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By Christopher Niesche | February 3, 2022
Ilona Millar joins the Australian firm as it focuses on expanding its ESG practice. Managing partner Danny Gilbert has said more and more clients are seeking advice related to environmental, social and governance matters.
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By Amy Guthrie | February 3, 2022
Global law firms are increasingly guiding the issuance of sustainability-linked bonds from the region while brainstorming with clients to craft meaningful ESG goals.
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By Varsha Patel | November 29, 2021
Five climate tech start ups will each receive £30,000 of legal and business services advice.
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By Jessica Seah | November 25, 2021
Lawyers in Asia say the disparity in progress and development, the lack of alternative resources and the ambiguity of government regulations and policies across the region all present significant challenges for corporates to get on board with net-zero emissions.
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By Varsha Patel | November 18, 2021
The move follows similar steps made by fellow UK firms as they continue to ramp up ESG efforts.
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By Mayer Brown and Herbert Smith Freehills | November 16, 2021
The final installment of our COP26 blog written by lawyers at the event analyses the final agreement.
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By Christine Schiffner | November 12, 2021
The goals of the conference come at a time when law firm ESG practices are booming and clients need help implementing environmental initiatives. But for plaintiffs lawyers, it's about compensating the injured, not changing policy.
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By Herbert Smith Freehills, Ashurst, Mayer Brown | November 12, 2021
Thursday 11 November proved to be a critical day at COP26 – and a long one.
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By Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst | November 11, 2021
HSF and Ashurst lawyers at the event explain the latest developments from Glasgow.
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By William Smith | November 11, 2021
Addleshaw Goddard managing associate William Smith on why he chose the energy sector, and why sustainable transport is the key to meeting environmental goals.
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By Maydeen Merino | February 8, 2024
EarthJustice calls the move "lifesaving" while the American Petroleum Institute decries a "short-sighted policy."
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By Dave Curran and Madhuri Pavamani | February 6, 2024
Given ESG's dynamic nature, it is particularly important that general counsel track changes and plan for potential impacts. This piece will cover key trends for companies to consider as they prepare for the year ahead, including developments related to the ESG regulatory space, DEI programs, artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chains.
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By Abigail Adcox | February 5, 2024
As Clifford Chance continues expanding its energy and infrastructure capabilities in the U.S., the firm has hired partners in Houston and Washington, D.C.
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By Keith Letourneau | February 1, 2024
"Oil spills in U.S. waters have decreased in both number and volume since OPA's enactment, though major incidents still occur from time to time," writes columnist Keith Letourneau.
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By Hugo Guzman | January 31, 2024
Ten percent of legal departments faced ESG-related litigation last year, up from 2% a year earlier, Norton Rose said in a new study.
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By Kenneth J. Warren | January 26, 2024
A multifaceted, coordinated approach involving litigation, scientific investigation, and regulation is necessary to address past injuries and avoid future ones.
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By Ross Todd | January 25, 2024
In Baker McKenzie's annual survey of 600 senior legal and risk professionals from companies with more than $500 million in revenue based in the U.K., the U.S., Singapore and Brazil, 73% cited ESG disputes as a risk to their organization—by far the most commonly cited.
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By Mason Lawlor | January 24, 2024
"With respect to the constitutional public trust doctrine, on review, this Court should not reverse a substantive decision of DEQ on its merits unless it can be shown that the decision was arbitrary or that DEQ clearly gave insufficient weight to environmental protection in balancing the costs and benefits of the proposed action," Judge Jewel Welch wrote.
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By Abigail Adcox | January 24, 2024
Arnold & Porter, Crowell & Moring, McCarter & English, and Miles & Stockbridge also picked up D.C. partners in their key practices this past week.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 23, 2024
An Oregon jury awarded $62.3 million on Tuesday to victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020. Based on a prior jury's findings, the award could balloon to $85 million.
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