Climate Change | Global

Gilbert + Tobin boasts a solid group of climate change lawyers at its Sydney office. The team is consistently active on green investment mandates, ESG-related banking and financial services matters. It also advises clients on the implications of the Paris Agreement for businesses in Australia. Its key clients include Accounting For Nature, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Climate Change Authority.

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. Its key clients include Lestari Capital, Kiwi Rail and Synergy.

Norton Rose Fulbright provides clients with significant climate change expertise from its office in Melbourne. Its offering spans a range of carbon offsetting-related mandates, as well as renewable energy projects and sustainability-linked financings. The team also has experience advising on climate change-related public policy. Its key clients include TotalEnergies, ENEOS and Airtrunk.

Baker McKenzie is noted for its strong historical record of climate change legal advice. The team is regularly active on sustainability-linked financings and investments in clean energy and social impact investments. The firm draws on its offices throughout the region to advise both private and public clients on climate change legal frameworks and management mechanisms. Its key clients include Super Energy Group (Hong Kong), the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Xayaburi Power Company.