Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL)

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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
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GAIL Summit 2025

13 – 15 October, 2025

9:00 am – 5:30 pm (GMT-05:00)

Mexico City, Mexico

Join leading impact lawyers from around the world in Mexico City at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers’ Summit on 13 – 15 October 2025. Register now.
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RECENT INSIGHTS

Article

The Legal Landscape in Asia Pacific: Impact Law Updates

July 8, 2025

Giana Lin | Sotaro Hotta

We are delighted to share the Q2 Impact Law Update for the Asia Pacific region. Read this for an overview of what is happening in countries throughout the region in APAC.
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Climate and Environment, Corporate Governance, ESG, Impact Finance, Legislation and Regulation
Article

Understanding the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): What Legally-Savvy Audiences Worldwide Need to Know

June 30, 2025

Dr. Alexandra von Westernhagen | Rutherford Hubbard

This article by GAIL Europe offers a strategic overview of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), highlighting its global legal impact, key obligations, and enforcement mechanisms.
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Corporate Governance, ESG, Legislation and Regulation
Article, Event

Omnibus at the Crossroads: Simplification or Charter-Proofing Failure?

June 19, 2025

Access the recording, slides and a knowledge brief of an interdisciplinary discussion on the proposed omnibus rollbacks and if they can can withstand the necessary tests under EU Charter on Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for Human Rights.
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Corporate Governance, 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.