--- 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. image: https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-Map-Europe_w_Teal.svg --- ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-Map-Europe_w_Teal.svg) [Regions](https://gailnet.org/regions-landing/) / Europe ## Europe Here you will find all the latest information for **Europe** Region. This includes upcoming events, news and insights. [Become a Member](https://gailnet.org/join/) ## Europe Insights and Events * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Landscape-banner-540x304.png) ](https://gailnet.org/true-fair/) [GAIL Special Project](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/gail-special-project/), [Policy](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/) ## [True & Fair](https://gailnet.org/true-fair/) June 22, 2026 Keya Advani [Asia Pacific](https://gailnet.org/region/asia-pacific/), [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/), [Global](https://gailnet.org/region/global/), [United Kingdom](https://gailnet.org/region/united-kingdom/) SVI’s True & Fair Project has released a research paper examining how the “true and fair” requirement in EU law is interpreted in Italy, the Netherlands, France and Spain, and what it means for directors, auditors and investors as sustainability issues become increasingly material. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/true-fair/) * [ ![GAIL Blended Finance Project](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blended-Finance-540x405.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/gail-blended-finance-working-group-reconvenes/) [GAIL Special Project](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/gail-special-project/), [News](https://gailnet.org/category/news/), [Policy](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/) ## [GAIL Blended Finance Working Group Reconvenes](https://gailnet.org/gail-blended-finance-working-group-reconvenes/) June 16, 2026 [Africa](https://gailnet.org/region/africa/), [Asia Pacific](https://gailnet.org/region/asia-pacific/), [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/), [Global](https://gailnet.org/region/global/), [Latin America](https://gailnet.org/region/latin-america/), [Middle East](https://gailnet.org/region/middle-east/), [North America](https://gailnet.org/region/north-america/), [United Kingdom](https://gailnet.org/region/united-kingdom/) GAIL’s Blended Finance Working Group is reconvening in 2026 to explore emerging legal developments, practical challenges, and new opportunities in blended finance. Building on the success of GAIL’s 2024 report, the group will foster collaboration and help shape the future of blended finance law. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/gail-blended-finance-working-group-reconvenes/) * [ ![Member Drop-In - 16 June 2026](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Member-Drop-In-16-June-2026-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-europe-june-2026/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [GAIL Member Drop-In | AI Governance & Corporate Sustainability Regulation](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-europe-june-2026/) May 27, 2026 [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/), [Global](https://gailnet.org/region/global/) This GAIL Europe hosted Member Drop-in focuses on emerging developments in AI governance and corporate sustainability regulation in Europe and globally. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-europe-june-2026/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GAIL-Europe-26-March-2026-event-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/strengthening-global-collaboration-among-lawyers-to-uphold-the-rule-of-law/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [Strengthening Global Collaboration Among Lawyers to Uphold the Rule of Law](https://gailnet.org/events/strengthening-global-collaboration-among-lawyers-to-uphold-the-rule-of-law/) March 4, 2026 [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/) This interactive roundtable focused on strengthening cross-border collaboration in support of the rule of law, in partnership with Trinity International in Paris. Log in to access key learnings from the session. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/strengthening-global-collaboration-among-lawyers-to-uphold-the-rule-of-law/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/timon-studler-_aKScUIltwk-unsplash-rotated-1-540x360.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/a-new-legal-ethic-for-a-fractured-world/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [A New Legal Ethic for a Fractured World](https://gailnet.org/a-new-legal-ethic-for-a-fractured-world/) February 16, 2026 Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen (AVW) [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/), [Global](https://gailnet.org/region/global/) This article sets out why, in the midst of climate crisis, digital disruption, and rising inequality, lawyers must embrace a renewed global legal ethic—grounded in human dignity, accountability, and the rule of law—to collaboratively shape a just and sustainable future. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/a-new-legal-ethic-for-a-fractured-world/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/torino-feb-2026-event-540x270.png) ](https://gailnet.org/events/shaping-a-new-corporate-governance/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [Shaping a New Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/events/shaping-a-new-corporate-governance/) January 5, 2026 [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/) This in-person event in Turin, Italy covers building participatory business models and decision-making processes that onboard nature and society. