On 10 May 2022, a team from our Paris office including nine volunteer lawyers, organized the fifth HL BaSE Catalyst workshop which took place virtually and advised four social entrepreneurs alongside two of our corporate clients, Société Générale and 3M.
"Cet atelier permet d'avoir une vraie expérience pointue avec des avocats spécialisés et qui acceptent d'échanger ouvertement et librement sur les problématiques d'entrepreneurs sociaux. C'est une chance de pouvoir bénéficier des ateliers BaSE Catalyst, qui nous permettent de rencontrer des avocats volontaires qui aident et poussent les projets à impact."
Benoît Barone, Peace
The four young entrepreneurs were selected via the Entrepreneurs dans la Ville (EDLV) and Start-up Leadership Program networks:
• Benoît Barone, founder of the Peace. platform, which aims to help associations by bringing together professionals.
• Anaïs Kali, Director of Plantologie Urbaine, which offers team building activities for companies around gardening.
• Larissa Ngoumape, creator of the sustainable lingerie brand Lengue; and
• Elodie Setruk, Co-founder and Director of the Coloc&You platform, which aims to facilitate access to the flat sharing market for those in need.
The workshop was very well-received, with the entrepreneurs and our clients commenting on our expertise and willingness to push impact projects.
Through our HL BaSE Catalyst program, we have worked with over 100+ in-house counsel clients, across nine countries around the world (UK, U.S., China, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands). We are the only international law firm which provides this service for in-house counsel clients and the demand for places on our workshops is growing rapidly.
"J’ai été ravie de prendre part à cet atelier qui permet d’apporter une aide très concrète aux entrepreneurs sociaux. J’ai apprécié de voir l'énergie et la motivation des jeunes participants et j’ai trouvé l'implication des jeunes avocats Hogan Lovells dans cette initiative particulièrement inspirante."
Rima Salameh-Mazabraud, General Counsel, International Banking & Financial Services, Société Générale