Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms)
Crisis & Risk Management Guide 2024 : Global-wide
Band 2
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Provided by Kirkland & Ellis
With ESG considerations increasingly influencing the flow of capital in the global marketplace, Kirkland’s ESG & Impact Practice Group provides clients with sophisticated, multidisciplinary advice and state-of-the-art market intelligence as they navigate the opportunities and challenges related to ESG and impact investing across the investment and operational life cycles.
Building upon Kirkland’s long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability, our ESG & Impact Practice Group serves as a strategic partner to our clients, working with them to develop strategies tailored to their unique circumstances and goals. By integrating ESG into all aspects of our best-in-class transactional practice, Kirkland helps investors, lenders and companies implement ESG policies and commitments, comply with regulatory and contractual obligations, and achieve market best practices across their operations, in order to enhance relationships with key stakeholders, generate long-term value and achieve sustainability objectives.
Chambers Review
Kirkland & Ellis has a very strong practice advising top-tier private equity funds on matters relating to ESG, sustainable finance and impact investing. Its lawyers also handle green bond issuances and climate-focused fund formation matters, as well as advising on ESG regulatory compliance and reporting requirements.
Work Highlights
- Kirkland & Ellis advised alternative asset manager TPG on its USD7.3 billion Rise Climate Fund and on a range of other ESG-related issues, including impact, ESG and PRI reporting, regulatory compliance and governance advice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kirkland will really work with us to understand the range of risks. They are pragmatic, they understand strategically what we are trying to accomplish and balance a solution with the risk."
"The ESG area is evolving rapidly and we rely on Kirkland & Ellis to provide us with the best legal and technical advice possible."
"The Kirkland & Ellis team is extremely responsive. They are also creative and flexible."
"Kirkland will really work with us to understand the range of risks. They are pragmatic, they understand strategically what we are trying to accomplish and balance a solution with the risk."
"The ESG area is evolving rapidly and we rely on Kirkland & Ellis to provide us with the best legal and technical advice possible."
"The Kirkland & Ellis team is extremely responsive. They are also creative and flexible."
Notable Practitioners
Alexandra Farmer is adept in assisting financial services clients to enhance their ESG programmes, as investment firms and private equity houses increasingly seek to commit to sustainable finance through means such as green bonds.
"Alexandra Farmer is excellent and has built up a practice in ESG."
Rebecca Perlman recently moved from Herbert Smith Freehills to Kirkland & Ellis. Perlman is a responsible investment expert and has led work on B Corp certification.
"Rebecca is incredibly well respected and doing amazing work on ESG funds."
Daniel D'Ambrosio receives strong praise for his work on ESG and impact investing for private equity funds, corporates and lenders. He has particular expertise in sustainable finance matters and business and human rights work.
"Daniel D'Ambrosio has been so responsive. He was the standout: I felt very safe in his advice and he clearly knew his stuff. I like how pragmatic he was and how he could deal with our business."
"Daniel D'Ambrosio is a very strong lawyer with deep ESG regulation expertise and knowledge."
"Dan and his team always revert within short timeframes, and always have answers ready even when approached with no warning.Their commitment is always high, whether the task is big or small."
Mary Beth Houlihan has strong expertise in advising major private equity funds on ESG diligence and regulatory matters. Houlihan also assists with transactional mandates relating to ESG.
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