Laurent Develle

Group General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs, Regal Springs

Laurent Develle joined Regal Springs as Group General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs and member of the Executive Committee in August 2021. His main responsibilities cover four functions at Regal Springs Group level, for legal and regulatory matters, business and corporate reputational management, sustainability and ESG, as well as external communication matters. Laurent has been a Partner in a major US business law firm and Group General Counsel in large multinationals, especially in commodities trading, agri-food and energy. Laurent has practiced law with an increasing focus on sustainability, particularly in the fields of farming and agriculture, commodities supply chains and food law. He also advised on several “Blue Economy” projects and is a member of the World Commission of Environmental Law at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as well as sits on the Advisory Board of Sea Ahead, a Boston-based blue tech incubator.

Laurent holds a Master of French Business Law from the University of Paris, graduated from the French Institute of Political Studies and from the Harvard Business School (AMP). He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.