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Freshfields

Climate Change

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Please visit the Freshfields website for more details about our work in this category:

https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/capabilities/services/esg-and-sustainability/

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Climate Change - Global Market Leaders

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Freshfields is a well-regarded international law firm with robust expertise in climate change matters and offices spread across the USA, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The law firm offers:

• Routine activity advising clients on green bonds and complex energy transition projects.

• Notable expertise in handling significant contentious mandates arising from emissions and regulatory change.

Strengths

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  • Freshfield's offer a seamless approach to global matters and they are very effective in coordinating advice across multiple geographies.

    Climate Change respondentGlobal
  • Freshfields demonstrated exceptional legal acumen and commercial sensitivity throughout the engagement.

    Climate Change respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Vanessa Jakovich
    Band 5Vanessa Jakovich

    Vanessa Jakovich

    Vanessa Jakovich is the Co-Lead of Freshfield's global ESG Risk and Advisory Group. Jakovich focuses on regulation and ESG work as well as climate change transaction and contentious mandates.

    • Vanessa provided pragmatic as well as timely advice on ESG and sustainability topics to us.

      Climate Change respondentGlobal

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