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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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Annual Summit 2023 – Member only access
Join leading impact lawyers from around the world in London at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers’ Annual Summit on 14 – 15 March 2023. Book your tickets here. The content is only available to GAIL members. To access your account, log in here. If you would like to become a member of GAIL you can…
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Annual Summit 2023
Join leading impact lawyers from around the world in London at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers’ Annual Summit on 14 – 15 March 2023. Buy tickets here.
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ABC de la Taxonomía Verde en América Latina
Este evento está orientado a poner en conocimiento de la comunidad de impacto, los avances y retos de la implementación de la Taxonomía Verde en América Latina. *Este evento visa informar a comunidade de impacto sobre o progresso e os desafios da implementação da Taxonomia Verde na América Latina. The content is only available to…
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Mid-Year Event: Legal Toolkits for a Just Transition
A GAIL members-only event exploring three legal toolkits to (1) embed purpose in constitutional documents (2) incorporate climate clauses into contracts and (3) embed impact in legal term sheets, providing practical tools that lawyers can use to incorporate into their legal practice, drafting and advice. The content is only available to GAIL members. To access…
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GAIL Mainstage: How to be an Impact Lawyer: Stories from Around the World
A global panel of GAIL members – impact law leaders from UK, USA, Argentina, Uruguay, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand – discuss what it means to be an impact lawyer.
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Mid-Year Event: GAIL Mainstage: The Role of Lawyers in a Just Transition
What does a just transition mean and why must lawyers play a crucial role in working towards it? Hear leaders from B Lab Global, GSG, The Global Commons Alliance and The Chancery Lane Project speak about the role of lawyers in a just transition.

José Miguel Alfaro
Chair, GAIL Latin America
Director General (Senior Manager), Seed by Ernest and Young
Costa Rica
José Miguel began his career as a Corporate Advisor at one of the largest firms in Central America. He worked as coordinator of a legal practice in Corporate and Commercial Law, Real Estate, Trust and Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation and Arbitration. There, he founded the Pro Bono Committee of Costa Rica, where he became familiar with Non-Governmental Organizations, including Techo and Grameen Bank.
In 2009, José Miguel founded s.e.e.d, where he coordinated legal matters for outstanding companies in different fields of the investment spectrum, such as: sustainability, technology, conservation, microfinance, fair trade, culture, education, volunteering, health, sports, and development. He has also actively promoted socially responsible investment and the improvement of the social and business ecosystem in Latin America.
Additionally, since the end of 2016, José Miguel was hired to provide legal advisory services to Carao Ventures and its portfolio of companies, in legal matters ranging from day-to-day financing issues to mergers and acquisitions.
In 2018, s.e.e.d became seed by EY, the business unit of EY Central America that is in charge of strategic growth markets, venture capital, emerging companies, SMEs, social enterprises, impact investment. With the integration of the firm, seed by EY Central America has been able to increase its presence in Latin American markets, leverage technology-based solutions to offer legal services, and strengthen its focus on pro bono initiatives.
Jose holds a JD Degree from the University of Costa Rica. After completing his Master of Business Administration at Oxford, which was obtained through a Skoll scholarship, he was selected as a Global Shaper, a community of the World Economic Forum.

Annalucia Fasson Llosa
Socia Senior del Área Corporativa, Muñiz Olaya Melendez Castro Ono & Herrera abogados
Peru

Camila Mazzer
Senior Associate, BRZ Advogados
Brazil

Guillermo Caballero
Professor, Universidad de Chile
Chile

Guillermo Tejeiro Gutierrez
Partner, Brigard Urrutia
Colombia

Ivana Calcagno
Founding Partner, You Hub
Uruguay

Lila Gasca
Pro Bono Director – Responsible Business, Hogan Lovells
Mexico

María Gabriela Cruz
Legal Specialist, Superintendencia de compañias, valores y seguros
Ecuador

Soledad Noel
Co-Founder, Keidos Legal Impact
Argentina