Practice & Industry Groups

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

The Environmental, Social & Governance Group is for member firm lawyers who counsel clients in drafting ESG policies, sustainability reporting, compliance with environmental regulations, ESG considerations with M&A transactions, green development projects, human rights due diligence on supply chains, or any other ESG-related issue that presents a risk or opportunity for companies.

Members of the ESG group meet virtually on a quarterly basis to discuss the regulatory landscape across jurisdictions, and share knowledge in this evolving area.

If you are a member firm lawyer who practices in financial services, energy, technology, real estate, or any other area helping clients chart their ESG strategies, this group is a place for you to discuss regulations, opportunities, challenges, and best practices for ESG as a client service.


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Member Firm News
Bahas Gramatidis & Partners, Greece, and Gianni & Origoni, Italy, teamed up to assist Enel S.p.A. in signing an agreement with Macquarie Asset Management for the sale of 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas.
Legal Update
In the so-called “Grande Synthe” case, the judge ordered the French Government to take new measures to meet the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and to submit a progress report detailing these new measures and their effectiveness.
Legal Update
Amid mounting concerns over climate change, Indonesia is poised to enter a new era of carbon trading with the imminent implementation of a newly passed regulation, scheduled to take effect from September 2023.
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Bruno Ferreira PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal (196) 705-5833 bruno.ferreira@plmj.pt
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
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Sean Adams Gowling WLG Birmingham, England sean.adams@gowlingwlg.com
Hamza Al-Haboubi Al Tamimi & Company Dubai, United Arab Emirates h.al-haboubi@tamimi.com
Daniela Amaral PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal 123456123 daniela.amaral@plmj.pt
Sharon Ayres Gowling WLG Birmingham, England (440) 121-3930 sharon.ayres@gowlingwlg.com
Dawn Beddard Gowling WLG Birmingham, England (447) 921-8814 Dawn.Beddard@gowlingwlg.com
Ciara Browne Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland +35316142385 cbrowne@mhc.ie
Samanta Burgos Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina sburgos@alfarolaw.com
Stefanie Busch ENSafrica Windhoek, Namibia (481) 772-1878 sbusch@ENSafrica.com
Emma Carr Gowling WLG Birmingham, England +441213930113 emma.carr@gowlingwlg.com
Beth Castro District of Columbia, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +12029042477 bcastro@theworldlawgroup.com
Dolores Cattaneo Bruchou & Funes de Rioja Buenos Aires, Argentina dolores.cattaneo@bruchoufunes.com
Nicolas Corbett Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois 3122122342 nicolas.corbett@faegredrinker.com
Roberto Cordero Arias Alajuela, Costa Rica (506) 833-5839 roberto.cordero@ariaslaw.com
Bart-Adriaan De Ruijter CMS Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands +31203016426 bartadriaan.deruijter@cms-dsb.com
Björn Demuth CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +497119764488 bjoern.demuth@cms-hs.com
Ileana Falla Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, U.S.A. - Florida 3055797862 fallai@gtlaw.com
Sabrina Faraone Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina sfaraone@alfarolaw.com
Nicolas Ferla Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina 93513533470 nferla@alfarolaw.com
Bruno Ferreira PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal (196) 705-5833 bruno.ferreira@plmj.pt
Adriana Ferreira Tavares TozziniFreire Advogados Plantation, Brazil (119) 748-6981 adferreira@tozzinifreire.com.br
David Foy Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland dfoy@mhc.ie
Katherine Francis Campbells Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands +13459492648 kpowell-francis@campbellslegal.com
Hannah Gallagher Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland hgallagher@mhc.ie
Heriberto Garza C. Santamarina y Steta S.C. Monterrey, Mexico 52 81 8133 6010 hgarza@s-s.mx
Kamila Gimenez Gross Brown Asuncion, Paraguay kgimenez@grossbrown.com.py
Nadia Florencia Gonzalez Alfaro Abogados New York, Argentina (541) 143-9330 fgonzalez@alfarolaw.com
Rhiannon Hammond Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico 525514521401 rhiannon.hammond@s-s.mx
Ahmed Hankawi s.aziz@etihad-law.com
Jason Hill Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Houston, U.S.A. - Texas hillj@huntonak.com
Tjeerd Hoekstra CMS Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands (312) 030-1637 tjeerd.hoekstra@cms-dsb.com
Gonzalo Iglesias Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay giglesias@guyer.com.uy
Thomas Jefferson Locke Lord LLP Providence, U.S.A. - Rhode Island +1 401 276 6417 jeff.jefferson@lockelord.com
Philippe Johnson Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec (151) 484-1650 pjohnson@dwpv.com
