Connect,
Learn,
Lead
Be part of our journey to create a culture in which impact lawyers actively support, share and collaborate with each other to multiply the impact of our community.
About Us
The Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) is a community of legal leaders who are using the practice of law to have a positive impact on people and the planet, and to accelerate the just transition. We believe lawyers are uniquely positioned to facilitate change and support the movement towards a more equitable system.
The Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers is unique in our operation. We are leveraging the expertise of lawyers to accelerate the shift of corporate models and capital to make sure business is truly a sustainable force for good, while drawing learning from across the spectrum of impact disciplines.
Thought Leadership
Impact lawyers are redefining law and legal practice by designing new corporate and financing structures, drafting new legislation and bringing seminal cases.
Connect
The Global Alliance for Impact Lawyers community connects through events and our Member Platform. Members are critical to our mission of growing the next generation of impact lawyers.
Knowledge Sharing
Tap into the knowledge of lawyers working in all areas of the impact economy during Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers events and convenings.

“All human beings are
—Professor Muhammad Yunus,
born entrepreneurs. Some
get a chance to unleash
that capacity.”
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
IMAGE SOURCE: Martin Kraft, Muhammad Yunus in Wiesbaden CC BY-SA 3.0
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UPCOMING EVENTS
GAIL Africa Presents: ESG Requirements Accompanying International Investments – The Role of Impact Lawyers
See More →: GAIL Africa Presents: ESG Requirements Accompanying International Investments – The Role of Impact LawyersThis workshop is designed to share practical knowledge and case studies on how lawyers can support African mission-driven companies to meet the ESG requirements that often accompany international investments.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Business & Human Rights: Model Contract Clauses for Sustainable Supply Chains
See More →: Business & Human Rights: Model Contract Clauses for Sustainable Supply ChainsThis GAIL regional event, hosted by GAIL North America, presents the American Bar Association’s Model Contract Clauses for Human Rights (MCCs), to guide companies and their counsel on achieving responsible sourcing throughout the global supply chains.
RECENT INSIGHTS
Founding Members
The inaugural members of our community are leaders in their field who are committed to using the practice of law to have a positive impact on people and the planet.