Regulatory: Environment
Europe Guide 2024 : Europe-wide
Band 1
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The firm has an impressive practice with market-leading teams in the UK and Belgium advising on environmental regulations, including REACH, and emissions and biocide regulation. It also assists with environmental permitting and sustainability reporting as well as registration and authorisation procedures for hazardous substances. The law firm also advises clients from the banking sector on their implementation of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and other ESG-related policies. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The firm advised RMI and a group of lenders on the creation of the Sustainable STEEL Principles, a climate-aligned financing agreement for the steel sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm came back quickly with precise advice and direction. Their attention to our time necessities made them stand out and they leveraged their network whenever they needed additional expertise."
"The team is pragmatic in addition to being technically excellent. They can really go the extra mile, providing good value but also extremely solid advice on a broad international basis."
"The firm came back quickly with precise advice and direction. Their attention to our time necessities made them stand out and they leveraged their network whenever they needed additional expertise."
"The team is pragmatic in addition to being technically excellent. They can really go the extra mile, providing good value but also extremely solid advice on a broad international basis."
Notable Practitioners
Gauthier van Thuyne heads the firm's environmental law department in Belgium and advises clients on regulatory compliance, emissions trading, REACH and sustainability reporting.
"Gauthier is very practical."
Matthew Townsend advises on a broad range of issues including environmental law aspects of M&A, regulatory compliance and sustainability reporting. He is global co-head of the firm's international trade and environmental regulatory groups.
"Matthew is very thorough, technical and able to communicate sometimes very complex issues well. His long-standing expertise helps to put new legislation into context, explaining what it means on an implementation level and what the liabilities are."
Ranked Lawyers at
A&O Shearman
Europe-wide