Climate Change - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
HFW's Singapore office offers a regionally renowned team equipped to advise on a wide range of legal issues pertaining to climate change. The team regularly handles a range of carbon trading and management matters, including mandates on carbon storage, market mechanisms and carbon origination. It is also well placed to handle green finance and energy and projects-related advice.
Strengths
"They have in-depth knowledge of the industry and familiarity with our way of working."
"The team is strong and the combination of their shipping and carbon knowledge is quite unique."
Work Highlights
HFW advised newly launched Singapore commodities exchange Abaxx on the development of its J-REDD and CORSIA Phase One Carbon Futures contracts.
Notable Practitioners
Peter Zaman is based in HFW's Singapore office and is widely considered a long-time expert on climate change law, with particular strengths in carbon trading and carbon offset project advice. "He's arguably the outstanding lawyer in this space, given the depth and history of his knowledge of the carbon market. He has unparalleled knowledge of the market, policy and international treaties."