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/shaping-a-new-corporate-governance/) EUROPE MEMBERS * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_4264-404x540.jpeg) ](https://gailnet.org/profile/anastasios-antoniou/) Anastasios Antoniou [Lawyer (Private Practice)](https://gailnet.org/role/lawyer-private-practice/) Antoniou McCollum & Co. [Cyprus](https://gailnet.org/country/cy/), [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_2547-1-360x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/profile/impactiv/wojciech-baginski-ll-m-mba/) Wojciech Baginski LL.M. MBA [Partner or Principal at a Law Firm](https://gailnet.org/role/partner-or-principal-at-a-law-firm/) Impactiv.Law [Impactiv](https://gailnet.org/impactiv/) [Poland](https://gailnet.org/country/pl/), [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Profile-Pic-2023-1-360x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/profile/amy-bergstraesser/) Amy Bergstraesser [Lawyer (In House)](https://gailnet.org/role/lawyer-in-house/) Symbiotics Group SA [Switzerland](https://gailnet.org/country/ch/), [Europe](https://gailnet.org/region/europe/) EUROPE BOARD ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NAK_9754-copy-cropped-scaled-1-e1768940493711-771x1024.jpg) ## Dan Fuochi Chair Partner, Impulsius Switzerland Dan is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of working with non-profit organizations. An entrepreneur at heart, he advises social businesses and NGOs addressing today’s social, cultural and environmental issues. Most notably, he acts as general counsel to the Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation, an organization led and financed by the Multilateral Development Banks and headquartered in Geneva. Alongside his practice, Dan founded a non-profit aimed at providing legal and administrative support to the elderly and persons with disability in Geneva. He is a board member of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers as well as the Geneva Cancer Ligue. When he’s not at the office, he can most likely be found hiking with his family, running trails, and climbing mountains in the Alps. ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Alexandra-von-Westernhagan-1.jpg) ## Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen (AVW) Vice Chair EU/Regulatory Partner, Keystone Law Belgium Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen (AVW) is an EU and UK regulatory lawyer, educator and speaker with more than 20 years of experience across international law firms in Brussels and London, public institutions including the European Commission, and academia. She is qualified as a lawyer in Germany and in England & Wales. Based in Brussels, Alexandra is an **EU/Regulatory Partner at Keystone Law** in the United Kingdom. She also runs her own training and advisory practice, **AVW**, through which she teaches and speaks internationally on the intersection of law, sustainability, technology and governance. Her work focuses on regulatory frameworks that support sustainable and human-centred economic systems, including the EU sustainability framework and broader regulatory developments shaping responsible innovation and global markets. ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/alberta-e1758037624903.webp) ## Alberta Longanesi Cattani Managing Associate, Paris, Stephenson Harwood LLP France ![Alissa Pelatan](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RB-Europe-AMP-Avocats@2x-540x540.png) ## Alissa Pelatan Founder & Partner, AMP Avocats France ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Anh-Thu-Thai-540x470.jpg) ## Anh-Thu Thai Head Legal Corporate (Corporate Affairs & ESG), Alpiq Switzerland ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Benoit-profielfoto-2021-buste-2-e1768940442434-540x496.jpg) ## Benoit Spitaels Founding Partner, Impact Advocaten Belgium ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/David-Frydlinger.jpg) ## David Frydlinger Partner, Cirio Law Firm Sweden ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/C535_Altan_Derin_Composed_rev-e1740063865498-540x522.jpg) ## Derin Altan Counsel, White and Case Turkey ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Dino-Serafini-e1768576927743-540x478.jpg) ## Dino Serafini ESG & Sustainability Legal Lead, Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RB-Europe-Emiliano-Giovine@2x-540x540.png) ## Emiliano Giovine Partner, RP Legal & Tax Italy ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RB-LATAM-Juan-Diego-Mujica-Filippi@2x-540x540.png) ## Juan Diego Mujica Filippi Impact Law and Governance Lead, Nativa Italy ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Krzysztof-Gozdz-540x540.jpg) ## Krzysztof Góźdź Partner/Co Founder, Impactiv.Law Poland ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RB-Europe-Maria-Pena@2x-540x540.png) ## María Peña Technical Associate, Enterprises (Social Finance Team), International Labour Organization Switzerland ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BD-Randazzo-F-GP@2x-540x540.png) ## Roberto Randazzo Head of ESG and Impact, Legance Italy ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Headshot-Hubbard-Rutherford-Hubbard-1.jpg) ## Rutherford Hubbard Manager Legal (Private Equity and Structured Finance), FMO, The Dutch Development Bank The Netherlands ## Your cart (items: 0) __Products in cart__ | Product | Details | Total | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | | | Available on backorder Previous price: Discounted price: / / − ＋ | Save | Subtotal £0.00 Taxes and discounts calculated at checkout. 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