Europe

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Europe Insights and Events

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.

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.

Alberta Longanesi Cattani

Managing Associate, Paris, Stephenson Harwood LLP

France

Alissa Pelatan

Alissa Pelatan

Founder & Partner, AMP Avocats

France

Anh-Thu Thai

Head Legal Corporate (Corporate Affairs & ESG), Alpiq

Switzerland

Benoit Spitaels

Founding Partner, Impact Advocaten

Belgium

David Frydlinger

Partner, Cirio Law Firm

Sweden

Derin Altan

Counsel, White and Case

Turkey

Dino Serafini

ESG & Sustainability Legal Lead, Arendt & Medernach

Luxembourg

Emiliano Giovine

Partner, RP Legal & Tax

Italy

Juan Diego Mujica Filippi

Impact Law and Governance Lead, Nativa

Italy

Krzysztof Góźdź

Partner/Co Founder, Impactiv.Law

Poland

María Peña

Technical Associate, Enterprises (Social Finance Team), International Labour Organization

Switzerland

Roberto Randazzo

Head of ESG and Impact, Legance

Italy

Rutherford Hubbard

Manager Legal (Private Equity and Structured Finance), FMO, The Dutch Development Bank

The Netherlands