Well-known for its deep commitment to the sector and its skilled development of creative and practical solutions, our Impact Investing group has guided investors, entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners looking to make positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns for the last four decades. 

Our work has spanned many areas of impact, including assisting investors and asset managers navigate the Socially-Responsible Investing arena, the Sustainability and ClimateTech sectors, the microlending industry, and various other adjacent areas, as well as working alongside social and sustainability-oriented enterprises developing and deploying impactful products and solutions.

Our team includes genuinely impact-minded lawyers that deeply understand their clients’ business goals and overall mission. Recently, our trailblazing work in the sector was recognized by Chambers when we were included in the first-ever listing of leading firms in Impact Investing.

Our team represents investors, investment managers and nonprofits, as well as traditional for-profit enterprises and nonprofit/for-profit joint ventures in maximizing the balance between return on investment and their social impact. We routinely advise clients on structuring transactions to maximize both financial returns and desired impact and assist with the development of venture funding strategies for clients seeking to attract investment from private foundations as program-related investments (PRIs) and mission-related investments (MRIs). The impact driven by our clients is not limited to specific missions. Instead, we assist our clients in achieving their social mission, whether in the environmental, educational, community development, public health or other responsible investing arenas.

On the private investment fund side, our extensive experience with structuring (both on the fund formation and investment side), tax and the private fund regulatory regime make our team uniquely situated to assist new or established investment managers looking to launch an impact or sustainability strategy making use of traditional as well as concessionary capital. We also have experience working with nonprofits looking to integrate more traditional fundraising models into their development strategies.