Daniel D’Ambrosio

Partner Sustainability

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Practices

Overview

He’s very, very sharp and innovative. He can go from theory to practice and vice versa, which is key for this field. He is one of the lawyers that has all the qualities. He is one of the kindest and most successful young lawyers. He takes the necessary time with people. He's very generous and very, very bright. He’s someone to watch.”
- Chambers Global Market Leaders (Business & Human Rights Law), 2025

Dan D’Ambrosio is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and member of the Firm’s Sustainability Practice Group.

Dan helps clients to navigate sustainability legal matters across a range of corporate, fund formation and sustainable finance transactions, regulatory compliance matters and complex disputes and crises. Dan has supported clients to navigate emerging sustainability regulatory frameworks such as SFDR and EU Taxonomy and translate requirements into strategy, governance, policies and risk management processes, investor negotiations as well as downstream M&A transactions.

Dan has been advising on business and human rights matters for over a decade, supporting clients to navigate compliance with international human rights standards and frameworks such as the OECD Guidelines and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and related legal and regulatory requirements on human rights disclosure and due diligence and forced labour. He has supported clients to translate requirements into practice through corporate and supply chain compliance frameworks, risk assessments, commercial contracts and disclosures.

Dan has supported clients to respond to complex human rights disputes and crises and to mitigate associated liability risks. This has included advising on parent company liability risks across a wide range of corporate, commercial and regulatory matters, advising on disputes before OECD National Contact Points and UN Mechanisms and designing effective grievance mechanisms.

Select Representative Clients

Antin Infrastructure Partners, Astorg, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, EQT, GI Partners, GLP, JP Morgan, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, TPG and Vista Equity Partners.

Thought Leadership

Publications

Quoted, “The rise of human rights due diligence,” New Private Markets, February 2025

Author, “Environmental, Social & Governance Law ESG Integration in Contracts: Trends and Opportunities 2025,” ICLG's 2025 Environmental, Social & Governance Law Report, January 2025

Author, “UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Final Sustainability Disclosure Requirements,” Kirkland Alert, December 2023

Author, “EU and UK Regulatory Update for Fund Sponsors,” Kirkland Alert, October 2023

Author, “ISSB Releases Final Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards,” Kirkland Alert, June 2023

Author, “SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards — FAQs,” Kirkland Alert, March 2022

Author, “European Commission Publishes Proposed Law Requiring Value Chain Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence,” Kirkland Alert, March 7, 2022

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, “Sustainability, ESG & Impact Investing,” CapLink Group’s European Private Capital Summit, March 2025

Speaker, “EU Sustainability Omnibus Package: Unpacking the Future,” Kirkland Webinar, March 2025

Speaker, “The continued evolution of the sustainability function within European private equity,” PEI Responsible Investment Forum: Europe, November 2024

Moderator, “Sustainable finance regulations: the reality vs the ideal,” PEI Impact Investor Global Summit, May 2024

Moderator, “ESG in value creation: Does regulation help or hinder?” Private Equity Wire European ESG Summit, February 2024

Moderator, “Mitigating supply chain risk in private equity,” PEI’s Responsible Investment Forum Europe, November 2023

Speaker, “Evolving regulatory landscape in the US and beyond: implications for fund marketing and reporting,” PEI's Impact Investor Summit North America, November 2023

Panelist, “The Rise of Impact Secondaries: Investment Case, and Opportunities for the Impact Market,” PEI’s Impact Investor Global Summit: London 2023, May 2023

Recognition

Named Individual: The Legal 500 “Green Guide – United Kingdom,” 2024

Ranked in Chamber Crisis & Risk Management for “Band 3: Environmental, Social & Governance Risk,” 2024

Described as “an incredible lawyer, always very responsive, and able to navigate a changing regulatory environment with expertise.”

Ranked in Chambers Global for “Business & Human Rights Law – Global Market Leaders”: Band 3, 2025; Band 4, 2024

Described as “energetic and practical” and “a is a leader in the practical application of business and human rights in the private markets space.”

Ranked in Chambers Global for “Star Associate: Business & Human Rights Law - Global Market Leaders,” 2019–2023

Memberships & Affiliations

Trustee and Board Member, Institute for Human Rights and Business

Member, ICC UK Corporate Responsibility and Anti-Corruption Committee

Officer, International Bar Association Business and Human Rights Committee

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

2014, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia

Education

King's College LondonLL.M., Transnational Law2017
University of Notre Dame AustraliaLL.B.2014