--- 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/2026/06/Landscape-banner.png --- # Topic: Legislation and Regulation * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Landscape-banner-540x304.png) ](https://gailnet.org/true-fair/) [GAIL Special Project](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/gail-special-project/), [Policy](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/) ## [True & Fair](https://gailnet.org/true-fair/) June 22, 2026 Keya Advani SVI’s True & Fair Project has released a research paper examining how the “true and fair” requirement in EU law is interpreted in Italy, the Netherlands, France and Spain, and what it means for directors, auditors and investors as sustainability issues become increasingly material. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/true-fair/) [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2698894247-540x304.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/member-resources-event-digests/) [Community](https://gailnet.org/category/news/community/), [News](https://gailnet.org/category/news/) ## [Member Resources – Event Digests](https://gailnet.org/member-resources-event-digests/) May 28, 2026 Sarah Dobson James Access key takeaways and detailed learnings from recent GAIL events by logging into your member account. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/member-resources-event-digests/) [AI](https://gailnet.org/topic/ai/), [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [In House Lawyers](https://gailnet.org/topic/in-house-lawyers/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![Member Drop-In - 16 June 2026](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Member-Drop-In-16-June-2026-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-europe-june-2026/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [GAIL Member Drop-In | AI Governance & Corporate Sustainability Regulation](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-europe-june-2026/) May 27, 2026 This GAIL Europe hosted Member Drop-in focuses on emerging developments in AI governance and corporate sustainability regulation in Europe and globally. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/gail-member-drop-in-europe-june-2026/) [AI](https://gailnet.org/topic/ai/), [Benefit Corporations and B Corps](https://gailnet.org/topic/benefit-corporations-and-b-corps/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/APAC-shutterstock_2367792507-1-540x360.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/the-legal-landscape-in-asia-pacific-impact-law-updates-2/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [The Legal Landscape in Asia Pacific: Impact Law Updates](https://gailnet.org/the-legal-landscape-in-asia-pacific-impact-law-updates-2/) April 30, 2026 Giana Lin Explore recent impact law and policy developments across Asia Pacific, including blended finance innovations, regulatory reforms in the philanthropic sector, and significant legal decisions shaping civic rights and sustainable finance. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/the-legal-landscape-in-asia-pacific-impact-law-updates-2/) [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Corporate Governance](https://gailnet.org/topic/corporate-governance/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Philanthropy](https://gailnet.org/topic/philanthropy/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GAIL-Europe-26-March-2026-event-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/strengthening-global-collaboration-among-lawyers-to-uphold-the-rule-of-law/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [Strengthening Global Collaboration Among Lawyers to Uphold the Rule of Law](https://gailnet.org/events/strengthening-global-collaboration-among-lawyers-to-uphold-the-rule-of-law/) March 4, 2026 This interactive roundtable focused on strengthening cross-border collaboration in support of the rule of law, in partnership with Trinity International in Paris. Log in to access key learnings from the session. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/strengthening-global-collaboration-among-lawyers-to-uphold-the-rule-of-law/) [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/), [ESG](https://gailnet.org/topic/esg/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Public Interest Litigation](https://gailnet.org/topic/public-interest-litigation/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/timon-studler-_aKScUIltwk-unsplash-rotated-1-540x360.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/a-new-legal-ethic-for-a-fractured-world/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [A New Legal Ethic for a Fractured World](https://gailnet.org/a-new-legal-ethic-for-a-fractured-world/) February 16, 2026 Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen (AVW) This article sets out why, in the midst of climate crisis, digital disruption, and rising inequality, lawyers must embrace a renewed global legal ethic—grounded in human dignity, accountability, and the rule of law—to collaboratively shape a just and sustainable future. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/a-new-legal-ethic-for-a-fractured-world/) [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](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/2025/12/Member-Drop-In-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/uk-member-drop-in-january-2026/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [GAIL UK Members Drop-In](https://gailnet.org/events/uk-member-drop-in-january-2026/) December 18, 2025 You are invited to the UK GAIL members drop-in session. Please join us for an informal, online meet-up. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/uk-member-drop-in-january-2026/) [Blended Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/blended-finance/), [Business for Good](https://gailnet.org/topic/business-for-good/), [Impact Finance](https://gailnet.org/topic/impact-finance/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/), [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/2025/12/pexels-danila-giancipoli-891596-2242171-540x540.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/rights-of-rivers/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [RIGHTS OF RIVERS: A practical guide for local communities and local authorities to recognise your local rivers’ rights](https://gailnet.org/rights-of-rivers/) December 11, 2025 The report outlines why England’s current environmental laws are failing to protect rivers and makes a practical, globally informed case for recognising rivers as living entities with legal rights, supported through local councils, communities, and new forms of river guardianship. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/rights-of-rivers/) [Climate and Environment](https://gailnet.org/topic/climate-and-environment/), [Legislation and Regulation](https://gailnet.org/topic/legislation-and-regulation/) ## 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. [ View my cart ](https://gailnet.org/cart/) [ Go to checkout ](https://gailnet.org/checkout/) **Your cart is currently empty!** [ Start shopping ](https://gailnet.org/shop/) Notifications