Louise Harman

Louise is a Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells, advising charities, social enterprises, philanthropists, B Corps, and impact-driven businesses on governance, structuring, social investment and international development finance. She brings transactional expertise from her early career as a banking lawyer, including cross-border and emerging market finance. Louise co-leads the firm’s Purpose & Impact strategy and has played a key role in developing the B Corp movement in the UK, including designing the legal requirements now used by over 1,100 businesses. She also advises commercial organisations embedding purpose into their governance and operations and provides guidance on policy and mission-led business initiatives. Her charity law practice covers a wide range of legal and commercial matters, including corporate structure, regulatory compliance, financing, and impact investing, often working at the intersection of charitable and commercial activity. · Bates Wells

EnglandCharity / Non-Profit, Social Enterprise

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Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells, advising charities, social enterprises, philanthropists, B Corps and impact-driven businesses on governance, structuring, social investment and international development finance. Co-leads the firm’s Purpose & Impact strategy, helped design the legal requirements used by over 1,100 B Corps in the UK, and brings transactional banking experience including cross-border and emerging market finance.

Practice areas

Charity / Non-ProfitSocial EnterpriseBanking & FinanceImpact InvestingCorporate GovernanceInternational Development

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England

Bates Wells · Louise is a Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells, advising charities, social enterprises, philanthropists, B Corps, and impact-driven businesses on governance, structuring, social investment and international development finance. She brings transactional expertise from her early career as a banking lawyer, including cross-border and emerging market finance. Louise co-leads the firm’s Purpose & Impact strategy and has played a key role in developing the B Corp movement in the UK, including designing the legal requirements now used by over 1,100 businesses. She also advises commercial organisations embedding purpose into their governance and operations and provides guidance on policy and mission-led business initiatives. Her charity law practice covers a wide range of legal and commercial matters, including corporate structure, regulatory compliance, financing, and impact investing, often working at the intersection of charitable and commercial activity.

England

Expertise

B Corps / B LabPhilanthropySocial investmentCross-border and emerging market financePolicy and mission-led business adviceCharity governance and regulatory compliance

Education

University of Bristol, Law LLB (with study abroad at National University of Singapore), 2005

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor, 2009