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Pioneer law center adopts New England Legal Foundation brand as part of ‘strategic alliance'

Bailey said NELF's board recently decided to wind down its operations after five decades, so that board reached out to Bailey and Pioneer chair Brackett Denniston to propose what Bailey calls a 'strategic alliance.' Several NELF board members are joining the Pioneer law center's board, as is NELF president Natalie Logan, who succeeded former president Dan Winslow last year; NELF attorney Ben Robbins is now on Pioneer's four-person legal staff. And Pioneer will also take over the John G. L. Cabot Dinner, an annual NELF fundraiser that will return in 2026. Advertisement 'We'll continue to work on the issues that were important to them,' Bailey said. 'Our missions are pretty closely aligned. Both groups get involved in legal cases related to economic fairness and free enterprise, he said, though Pioneer also works on cases that advance educational opportunity or government transparency. Unlike NELF, which focused on appellate cases, Pioneer will also initiate complaints, and follow them through to trial, if necessary. Advertisement Pioneer also has welcomed members of the various NELF advisory councils in New England, who help surface legal causes worth championing. 'We're going to be more effective,' Bailey said. 'We have been involved in matters outside of Massachusetts already [but] the best way to do that is to have people on the ground in those other states. That's what the advisory councils bring us.' This is an installment of our weekly Bold Types column about the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Jon Chesto can be reached at