Events
Upcoming Events
Workshop: Resolving Disputes in Impact Investing – When Doing Good Goes Bad
This experiential workshop will immerse participants in the legal, policy and business issues that can arise when an impact investment goes awry. It will draw on the findings of the Grunin Center’s 2025-26 survey of dispute resolution in impact investing and follow-on interviews with market participants to map the current landscape of dispute resolution in this field, including informal and formal proceedings. Workshop participants will engage in simulated negotiations that reflect actual disputes that have arisen in impact investing, and investigate how the existing legal ecosystem for dispute resolution might be improved to reflect the goals of impact investment transactions that aim to marry profit and purpose. This workshop will take place Thursday, June 4, from 2:00 - 6:00 PM. Registration opens on March 16. Learn more.
2026 Legal Scholars & Educators Convening
This one-day convening, which will take place June 4, 2026, follows the IILWG/Grunin Center Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing – in the US and Beyond (June 2-3) and offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, share scholarship, and discuss pedagogical innovations with a community of legal scholars and educators. Follow the Grunin Center on LinkedIn and subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates on the 2026 Legal Scholars & Educators Convening.
Past Events
- Webinar: Law, Innovation, and the Future of the Impact Economy featuring Deborah Burand
- 2025 Symposium on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing, and Sustainable Development
- Workshop: Launching and Managing Impact Investment Funds
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- Webinar: Navigating Polarization as a Legal Professional in Impact Investing
- Webinar: Exploring the Dynamics of External Counsel and In-House Counsel Collaborations in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing: More than Scribes
- 2024 Symposium on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing and Sustainable Development
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The 2024 Symposium on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing and Sustainable Development was co-hosted with the Journal of Law & Business.
- Webinar: The Role of Guiding Principles When Taking a Relational Contractual Approach to Impact Investing Webinar
- Webinar: Relational Contracting in Advancing Social and Environmental Impact Webinar
- Reception & Dinner Celebrating NYU Law Collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo
NYU School of Law and the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship co-hosted a special reception and dinner (November 16, 2022) in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the leading Italian and European financial institutions. The reception and dinner celebrated their partnership in advancing global research around antitrust laws and compliance policies, impact banks, and the green and circular economy.
- Fireside Chat: Social Impact and the Law with former Rockefeller Foundation General Counsel Maria Santos Valentin and Professor Deborah Burand
Deborah Burand, professor of law, introduced Maria Santos Valentin, the Grunin Center's new Distinguished Scholar & Senior Fellow, to the NYU Law School Community. They discussed the role philanthropy plays in catalyzing impact investing and sustainable development in the US and beyond, and how lawyers are shaping these philanthropic initiatives.
- Webinar Series: Building a Legal Practice for Impact Investing
- Webinar: US Tax Reform Proposals and Potential Implications for Charitable Organizations and Impact Investing