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Slaughter and May

Environment & Climate Change

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Slaughter and May

Rankings

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Environment & Climate Change - London (Firms)

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Slaughter and May continues to demonstrate a diverse environment practice. The group advises on climate transition plans and ESG mandates, with a regulatory focus. Clients range from energy companies to financial institutions.

Work Highlights

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  • Slaughter and May advised DS Smith on its Net Zero Transition Plan 2024 and alignment with the Transition Plan Taskforce's Disclosure Framework.

Strengths

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  • What's most impressive about Slaughter and May is the turnaround times and you can always be confident in terms of the quality of their advice.

    Environment & Climate Change respondentUK
  • They are really insightful and knowledgeable and very responsive.

    Environment & Climate Change respondentUK
  • Slaughter and May has a proactive and passionate team who are able to interpret sometimes ambiguous requests or requirements to be able to provide a balanced and reasonable response.

    Environment & Climate Change respondentUK
  • Slaughter and May have an amazing in-depth knowledge of the legal environment and are able to align this with the practical needs of a corporate organisation.

    Environment & Climate Change respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Samantha Brady
    Band 2Samantha Brady

    Samantha Brady

    Samantha Brady leads the environment practice at Slaughter and May and is noted for her expertise in advising on the environmental risk and liability aspects of transactions. Her broad experience includes contamination and energy matters.
    • Samantha has a fantastic breadth and depth of knowledge and proactively looks to support us across all of our requirements and requests.

      Environment & Climate Change respondentUK
    • Samantha provides outstanding and practical advice on a wide range of ESG regulatory matters.

      Environment & Climate Change respondentUK

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