About us

Theory of change

Commercial law firms and the law can play an essential role in implementing the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Legal frameworks, products and services are critical to aligning finance flows consistent with net zero. The law can - and must - enable the transition to net zero.

Lawyers are also uniquely positioned to help their clients understand the evolving net zero landscape they are operating in, and recognise and act on climate-related risks and opportunities.  

Our story

The Net Zero Lawyers Alliance (NZLA) was established ahead of COP26 to mobilise commercial law firms, lawyers and the law to accelerate the transition to net zero. Since then, the NZLA has been pivotal in positioning commercial law firms to help their clients reduce their emissions and build climate resilience, in turn supporting the global transition.

Today, our membership includes over 35 member firms, encompassing over 100,000 lawyers across more than 40 jurisdictions. The NZLA is committed to leveraging the collective expertise of its membership to provide net zero aligned legal services and align commercial law with net zero in a systematic way.

Meet the secretariat

Alan Andrews
Interim CEO
Alan Andrews (LLB, LLM) is the interim CEO of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance. Alan has over 15 years of experience in environmental law and policy. Prior to joining NZLA, Alan led the climate program at Ecojustice Canada and ClientEarth's groundbreaking clean air work. He started his legal career as a pensions lawyer with the international law firm CMS and is passionate about the essential role that the legal profession and financial sectors must play in solving the climate crisis.
Georgina Beasley
CEO
Georgina Beasley (MA, LLB (Honours)) is the CEO of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, leading its efforts to ensure the law accelerates the transition to net zero emissions. Georgina has worked in environmental law and both domestic and international climate policy and strategy, including as a UNFCCC negotiator for New Zealand and as a private secretary to New Zealand Ministers for Climate Change. Georgina is driven by connection and community, believing that both are critical to solving the climate crisis.
Fazilat Damani
COO
Fazilat Damani (MLA, MSc, BBA (Honours)) is the COO of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance and brings a wealth of experience in strategic leadership and business transformation. With over a decade in various executive roles, she specialises in driving operational excellence and sustainability initiatives. Fazilat's expertise in risk management, financial governance, and innovation makes her a key player in advancing the Alliance's mission towards a transition to net zero.
Lara Douvartzidis
Senior Legal Executive
Lara Douvartzidis (LLB, BEnvs, LLM (Ad.), GDLP) is a Senior Legal Executive at the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance. She has extensive experience in environmental law, disputes and business and human rights law, having worked in both private practice and legal policy, including leading the International Bar Association UNFCCC delegation. She serves as an Officer of the IBA Business and Human Rights Committee and is an Associate Fellow of the Centre For International Sustainable Development Law. She lives by the motto 'Teamwork makes the dream work'.
Jemima Jamieson
Senior Executive
Jemima Jamieson (LLM (Honours), MSc (Distinction), BA) is a Senior Executive at the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance. With a diverse background that spans report writing, environmental law and climate change policy, Jemima plays a key role in progressing the work of the Accelerator Groups, with an initial focus on fiduciary duties.
Tiago Fougo
Office Manager
Tiago (LLB) is the office manager at Net Zero Lawyers Alliance. With a background in law and a former career in professional cycling, he brings dedication and discipline to every aspect of his work. Currently pursuing an LLM and preparing for the SQE 1 & 2 exams, Tiago draws on his paralegal experience and programming, IT and analytics skills to provide methodical and effective support to NZLA.
Darren Broad
Legal Secondee
Darren Broad (MSc, LLB (Honours) is a part-time seconded Trainee Solicitor from the international law firm Clyde & Co LLP. Darren has a background in sustainable retail having worked for Lush Cosmetics and is currently sat within Clyde & Co’s internal sustainability and pro bono team for his third seat. Darren Joined us in September 2024 and will be a part of the team for 6 months, immersing himself in various projects and bringing a fresh perspective to the team.

Meet the board

Kelly Clark
Board member
Kelly Clark is a leading speaker, advisor and consultant, working at the convergence of systems change, climate finance and macro-economics. In this dynamic role she draws on her significant experience in leading both philanthropic and capital market efforts that unite finance with positive impact outcomes. From 2019-June 2023 she was the Director of the Finance & Capital Market programme at Laudes Foundation. Prior to this she was the Founder/Director of the Finance Dialogue, a think tank leveraging institutional investors to accelerate the net zero carbon transition. In her early career, Kelly spent 10 years as a banker, culminating in her role as the Head of South East Asian Private Banking for UBS out of Hong Kong.
Anna-Marie Slot
Board member
Anna-Marie is the co-founder of Transition Value Partners, a strategic advisory working with boards and C-suite at the intersection of transition planning and policy, is a seasoned senior finance partner with nearly three decades of experience. Her expertise spans leveraged finance, climate-related transition and strategic governance. She has advised on over US$6 billion of sustainable finance transactions and hundreds of finance deals across Asia, Europe, the UK and the US. She won IJGlobal’s 2023 ESG Pioneer award and the Most Innovative Sustainable Lawyer at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2021. She is a board director for the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, a Race to Zero accelerator for private practice law firms. She also advises Carbonaires, a carbon management company and Vested Impact, a fintech startup delivering on impact assessment. As Ashurst's first Global ESG Partner, Anna-Marie created the firm's Sustainability strategy across practices and industries through engagement with clients and internally. She also created, curated and hosted '30 for Net Zero 30' on ESG Matters@Ashurst, a highly successful podcast series reaching over 80 countries. ​
Nathalie Allen
Board member
Nathalie Allen-Prince is an experienced international arbitration lawyer specialising in both international commercial arbitration and investor state disputes. Nathalie represents clients before key arbitral institutions including ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID and AAA and in arbitrations conducted under the UNCITRAL Rules, ICSID and under foreign investment laws. Nathalie has also acted in many arbitrations governed by a variety of different jurisdictions.

Proud to be:

A Race to Zero Accelerator
An Earthshot Prize Nominator

Publications

UK/EU Competition 101

This presentation outlines the Net Zero Lawyers’ Alliance guide on navigating EU/UK competition law in the context of sustainability and climate agreements, highlighting the balance between antitrust regulations and fostering competitor collaboration on environmental initiatives.
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Framework for Net Zero Alignment

The Framework for Net Zero Alignment (“Framework”) provides guidance on the steps that commercial law firms (“firms”) can take to reduce their own greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, manage firm climate-related risks and unlock opportunities to facilitate the global transition to net zero. The Framework recognises the unique skills and positioning of commercial lawyers to accelerate the transition in ways that go far beyond value chain mitigation.
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Member Blog: Sustainable Fiduciary Duties.

This blog provides an overview of a new discussion paper proposing that "it is time for finance fiduciaries to adapt to the new climate reality".
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"The Net Zero Lawyers Alliance will accelerate the Race to Zero and facilitate systemic change in law and legal practice to help deliver a zero-carbon world in time."

Nigel Topping

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UN High Level Climate Champion for COP26

"It's fantastic to see the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance bring commercial lawyers into the collective effort to support businesses and financial institutions transition to net zero. Collaboration between lawyers and financial sector members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero will be an important part of building a financial system for net zero ahead of COP26."

Mark Carney

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Chair, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance Adviser to the Prime Minister for COP26

“I’ve seen some great announcements... we’ve seen at the climate week the launch of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, and this of course includes the likes of DLA Piper and Clifford Chance.”

The Rt Hon Alok Sharma

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MP, COP 26 President

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