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title: Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL)
description: 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.
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## [Sarah Ellington](https://gailnet.org/profile/sarah-ellington/)
# Member
Profile
# Member
Profile
[Partner or Principal at a Law Firm](https://gailnet.org/role/partner-or-principal-at-a-law-firm/)
## Areas of specialism
[Business human rights](https://gailnet.org/interest/business-human-rights/), [Climate change and the law](https://gailnet.org/interest/climate-change-and-the-law/), [Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility](https://gailnet.org/interest/corporate-governance-and-corporate-social-responsibility/), [Environmental](https://gailnet.org/interest/environmental/), [Impact investing](https://gailnet.org/interest/impact-investing/), [Innovation and the law](https://gailnet.org/interest/innovation-and-the-law/), [social and governance factors](https://gailnet.org/interest/social-and-governance-factors/), [Sustainable supply chains](https://gailnet.org/interest/sustainable-supply-chains/), [The rule of law](https://gailnet.org/interest/the-rule-of-law/)
## Sarah Ellington
Partner
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
United Kingdom (UK), United Kingdom
I am a dispute resolution lawyer, and have spent my career helping clients to manage and resolve crises. These often arise where there is not sufficient dialogue and engagement at the outset of a relationship, recognising the different interests of various stakeholders and the need to find a common way forwards. I am interested in bringing more “pre-emptive remedy” to investment planning and implementation, and using collaborative dialogue to expand value for all parties. I have experience of resolving disputes across sectors and geographies, using many different mechanisms, including court and arbitration proceedings, OECD National Contact Point specific instance procedure, UN complaints procedures and mediation. I am also a CEDR accredited mediator, and have participated in consultations on CEDR’s proposed framework for mediating ESG disputes. I have also consulted on and drafted private grievance mechanisms, and advised on the resolution of complaints under them. I am increasingly asked to put all of this experience to use in front-end advisory, in particular for large infrastructure projects and renewable energy and other impact funds. I have drafted policies and procedures as well as providing strategic advisory and advice on implementation, including through contractual provisions. As a member of the IBA Human Rights Committee, a member of the Society for Computers and Law ESG Committee, and a co-founder and co-creator with the Legal Innovation for Sustainable Investments (LISI) Foundation – working to create a specialised Impact Term Sheet template – I bring many different experiences and perspectives to GAIL, and look forward to continuing to work with, explore opportunities with, and learn from my fellow GAIL members.
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