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Climate Change - Global Market Leaders

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters is a firm with a significant global reputation for its practice in energy and climate-related project finance work, as well as its handling of acquisitions, mergers and sales in the sector. The law firm offers:

• Proficiency advising on green bonds and funds, as well as emissions trading and disputes.

• Experience representing an impressive roster of DFIs, project sponsors and energy companies as well as clients from the infrastructure, oil and gas, and steel industries.

• Increasing capabilities in the renewables sector, often advising on global wind power and biodiversity funding projects.

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Strengths

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  • The firm is really one of the pioneers in the space and a lot of the mechanisms come from them.

    Climate Change respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Chris Staples
    Chris Staples

    Chris Staples

    Chris Staples is a Partner at Linklaters' Climate Finance Group. Staples advises clients on high value, large scale international climate finance matters.

    • Chris has a level of attention to detail that I haven't seen in many practitioners.

      Climate Change respondentGlobal
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  • Kerry Liebenberg
    Kerry Liebenberg

    Kerry Liebenberg

    Kerry Liebenberg is a Counsel in Linklaters' Carbon Finance Group. Liebenberg advises on sophisticated, cross-border climate finance and regulatory matters.

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  • Rachel Barrett
    Rachel Barrett

    Rachel Barrett

    Rachel Barrett is a partner at Linklaters and is the global head of the firm's ESG practice. Barrett has leads on mandates relating to decarbonisation strategies and ESG reporting.

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