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North America
Here you will find all the latest information for North America Region. This includes upcoming events, news and insights.
North America Insights and Events
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Unlocking Legal Pathways for Blended Finance: Case Studies and Global Insights
A pathbreaking report by a global working group of GAIL lawyers, which examines the legal landscape for blended finance across different regions of the world.
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Virtual Access to the Summit for Members
Members can access a live stream for both days of the Annual Summit 2024, 22 – 23 April in London.
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Profile of a Benefit Biotech: United Therapeutics’ Journey of Becoming and Existing as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC)
This profile describes the legal benefit corporation framework, distinguishes it from the B Corp business certification, and summarizes the journey of United Therapeutics towards and beyond corporate conversion in order to further its sustainability goals.
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How B Corps Can Establish Responsible Procurement Frameworks to Reduce Human Rights Abuses
BLab recently released its draft of the proposed standards for B Corp Certification. This article, published in B The Change, discusses the proposed standards concerning the human rights topic and how companies can incorporate specific contractual arrangements to establish a framework for reducing human rights abuses in supply chains.
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Morgan Lewis Webinar Series: ESG Investments
Morgan Lee 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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Annual Summit 2024
Join leading impact lawyers from around the world in London at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers’ Annual Summit on 22 – 23 April 2024. Register: https://gailnet.org/events/annual-summit-2024/
Elizabeth Lange
Chair, GAIL North America
Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Elizabeth Lange co-leads the ESG team at Faegre Drinker. Based in Philadelphia, she advises clients on M&A, Governance and B Corp matters.
Lizzie represents public and private clients, including Fortune 50 and startup companies, in mergers and acquisitions, governance, and other corporate and securities matters. Recognized for her involvement in social enterprise and impact finance law, Lizzie has written extensively on legal and regulatory issues relating to social enterprise legal forms.
Allen Bromberger
Founding Partner, Bromberger Law
Amaris White
Impact Investing Principal, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Amy Willey
Attorney , McDonald Hopkins LLC
Gina Pereira
Managing Director of Client & Fiduciary Stewardship, Meritus Trust
Karyn Polak
Founder and President, Shift the Prism Advisory
United States
Kevin Christopher
Founder & Principal, Rockridge Venture Law
Leslie Cornell
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Policy Advisor, Social Finance
Scott DeWald
Partner, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP