--- title: Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) description: The Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) is a community of legal leaders who are using the practice of law to have a positive impact on people and the planet, and to accelerate the just transition. image: https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Member-Drop-In-scaled.jpg --- # Topic: Development Finance * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Member-Drop-In-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-host-africa-21-july-2026/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [GAIL Member Drop-In | Host: Africa](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-host-africa-21-july-2026/) July 9, 2026 This GAIL member drop-in session, hosted by GAIL Africa explores how lawyers across Africa are embedding impact into their practice and how impact law is evolving across the continent. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-host-africa-21-july-2026/) [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/) * [ ![GAIL Blended Finance Project](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blended-Finance-540x405.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/gail-blended-finance-working-group-reconvenes/) [GAIL Special Project](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/gail-special-project/), [News](https://gailnet.org/category/news/), [Policy](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/) ## [GAIL Blended Finance Working Group Reconvenes](https://gailnet.org/gail-blended-finance-working-group-reconvenes/) June 16, 2026 GAIL’s Blended Finance Working Group is reconvening in 2026 to explore emerging legal developments, practical challenges, and new opportunities in blended finance. Building on the success of GAIL’s 2024 report, the group will foster collaboration and help shape the future of blended finance law. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/gail-blended-finance-working-group-reconvenes/) [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG-Map-Africa_w_Orange-1-540x302.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/members-gathering-in-africa-april/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [Members’ Gathering in Africa – April](https://gailnet.org/events/members-gathering-in-africa-april/) April 13, 2026 Meet fellow members at three in-person gatherings across the African continent this February. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/members-gathering-in-africa-april/) [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [In House Lawyers](https://gailnet.org/topic/in-house-lawyers/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG-Map-Africa_w_Orange-1-540x302.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/members-gatherings-in-africa-february/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [Members’ Gatherings in Africa – February](https://gailnet.org/events/members-gatherings-in-africa-february/) January 29, 2026 Meet fellow members at three in-person gatherings across the African continent this February. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/members-gatherings-in-africa-february/) [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [In House Lawyers](https://gailnet.org/topic/in-house-lawyers/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Leslie-Cornell-Headshot-440x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-leslie-cornell-general-counsel-and-chief-compliance-officer-at-social-finance-inc/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [I Am an Impact Lawyer: Getting to Know Leslie Cornell, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Social Finance, Inc.](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-leslie-cornell-general-counsel-and-chief-compliance-officer-at-social-finance-inc/) January 19, 2026 This new series by GAIL North America will spotlight our members across the United States and the diverse ways they are practising impact law. For this article, we hear from Leslie Cornell. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-leslie-cornell-general-counsel-and-chief-compliance-officer-at-social-finance-inc/) [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business and Human Rights](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-and-human-rights/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [In House Lawyers](https://gailnet.org/topic/in-house-lawyers/), [Innovative Legal Structures](https://gailnet.org/topic/innovative-legal-structures/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Mission driven businesses](https://gailnet.org/topic/mission-driven-businesses/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Steward Ownership](https://gailnet.org/topic/steward-ownership/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GAIL-Portrait-JEH-405x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-julian-harrell-partner-at-faegre-drinker/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [I Am an Impact Lawyer: Getting to Know Julian Harrell, Partner at Faegre Drinker](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-julian-harrell-partner-at-faegre-drinker/) December 15, 2025 This new series by GAIL North America will spotlight our members across the United States and the diverse ways they are practising impact law. For this article, we hear from Julian Harrell. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-julian-harrell-partner-at-faegre-drinker/) [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business and Human Rights](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-and-human-rights/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Innovative Legal Structures](https://gailnet.org/topic/innovative-legal-structures/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Mission driven businesses](https://gailnet.org/topic/mission-driven-businesses/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Steward Ownership](https://gailnet.org/topic/steward-ownership/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2-A-Keynote_-Law-in-an-Age-of-Transformation-1-540x304.