--- 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/2026/05/shutterstock_2698894247-scaled.jpg --- # Topic: Systems Change * [ ![](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/) * [ ![](https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Webinar-Scott-Westfahl-20-April-2026-1-540x282.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/events/staying-anchored-in-uncertain-times/) [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/) ## [Staying Anchored in Uncertain Times](https://gailnet.org/events/staying-anchored-in-uncertain-times/) April 7, 2026 This GAIL member event explored how the legal profession can leverage lessons from the neuroscience of spiritual practices. Log in to access key learnings from the session. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/events/staying-anchored-in-uncertain-times/) [In House Lawyers](https://gailnet.org/topic/in-house-lawyers/), [Legal Education](https://gailnet.org/topic/legal-education/), [Systems Change](https://gailnet.org/topic/systems-change/) * [ ![](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/2026/02/students-learn-540x362.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/justicetech-ai-for-law-students-in-mexico/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/), [Event](https://gailnet.org/category/event/), [GAIL Special Project](https://gailnet.org/category/policy/gail-special-project/) ## [JusticeTech & AI for Law Students](https://gailnet.org/justicetech-ai-for-law-students-in-mexico/) February 5, 2026 Laura Márquez Martínez GAIL pioneers JusticeTech and AI for law students in Mexico, with teams from four law schools building new ways for artificial intelligence to serve justice [See More →](https://gailnet.org/justicetech-ai-for-law-students-in-mexico/) [AI](https://gailnet.org/topic/ai/), [Legal Education](https://gailnet.org/topic/legal-education/), [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/2025/11/pexels-fauxels-3184418-540x360.jpg) ](https://gailnet.org/a-few-words-from-the-gail-president-q4-2025/) [Article](https://gailnet.org/category/article/) ## [A Few Words from the GAIL President – Q4 2025](https://gailnet.org/a-few-words-from-the-gail-president-q4-2025/) November 24, 2025 Michael Ryland Michael Ryland, the President of GAIL, reflects on the growing momentum of the impact economy and calls on impact lawyers, through GAIL’s platform and community, to “raise the bar” by innovating, showing the law’s value, and acting as catalysts for systemic change in the face of urgent climate, social, and political challenges. [See More →](https://gailnet.org/a-few-words-from-the-gail-president-q4-2025/) [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/2025/11/2-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/) ## 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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