers, and was highlighted as an early success of TransPerfect’s Pro Bono Program.

Foley & Lardner