Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms) - Global-wide
What the Team is Known For
Linklaters advises on flagship renewable energy projects. It also has strong expertise in business and human rights with a dedicated team experienced in comprehensive supply chain due diligence, corporate/parent company responsibility and international standards on human rights in major transactions.
Strengths
"Linklaters are technically very good and the client service is very good. They are on another level to what we see elsewhere."
Work Highlights
Linklaters advised the UK's National Grid on climate change-related matters.
Notable Practitioners
Vanessa Havard-Williams has considerable experience in ESG. She provides key advice to multinational companies on their sustainable finance and human rights programmes, as well as to some of the most prominent asset management firms on compliance with SFDR requirements. "Vanessa Havard-Williams is well known and experienced."
Rachel Barrett co-heads the firm's global ESG practice and has deep experience advising corporates and financial institutions on a wide range of ESG matters. "Working with Rachel and her colleagues was one of the most positive experiences I have had in the last few years. Rachel's most impressive is ability to distil complex issues to user-friendly advice." "Rachel Barrett is a very user-friendly lawyer and has got a really great way of making everything feel digestible and accessible. You always feel like she's problem solving with you."