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/law-in-an-age-of-transformation-keynote-by-marcel-fukayama/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/), [Video](https://gailnet.org/category/video/) ## [Law in an Age of Transformation – Keynote by Marcel Fukayama](https://gailnet.org/law-in-an-age-of-transformation-keynote-by-marcel-fukayama/) November 18, 2025 This keynote session, on 15 October 2025, addressed the widening gap between traditional legal frameworks and the rapidly evolving social, environmental, economic, and technological conditions shaping the modern world. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/law-in-an-age-of-transformation-keynote-by-marcel-fukayama/) [AI](https://gailnet.org/topic/ai/), [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business and Human Rights](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-and-human-rights/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Innovative Legal Structures](https://gailnet.org/topic/innovative-legal-structures/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Mission driven businesses](https://gailnet.org/topic/mission-driven-businesses/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Steward Ownership](https://gailnet.org/topic/steward-ownership/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Patrick-Miller-Headshot-scaled-e1768940240268-508x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-patrick-miller-founding-attorney-at-impact-advocates-apc/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [I Am an Impact Lawyer: Getting to Know Patrick Miller, Founding Attorney at Impact Advocates APC](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-patrick-miller-founding-attorney-at-impact-advocates-apc/) November 17, 2025 This series by GAIL North America will spotlight our members across the United States and the diverse ways they are practising impact law. For this first article, we hear from Patrick Miller, Founding Attorney at Impact Advocates APC [See More →](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-patrick-miller-founding-attorney-at-impact-advocates-apc/) [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business and Human Rights](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-and-human-rights/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Innovative Legal Structures](https://gailnet.org/topic/innovative-legal-structures/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Mission driven businesses](https://gailnet.org/topic/mission-driven-businesses/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Steward Ownership](https://gailnet.org/topic/steward-ownership/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/R.-Davis-pik-1-540x529.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-rick-davis-managing-partner-at-lohas/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [I Am an Impact Lawyer: Getting to Know Rick Davis, Managing Partner at LOHAS](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-rick-davis-managing-partner-at-lohas/) October 20, 2025 This new series by GAIL North America will spotlight our members across the United States and the diverse ways they are practising impact law. For this article, we hear from Rick Davis from LOHAS. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-rick-davis-managing-partner-at-lohas/) [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business and Human Rights](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-and-human-rights/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Innovative Legal Structures](https://gailnet.org/topic/innovative-legal-structures/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Mission driven businesses](https://gailnet.org/topic/mission-driven-businesses/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Steward Ownership](https://gailnet.org/topic/steward-ownership/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NKarim-Headshot-Navine-Karim-scaled-e1740070442198-453x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-navine-karim-founder-principal-of-global-impact-law-p-c/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [I Am an Impact Lawyer: Getting to Know Navine Karim, Founder & Principal of Global Impact Law, P.C](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-navine-karim-founder-principal-of-global-impact-law-p-c/) September 15, 2025 This new series by GAIL North America will spotlight our members across the United States and the diverse ways they are practising impact law. For our first article, we hear from Navine Karim. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/i-am-an-impact-lawyer-getting-to-know-navine-karim-founder-principal-of-global-impact-law-p-c/) [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business and Human Rights](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-and-human-rights/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Development Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/development-finance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Innovative Legal Structures](https://gailnet.org/topic/innovative-legal-structures/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Mission driven businesses](https://gailnet.org/topic/mission-driven-businesses/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Steward Ownership](https://gailnet.org/topic/steward-ownership/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) ## Become a Member [**JOIN**](https://gailnet.org/?page%5Fid=73) [**LOG IN**](https://gailnet.org/?page%5Fid=9) ## Your cart (items: 0) __Products in cart__ | Product | Details | Total | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | | | Available on backorder Previous price: Discounted price: / / − ＋ | Save | Subtotal £0.00 Taxes and discounts calculated at checkout. 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