The Secretary General of the CARO Center participated in the annual Summit of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL), which was held in Mexico City from October 13 to 15, 2025, as part of her partnership with this organization.
Marie-Camille Pitton was accompanied by Sarah Ellington, partner at Watson Farley & Williams and member of the UK Board of Directors of GAIL.
This international event brought together jurists from all over the world, sharing the conviction that law can be an instrument of positive transformation, serving a more just, sustainable and inclusive future.
Approaching legal practice through the prism of “impact law” has proven to be particularly enriching: this approach allows us to evaluate the consistency of our actions with our fundamental values, while identifying the necessary adjustments to strengthen our contribution to society.
The Summit program was structured around three thematic days:
- Day 1: Regional focus on Latin America, highlighting legal challenges and innovations specific to the region;
- Day 2: Practical seminar bringing together lawyers, academics and economic players to co-build operational tools;
- Day 3: Legal conference dedicated to new regulatory frameworks and impactful governance models.
Topics covered included artificial intelligence and justice, legal innovation, outcomes-based contracting, community empowerment, nature projects and the future of legal education.
During the Summit, the Secretary General of the CARO Center had the honor of participating in the panel entitled « Contracting for Impact and Fair Value Distribution »moderated by Juan Diego Mujica Filippi, alongside several international experts.
The discussions focused on ways to strengthen impact throughout the life cycle of a contract — from integrating stakeholder interests from the drafting phase, to creating relationships of trust and adopting new collaborative models, such as “relational contracting”, to finally leading to execution and resolution of disputes through arbitration.
On this last point, Marie-Camille Pitton stressed that significant progress remains to be made. Social and environmental considerations still remain recent in the field of international arbitration, raising complex questions in the resolution of commercial disputes — and often distinguishing themselves from the jurisprudence developed by investment arbitration tribunals.
This discussion served as a reminder of the importance of changing contractual and arbitration practices in order to better integrate the principles of impact law, in the service of a more responsible and equitable economy.
More generally, this participation made it possible to strengthen discussions around the role of the CARO Center in promoting modern, collaborative methods of dispute resolution anchored in the values of impact law, in the service of the development of the territories of the Greater Caribbean.
