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Andrew Carey

Andrew Carey

Role:

I am a partner in the Debt Capital Markets practice in London and Co-Head of Impact Financing. I work closely with our HL BaSE team on Social and Development Impact Bonds and other financings.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

As Co-Head of Impact Financing, I work with our clients to future proof their businesses and attract capital in a growing ESG-focused investor market. Through HL BaSE we have the opportunity to provide support and training to young lawyers and social entrepreneurs to encourage sustainable business growth.  I am also myself a Director of a small Impact-focused research company that is exploring innovative structured finance solutions to help victim countries of international bribery and corruption recover stolen assets; so I have some idea of the challenges that a small social enterprise faces.


Fenella Chambers

Fenella Chambers

London

Role:

I'm a lawyer running the HL BaSE practice in London, advising social enterprises and mission-led businesses and maximising our support for inspiring individuals and companies who are addressing social issues in a sustainable way. 

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

Our social enterprise clients are the best advocates for the fact that sustainable and ethical business makes commercial sense.  BaSE is an opportunity to work with inspiring and innovative clients and support a sea change in business values, a growing body of evidence that purpose-led business is the best way forwards.

fenella.chambers@hoganlovells.com
+44 20 7296 5757

Amy Cleaves

Amy Cleaves

Role:

I am an energy lawyer based in London. As part of my role, I work with a range of companies to advise on climate risk and the energy transition. As a United Nations "Young Innovator", I spend a lot of time thinking about how Hogan Lovells can help its clients and people be more innovative and sustainable.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

BaSE is a fantastic programme designed to up-skill young lawyers and rewire the way they think about and interact with their clients (for both chargeable and pro bono work) to drive greater impact. The social enterprises we work with have brilliant businesses and it is exciting to see them benefit from the knowledge and enthusiasm of the BaSE participants.


Nicola Evans (Dean)

Nicola Evans (Dean)

Role:

I'm the Dean of the Faculty and based in London.  I am a Corporate partner with a passion for success and social innovation.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

At heart I am a changemaker, interested in ensuring that our lawyers have  the confidence and skills to ensure they have fulfilling  careers and to ensure that clients receive the right legal services delivered in more and more innovative ways.

nicola.evans@hoganlovells.com
020 7296 2861

Tobias Faber

Tobias Faber

Role:

I am part of the BaSE Training Faculty and the BaSE Training Sponsoring Partner for Continental Europe. I'm an infrastructure and energy lawyer, based in Frankfurt, working mostly on large-scale projects which deliver a social impact in developing countries too.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

BaSE is about social impact, disruption and change. We need to ensure that we prepare our young lawyers for a changing marketplace and give them the skillset they need to understand and support our most sophisticated clients in this changing world, including by delivering innovative, disruptive solutions that support our clients to make the world a better place. Being part of a team helping to deliver BaSE to our junior lawyers is an absolute honor and an enriching experience for myself too.

tobias.faber@hoganlovells.com
+49/69/962 36 161

Debra Hay

Debra Hay

Role:

I am the Corporate Responsibility Manager, based in the London office.  I work with colleagues across our global business to embed responsible business and sustainability at Hogan Lovells.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

Big problems call for bold solutions.  Social entrepreneurs are tackling today's challenges in some of the most creative and innovative ways and so it's very important that they get the support they need to scale their businesses to have greater impact.  It's very inspiring to work with people who are challenging the status quo and the way business is done.


Carlo Massini

Carlo Massini

Role:

I am a partner in the Banking practice in Milan I have helped arrange the first HL BaSE Catalyst in our Milan office, and have established a cross-practice focus group on Social Enterprise in the Italian offices.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

I truly believe in HL BaSE’s message that business can be a force for good, and it is vital that we embed this message throughout our global network. Being involved in HL BaSE gives me the opportunity to widen the participation of our junior lawyers globally and increase the number of social enterprises we can support.    


Malcolm Parry

Malcolm Parry

Role:

I am a senior associate in the Hogan Lovells Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects team, based in London, and a member of HL BaSE. 

Why I am part of HL BaSE:


Mareike Van Oosting

Mareike Van Oosting

Role:

As Senior Citizenship Advisor for Continental Europe I am supporting HL BaSE activities in our region. Social entrepreneurship is a fast growing movement with huge potential for positive social change. Working with social entrepreneurs is an exciting, and often inspiring experience for our lawyers.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

I am proud to see how at Hogan Lovells we dedicate our professional skills and individual talents to support most innovative and impactful entrepreneurs across Europe. You want to grow your social business and partner up with our most talented junior lawyers? Join us at HL BaSE!  

mareike.vanoosting@hoganlovells.com
+49 89 290 12 513

Yasmin Waljee OBE

Yasmin Waljee OBE

International Pro Bono Partner

London

Role:

I am the International Pro Bono Director at Hogan Lovells and responsible for the pro bono, social enterprise and social finance practices at the firm. My other work includes Board Membership of Mosaic, HRH Prince of Wales led initiative to support young Muslims and peers growing up in deprived areas and I sit on the Advisory Board of the Social Innovation Group at the British Council.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

I have long believed that the ingenuity of enterprise could be harnessed to promote a better future for all. Whilst in the business world, entrepreneurs act as engines of growth, and I have always seen the potential of the movement of social entrepreneurs to use their creativity and drive to challenge fundamental inequalities in the global community. 

This was the motivation that propelled me to seek out the specialist knowledge of my remarkable colleagues at Hogan Lovells and find a way to combine their expertise with the social innovation movement to address the complex needs of the most disadvantaged in society – it started with a tea pot.. .. my inspiration came from meeting and assisting Charlotte Di Vita MBE who in 1997 travelled to China to help revive a traditional 17th-century enamelling technique used in the Chinese Imperial Court.  Charlotte traced a master craftsman who had been trained by court masters of the Forbidden City.  In 1998 Charlotte designed a range of handcrafted and hand-painted miniature enamel collectable teapots.   Demand for the product immediately exceeded supply and created secure employment and fair working conditions for over 300 Chinese artists and craftspeople. A remarkable story and a remarkable way to start my HL BaSE journey.

yasmin.waljee@hoganlovells.com
020 7296 2962

Adrian Walker

Adrian Walker

Role:

I am Chair of the Visiting Committee for HL BaSE and Co-head of Hogan Lovells' Global Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects practice.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

I like building new businesses from scratch and helping our clients (both commercial and pro bono) make a tangible difference to people's lives.  I have spent two years on the World Economic Forum's Council for Social Innovation and have a long term love of Social Enterprise, microfinance, disruptive thinking and innovation.

adrian.walker@hoganlovells.com
020 7296 5566

Tom Walsh

Tom Walsh

Associate

London

Role:

I am a social enterprise associate in the HL BaSE practice in London, providing advice to social enterprises and mission-led businesses. I trained at Hogan Lovells and qualified into the Pensions team in 2018, undertaking a substantial amount of social enterprise pro bono work alongside my fee earning practice, before moving into the social enterprise team in 2020.

Why I am part of HL BaSE:

Working with social enterprise clients is incredibly rewarding work and I am constantly impressed and inspired by the passion and dedication of these clients in pursuing their social missions. HL BaSE is a fantastic means of supporting mission-led businesses and social enterprises by removing legal issues as a barrier to their development.

tom.walsh@hoganlovells.com
020 7296 2053