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Latin America
Here you will find all the latest information for Latin America Region. This includes upcoming events, news and insights.
Latin America Insights and Events
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Embracing Global Sustainable Corporate Governance
Join our webinar, “Embracing Global Sustainable Corporate Governance,” to explore the forefront of sustainability-related regulations and their far-reaching impact beyond geographical borders.
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“Steward Ownership” e Estruturas Societárias Para Impacto
Participe deste evento sobre propriedade responsável e estruturas societárias com foco no impacto socioambiental.
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Hacia un futuro sostenible:Casos de marcos regulatorios que habilitanla economía de impacto (Español)
Nuestro nuevo informe destaca casos de éxito donde abogados han interpretado marcos regulatorios para facilitar instrumentos que impulsan empresas y proyectos en la economía de impacto en la región.
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Towards a sustainable future: Cases of regulatory frameworks that enable the impact economy
By: GAIL Latin America A significant new report by Laimpacto and Trust Law in partnership with GAIL, highlights success stories where lawyers have interpreted regulatory frameworks to facilitate instruments that…
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Mapping the Regulatory Frameworks Enabling the Impact Economy & ESG Compliance in Latin America (English)
The project “Mapping the regulatory frameworks that enable the impact economy & ESG in Latin America” is an initiative promoted by the Global Alliance for Impact Lawyers (GAIL), which seeks to identify the existing regulation in the region related to particular ESG issues. (Environment, Social and Governance – in Spanish Ambiente, Social y Gobernanza -…
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Mapeo de los Marcos Regulatorios que habilitan la Economíade Impacto & ESG en Latinoamérica (Español)
El proyecto “Mapeo de los marcos regulatorios que habilitan la economía de impacto & ESG en Latinoamérica” es una iniciativa impulsada por la Global Alliance for Impact Lawyers (GAIL), que busca identificar la regulación existente en la región relacionada con los asuntos particulares del ESG (Environment, Social and Governance – en Español Ambiente, Social y…
Paola Fonseca
Co-Chair, GAIL Latin America
General Counsel, Viva Idea
Costa Rica
Paola Fonseca is VIVA Idea ́s General Counsel, and Public Policy Director. VIVA Idea is a Latin- American organisation dedicated to strengthening sustainable development across the Global South through Action Research projects; it offers solutions to enhance collective impact strategies focused on social inclusion and sustainability.
She is a lawyer with more than 18 years of experience in international corporate law and governance; she has an MBA and a Post-MBA from INCAE Business School and is developing her PhD (focused on how to design a public policy that promotes Impact Investment) at the United Nations University for Peace and alumni of the University of Oxford ́s Social Impact Program. She also teaches MBA courses on incorporating the in-house lawyer perspective into the decision-making process, focused on ESG compliance.
After a long career in the for-profit sector, where she held the roles of Regional In-House Counsel for the Americas and Head of Governance for Iberia-America (Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Spanish Speaking Latam and North America) at TMF Group, a global corporate compliance services company, she moved to the non-profit sector to promote public policies that foster Impact Investment, where she leads, among others, important regional projects such as the GSGII Latin American NABs strategic alignment processes and the implementation of the Central American governments impact investment program for SMEs.
Paola also sits on the board of directors of the International Association for Human Values, an NGO with consultative status at the UN, the Vance Center ́s Woman in the Legal Profession (Costa Rica Chapter), is the President of the Central American In House Counsels Association and Secretary of the World Compliance Association (Costa Rica Chapter), among others.
After studying creative writing at the University of Oxford, she developed her passion for creative writing; she has published her first novel, Pen Pal Feathers and short stories in various languages.
Guillermo Tejeiro Gutiérrez
Co-Chair, GAIL Latin America
Director of Sustainability and ESG for LATAM, Citi
Colombia
Accomplished sustainability/ESG lawyer, with a background on environmental law, climate change, energy transition, Nature Based Solutions – NbS, ethnic law and green business, holding a master’s degree in environmental and energy law, and several certifications and postgraduate diplomas on ESG and sustainable business. Experience in law firms, NGOs, research groups and companies across Europe and Latin America.
Almost 2 decades of specific experience advising in sustainability, environmental and social compliance, environmental and social due diligence, environmental litigation, Nature Based Solutions – NbS, climate change and natural markets, industrial reconversion and innovation, just transition, environmental tax breaks, circular economy, water management, air quality, stakeholder engagement and social license, B-corps, ethnic communities and FPIC, environmental and social risk management, and purpose driven companies. Also, experienced sustainability project leader in charge of defining and implementing internal ESG/sustainability strategies, engaging with internal and external stakeholders, boards, and C-suites, and promoting sustainability as a core value of the business.
Experience in several jurisdictions working with multicultural partners in multilingual environments. Guillermo performs his work in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and currently serves in several international professional associations related with environmental, social and sustainability/ESG/Impact issues, with a focus on LATAM. Lecturer at several universities in Colombia and author of several publications on environmental law, renewable energy, sustainable finance, sustainability, ESG and law.
Agostina Coniglio
Partner, Keidos Impacto Legal
Argentina
Alexandro Cea
Legal Advisor in International Affairs, Ministry of Finance
Chile
Aline Gonçalves Videira de Souza
Partner, Szazi, Bechara, Storto, Reicher and Figueiredo Lopes Advogados
Brazil
Annalucia Fasson Llosa
Socia Senior del Área Corporativa, Muñiz Olaya Melendez Castro Ono & Herrera abogados
Peru
Bruno Camargo
Partner and Head, Latin America Desk at Liance Legal
Brazil
Daniela Solis
Senior Associate, Ritch Mueller
Mexico
Ivana Calcagno
Founding Partner, You Hub
Uruguay
James E. Ritch
Counsel, Ritch Mueller
Mexico
Juan Diego Mujica Filippi
Latin America Representative
Evolution Guide, Nativa
Juliana Miranda
Founding Partner, Hernandez Lerner & Miranda Advocacia (HLMA)
Brazil
Lila Gasca
Pro Bono Director – Responsible Business, Hogan Lovells
Mexico
Magdalena Enei
Directora fundadora, La Siembra SpA
Chile