Lisa Jones Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6469 lisa.jones@millermartin.com
Birgitte Jourdan-Andersen Schjødt Oslo, Norway (516) 515-6156 birgitte.jourdan-andersen@schjodt.com
Akvilė Jurkaitytė Sorainen Vilnius akvile.jurkaityte@sorainen.com
Sareena Khatkur Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario +14165974156 skhatkur@goodmans.ca
Tennant Kiu WongPartnership LLP Singapore, Singapore tennant.kiu@wongpartnership.com
Matthew Lakatos-Hayward Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario 416-849-6906 mlakatoshayward@goodmans.ca
Pranat Laohapairoj Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (681) 751-5868 pranat.l@mhm-global.com
Spiceroute legal spiceroutelegal@gmail.com
Kevin Lentz Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC 120-285-0633 Kevin.Lentz@arnoldporter.com
Sebastian Linera Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 slinera@pellerano.com
Krista Lipinska Sorainen Aarhus, Latvia +37129724002 krista.lipinska@sorainen.com
Valentina Macome Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +541143933003 vmacome@alfarolaw.com
Karin Madisson Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +37256479441 karin.madisson@sorainen.com
Jessica Major Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec (438) 494-7422 jmajor@dwpv.com
Nicolas Eric Medeiros TozziniFreire Advogados Sao Paulo, Brazil nmedeiros@tozzinifreire.com.br
Gustavo Mena Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 gmena@pellerano.com
Filipe Moreira PLMJ Porto, Portugal (351) 226-1669 filipe.avides.moreira@plmj.pt
Tori Mowery District of Columbia, Angola (120) 290-4247 tmowery@theworldlawgroup.com
Paulius Murauskas Sorainen Vilnius paulius.murauskas@sorainen.com
Ngan Nguyen VILAF Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam ngan.nguyen@vilaf.com.vn
Getter Orav Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia getter.orav@sorainen.com
Irene Ortiz Vicovan Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina (544) 393-3003 ivicovan@alfarolaw.com
Eva Oruvee Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +372 56621084 eva.oruvee@sorainen.com
Daniella Pellerano Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +18094734545 dpellerano@pellerano.com
Thomas Perich Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Houston, U.S.A. - Texas 7138183650 tperich@HuntonAK.com
Julie Perret CMS Belgium Brussels, Belgium julie.perret@cms-db.com
Philine-Luise Pulst CMS Germany Hamburg, Germany philine-luise.pulst@cms-hs.com
José Ramón Ayala Santamarina y Steta S.C. Querétaro, Mexico (524) 422-9002 jayala@s-s.mx
Bastian Renner Taylor Wessing Frankfurt am Main, Germany (699) 713-0146 b.renner@taylorwessing.com
Claudia Rodriguez Santamarina y Steta S.C. Miguel Hidalgo, Jordan +525554027853 crodriguez@s-s.mx
Tobi Rosengarten MinterEllison Melbourne, Australia tobi.rosengarten@minterellison.com
Ana Sáez de Montagut Quijada Cuatrecasas Madrid, Spain ana.saezdemontagut@cuatrecasas.com
Aaron Sankar aaron@asclaw.my
Yohan Sauves Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec 151-484-1655 ysauves@dwpv.com
Alexandra Schluck-Amend CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +497119764278 alexandra.schluck-amend@cms-hs.com
Thomas Sevelsted Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark (457) 227-3604 tts@bechbruun.com
Ghassan Shawli galshawli@acwapower.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Waree Shinsirikul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Angola +6620095188 waree.s@mhm-global.com
Louisa Silcox Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg (269) 178-1981 louisa.silcox@arendt.com
Olga Solovyanchik Sorainen Minsk olga.solovyanchik@sorainen.com
Daniel Sosa Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City dsosa@s-s.mx
Beatriz Spiess Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay bmspiess@guyer.com.uy
Agita Sprude Sorainen Riga, Latvia agita.sprude@sorainen.com
Emil Steenberg Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark 457-227-3403 eds@bechbruun.com
Milagros Tallarico Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +54 mtallarico@alfarolaw.com
Roman Tarlavski CMS Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands (312) 030-1631 roman.tarlavski@cms-dsb.com
Rita Terradas Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain rita.terradas@cuatrecasas.com
Oliver Thurn CMS Germany Munich, Germany oliver.thurn@cms-hs.com
John Tilak Toronto, Canada - Ontario john@thinksuite.co
Suzanne Turcotte sturcotte830@gmail.com
Panupan Udomsuvannakul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (682) 556-3888 panupan.u@mhm-global.com
Poompat Udomsuvannakul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (662) 009-5000 poompat.u@mhm-global.com
Christian Ukpe Aarhus, Angola chrisukpe@gmail.com
Lukrecija Urneviciute Sorainen Vilnius lukrecija.urneviciute@sorainen.com
Annemieke van der Valk ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa +27827879628 avandervalk@ensafrica.com
Chaveeporn Vithayanupong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand chaveeporn.v@mhm-global.com
Laura Workman Arnold & Porter District of Columbia laura.workman@arnoldporter.com