Environment & Climate Change
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 1
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Chambers Review
CMS houses a leading group with an extremely broad range of capabilities, offering recognised expertise in both contentious and non-contentious environmental law. The firm's areas of strength include permitting, energy efficiency, climate change and contamination issues, alongside notable experience of transactions involving significant environmental risk. It has a wide-ranging client base including government entities, financial institutions and major corporates. The team is also able to provide clients with strategic advice on environmental compliance obligations.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised an overseas energy company on cross-border waste obligations and contractual provisions for the decommissioning of oil rigs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS's extremely impressive breadth and depth of knowledge enabled us to deal with key business risks as matters unfolded, while charting a course towards our preferred outcome."
"The team has a very transparent, cards-on-the-table approach."
"CMS has extremely good lawyers in its network."
"CMS's extremely impressive breadth and depth of knowledge enabled us to deal with key business risks as matters unfolded, while charting a course towards our preferred outcome."
"The team has a very transparent, cards-on-the-table approach."
"CMS has extremely good lawyers in its network."
Notable Practitioners
Olivia Jamison is a well-regarded practitioner at CMS with a broad practice covering contentious and non-contentious environmental matters. She is noted for her ability to advise on regulatory issues and handle work involving criminal law.
"Olivia is brilliant. She gives a strong strategic overview and is very detailed."
"She has a very strong grasp of detail at a high level across a broad range of topics. She really knows her stuff."
"Olivia is an incredible legal and technical asset and a pleasure to have on our side."
Sinéad Oryszczuk has a diverse practice that sees her advise clients on environmental issues across an array of sectors, including oil and gas, technology and pharmaceuticals. She is particularly well versed in prosecutions relating to pollution and environmental damage, with additional expertise in transactional advisory work.
Alex Ibrahim demonstrates a wealth of experience in complex environmental matters. She has advised clients on issues including environment-related product laws and product stewardship, as well as all aspects of environmental permitting and regulation.
"Alex Ibrahim is very cool, calm and collected; it's impressive. She gets her point across."
Stephanie Lodola is dual-qualified in UK and Irish law. Her practice spans sustainability-related matters for global clients. She regularly assists on permitting and regulatory work, and also co-leads on product compliance work.
"Stephanie is super-responsive on the stuff one can reply to quickly. She is proactive."
Ranked Lawyers at
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