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Environment - South West

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Osborne Clarke's environment team offers expertise across contentious and non-contentious matters, including contamination issues and environmental permitting. It regularly works on renewables and waste-to-energy projects. It advises clients from the utilities, technology and house-building sectors, among others. It also offers notable experience in defending prosecutions brought by the Environment Agency and other regulatory bodies.

Work Highlights

  • Osborne Clarke advised Biffa on the environmental aspects of its acquisition of a construction and demolition waste company.

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Germain
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Matthew Germain
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Band 1
Matthew Germain is highly knowledgeable on environmental matters pertaining to energy and infrastructure projects, as well as providing regulatory compliance advice in relation to waste, water and climate change issues. He also assists clients facing investigation and enforcement action by the Environment Agency.

Matthew Germain's commercial understanding was impeccable and he was adding value to the transaction.

Matthew Germain is really good at strategic thinking.

Christian Silk
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Christian Silk
3
Band 3

Head of department Christian Silk is experienced at handling transactional due diligence and general environmental compliance mandates. He is also involved in contentious matters, including litigation and investigations.

Christian Silk's advice is always very succinct and easy to digest but hits everything we need.

Christian is held in high regard by us pertaining to his commercial and pragmatic advice enabling us to reach swift and satisfactory resolutions on environmental issues.

Christian Silk is a safe pair of hands who is thorough and reliable.

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Matthew Germain
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Matthew Germain
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Band 1
Christian Silk
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Christian Silk
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Band 3