Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL)

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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.

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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
born entrepreneurs. Some
get a chance to unleash
that capacity.”
—Professor Muhammad Yunus,
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

IMAGE SOURCE: Martin Kraft, Muhammad Yunus in Wiesbaden CC BY-SA 3.0

UPCOMING EVENTS
Open Access Event

Member Only
The 2025 GAIL Summit in Mexico City – Save the Date!

14 – 15 October, 2025

9:00 am – 5:00 pm (GMT-06:00)

Join leading legal professionals from around the world at GAIL Summit 2025, held at the prestigious Universidad Iberoamericana in Santa Fe, Mexico City.
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RECENT INSIGHTS

Event

The Next Wave of Impact Litigation and its Implications for the Future (MEMBER-ONLY)

April 23, 2025

This will be an insightful panel discussion on the next round of impact litigation and what this means for the future. The panel discussion will delve into the evolving landscape of impact litigation and its implications for the future.
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ESG, Public Interest Litigation
Event

Blended Finance in Action: Unlocking Private Capital for African Development

April 15, 2025

Join GAIL Africa and GAIL UK on the sidelines of the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Annual Conference for a practical, interactive panel discussion on how blended finance—combining public or philanthropic funds with private capital—can power sustainable development projects across Africa.
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Blended Finance, ESG, Impact Finance
Article

Sweeping changes suggested to the EU Sustainability Framework

March 27, 2025

Dr. Alexandra von Westernhagen

In this article, GAIL Europe outlines the most important suggested changes to the CSRD and CSDDD, also touching on the Taxonomy and CBAM and assesses the impact of these changes on global sustainability.
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Climate and Environment, ESG, Legislation and Regulation

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MEMBERS

Our members are committed to the promotion of impact law or want to help catalyse emerging, alternative economic paradigms which prioritise people and planet alongside profit. Browse our list of members below.

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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.