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Environment - South Africa
What the Team is Known For
Cullinan & Associates is a well-regarded Cape Town boutique law firm with a longstanding presence in the South African environmental law market. The firm handles matters relating to waste management and environmental impact assessments, with an impressive track record in high-profile litigation. The practice represents corporate clients, community groups and NGOs. Well versed in environmental due diligence, coastal and marine issues, the team offers further expertise in areas such as renewable energy and contamination.
Strengths
Cullinan & Associates has its ear to the ground for what's happening in South Africa and other countries. It has passion and a continental network.
Cullinan & Associates is an incredible law firm. It is highly skilled with a empathetic, collegial, respectful and wonderful team.
Work Highlights
Cullinans & Associates represented Greenpeace Africa and Natural Justice in an injunction application to the High Court to prevent a seismic survey for the exploration of oil and gas.
Notable practitioners
Cape Town-based Cormac Cullinan is a renowned lawyer in the environmental space. He regularly represents businesses, NGOs and community groups in high-profile public interest disputes concerning all manner of issues, such as waste, contamination and energy.
Cormac Cullinan is a very good environment lawyer; he is very smart and has done a lot of groundbreaking jurisprudence work.
Cormac Cullinan is committed and really bright.
He is a very seasoned environment lawyer.
Cormac is definitely one of leaders in the environment sector.