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Here you will find all the latest information for Europe Region. This includes upcoming events, news and insights.
Europe Insights and Events
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Unlocking Legal Pathways for Blended Finance: Case Studies and Global Insights
A pathbreaking report by a global working group of GAIL lawyers, which examines the legal landscape for blended finance across different regions of the world.
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Virtual Access to the Summit for Members
Members can access a live stream for both days of the Annual Summit 2024, 22 – 23 April in London.
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Embracing Global Sustainable Corporate Governance
In the evolving global ESG landscape, the European Union stands at the forefront, pioneering a set of regulations reshaping how companies worldwide approach sustainability and social responsibility. Paola Fonseca and Roberto Randazzo illuminate the path for businesses navigating the complex terrain of global ESG implications.
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Embracing Global Sustainable Corporate Governance
Join our webinar, “Embracing Global Sustainable Corporate Governance,” to explore the forefront of sustainability-related regulations and their far-reaching impact beyond geographical borders.
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Annual Summit 2024
Join leading impact lawyers from around the world in London at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers’ Annual Summit on 22 – 23 April 2024. Register: https://gailnet.org/events/annual-summit-2024/
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Charging Ahead – A Cross-Jurisdictional, Regulatory and Industry Analysis of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs
This is a first of its kind report produced by GameChanger Law Advisors, in collaboration with Speciale Invest, a leading Indian seed-stage venture capital fund, providing a cross-jurisdictional regulatory and industry analysis of EV battery packs in California, EU, and the UK
Emiliano Giovine
Chair, GAIL Europe
Senior Associate, RP Legal & Tax
Italy
Emiliano is the head of the Impact & Sustainability team at RP Legal & Tax.
He mainly deals with nonprofit entities, social enterprises, socially oriented corporate vehicles, NGOs and international organizations. He advises these entities in the phases of incorporation, reorganizations, extraordinary transactions and adjustments required by the Third Sector Code.
He also provides support on ESG matters to leading national and international companies. More specifically, he deals with the adoption and implementation of sustainability models, corporate policies and ethical codes, the acquisition of the Benefit Corporation status and the B Corp certification, as well as ESG/human rights due diligence, non-financial reporting and impact measurement.
Emiliano has ten years of experience in the impact economy sector. In particular, he has been involved for years in several international cooperation projects and policy-making activities, led by NGOs and by the United Nations, focused on the integration of migrants and refugees through entrepreneurial initiatives. He is also tutor of the “Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic” legal training program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turin. He cooperates with Tiresia – Politecnico di Milano on legal issues related to social business and social innovation.
In the past years, Emiliano was a consultant of the United Nations at UNEP and a Legal Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. He holds a master’s degree in Environmental Law and management from Cà Foscari University of Venice and is currently a PhD candidate in Public International law at Utrecht University.
Since 2019 he has been board member and legal coordinator of the NGO “ResQ Onlus – People Saving People”.
Alberta Longanesi Cattani
Senior Associate, Ince
Alexander Vielwerth
Attorney at Law, Winheller
Germany
Alissa Pelatan
Founder & Partner, AMP Avocats
France
Anh-Thu Thai
Counsel, id est avocats Sàrl
Switzerland
Benoit Spitaels
Founding Partner, Impact Advocaten
Belgium
Dan Fuochi
Partner, Impulsius
Switzerland
Dr. Alexandra von Westernhagen
Partner, EU Sustainability at LiberiusLegal
Belgium
María Peña
Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance, Symbiotics SA
Switzerland
Raluca Radu
General Counsel, The Impact Facility and Co-founder and Board Member at The LISI Foundation
Netherlands
Roberto Randazzo
Head of ESG and Impact, Legance
Italy
Rutherford Hubbard
Manager Legal (Private Equity and Structured Finance) at FMO , The Dutch Development Bank
The Netherlands