Emily Holland
Global Guide 2024
Band 4 : Business & Human Rights Law
Band 4
About
Provided by Emily Holland
Practice Areas
https://www.stblaw.com/our-team/counsel/emily-b--holland
Career
Emily is a member of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s ESG & Sustainability Practice. She advises the world’s leading business organizations, including financial institutions, private equity firms and public and private corporations, on novel and complex issues arising from an emerging area of law and regulation, competing stakeholder mandates, and evolving business priorities that impact companies’ ability to execute their ESG strategy and create long-term value. Her work covers matters relating to ESG and impact investing, sustainable finance debt offerings and credit facilities, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, disclosure and reporting, and ESG-related litigation. Emily has extensive experience advising on human rights matters across governance, due diligence, supply chain compliance, crisis management and remediation.
Professional Memberships
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
ABA Business Law Section CSR Law Committee
American Investment Council
Publications
Seven Key Trends in ESG for 2023 - and What to Expect in 2024
EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: 5 Key Considerations for U.S. Companies
ESG Battlegrounds: How the States Are Shaping the Regulatory Landscape in the U.S.
And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation Hyperion (book)
Personal
JD, University (2012); BA, Princeton University, magna cum laude (2001).
Chambers Review
Global
Emily Holland is based in Washington, DC and advises a range of clients about modern slavery reporting. She also assists clients on human rights risk assessments and due diligence.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Emily is excellent in this area."
"Emily is excellent in this area."