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Here you will find all the latest information for Europe Region. This includes upcoming events, news and insights.
Europe Insights and Events
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Charging Ahead – A Cross-Jurisdictional, Regulatory and Industry Analysis of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs
This is a first of its kind report produced by GameChanger Law Advisors, in collaboration with Speciale Invest, a leading Indian seed-stage venture capital fund, providing a cross-jurisdictional regulatory and industry analysis of EV battery packs in California, EU, and the UK
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Impact By Law: GAIL at EVPA’s Impact Week
We’re delighted to have partnered with the GSG to organise a panel at the GSG Global Impact Summit 2023 in Malaga on 2 – 3 October 2023. “Navigating the regulatory landscape: how are investors and corporates responding to market transformation?”
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GAIL at the GSG Global Impact Summit 2023
We’re delighted to have partnered with the GSG to organise a panel at the GSG Global Impact Summit 2023 in Malaga on 2 – 3 October 2023. “Navigating the regulatory landscape: how are investors and corporates responding to market transformation?”
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GAIL Blended Finance Project
A global project undertaken by the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers that aims to identify and map the legal and regulatory barriers to combining philanthropic, government and commercial funding to achieve positive impact; and share legal case studies to support and enable the scaling of blended finance instruments and structures.
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Tony’s Chocolonely’s Golden Share Model
A common question we hear from founders is: how can they ensure the longevity of their business’ mission? Dutch B Corp confectionary company Tony’s Chocolonely recently announced its use of a ‘golden share’ model to protect its mission. Bates Wells consider the benefits of a golden share model for purpose-driven businesses.
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Beneficiary Voice and Experience in Impact Investing
The regional event, hosted by GAIL UK, will explore the implications of the Equalising Deal Terms (EDT) project for the legal community, and its drive to embed beneficiary voice within deal terms and documentation

Emiliano Giovine
Chair, GAIL Europe
Senior Associate, RP Legal & Tax
Italy
Emiliano is the head of the Impact & Sustainability team at RP Legal & Tax.
He mainly deals with nonprofit entities, social enterprises, socially oriented corporate vehicles, NGOs and international organizations. He advises these entities in the phases of incorporation, reorganizations, extraordinary transactions and adjustments required by the Third Sector Code.
He also provides support on ESG matters to leading national and international companies. More specifically, he deals with the adoption and implementation of sustainability models, corporate policies and ethical codes, the acquisition of the Benefit Corporation status and the B Corp certification, as well as ESG/human rights due diligence, non-financial reporting and impact measurement.
Emiliano has ten years of experience in the impact economy sector. In particular, he has been involved for years in several international cooperation projects and policy-making activities, led by NGOs and by the United Nations, focused on the integration of migrants and refugees through entrepreneurial initiatives. He is also tutor of the “Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic” legal training program at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turin. He cooperates with Tiresia – Politecnico di Milano on legal issues related to social business and social innovation.
In the past years, Emiliano was a consultant of the United Nations at UNEP and a Legal Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. He holds a master’s degree in Environmental Law and management from Cà Foscari University of Venice and is currently a PhD candidate in Public International law at Utrecht University.
Since 2019 he has been board member and legal coordinator of the NGO “ResQ Onlus – People Saving People”.

Alexander Vielwerth
Attorney at Law, Winheller
Germany

Alissa Pelatan
Founder & Partner, AMP Avocats
France

Benoit Spitaels
Founding Partner, Impact Advocaten
Belgium

Dan Fuochi
Partner, Epperly I Elam I Fuochi
Switzerland

Jens Magers
Lawyer (German Rechtsanwalt) and Chair Sustainability & Impact-Practice, Rittershaus Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater PartmbB
Germany

Julie Wynne
Partner, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd
Switzerland

María Peña
Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance, Symbiotics SA
Switzerland

Michael Mosimann
Partner, Eversheds Sutherland Ltd
Switzerland

Raluca Radu
General Counsel, The Impact Facility and Co-founder and Board Member at The LISI Foundation
Netherlands

Roberto Randazzo
Head of ESG and Impact, Legance
Italy

Štěpán Holub
Partner, Holubová advokáti
Czech Republic