2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Jones v. Harris Associates, which definitively established the standard governing claims of excessive mutual fund fees under § 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Defending former BP engineer Kurt Mix against obstruction of justice charges related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Public Service Ropes & Gray attorneys provide public service in the form of pro bono legal work, community service and charitable donations. Notable pro bono cases include: The Supreme Court marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges. Nunez v. City of New York, a lawsuit seeking to end inmate abuse at Rikers Island in New York City. Exonerating John Huffington, who was imprisoned for 32 years for a 1981 double murder that he did not commit, in State of Maryland v. Huffington. Diversity and inclusion The firm’s Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship offers $25,000 and a summer associate position to second-year law students who are members of populations historically underrepresented in the legal profession. Awards Received five Law360 “Practice Group of the Year” awards for private equity, fund formation, securitizations, health care and white collar in 2019. Miscellaneous In late 2010, the firm's Boston office moved to the top office floors of the Prudential Tower in the Back Bay neighborhood. Notable current and former attorneys Eleanor D. Acheson (Associate 1974-1983, Partner, 1983-1993) – Vice president and general counsel of Amtrak. Former Assistant Attorney General of the United States. Michael P. Allen – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Mark Barnes (Partner) – Activist and academic, former Chief Research Compliance Officer, Harvard University. Marta Belcher (Attorney) – Pioneer in the area of blockchain law. Yochai Benkler (Associate, 1994-1995) – Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, Harvard Law School. Janis M. Berry (Partner, 1986-1997) – Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Eric Bjornlund – co-founder of Democracy International Stephen L. Braga (former Partner) – Criminal defense attorney known for his successful pro bono representation of Martin Tankleff. Levin H. Campbell – Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Jennifer Choe-Groves – judge of the United States Court of International Trade Robert C. Clark (Associate, 1972-1974) – Former Dean of the Faculty of Law (1989-2003), and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2003–present), Harvard University. Archibald Cox (Associate, 1938-1945) – U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy;