Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms) - Global-wide
Band 3
What the Team is Known For
Slaughter and May handles a broad range of ESG advice and transactional work, with specific focus on corporate governance, reporting and disclosures and supply chain and human rights. Its clients include blue-chip corporates, financial institutions and investment managers.
Strengths
Slaughter and May has a wide range of knowledge on business and human rights and how they intersect with corporate and consumer laws.
Slaughter and May has a deep understanding of global ESG regulatory trends and top-notch connections with regulatory authorities.
Slaughter and May stands out for its in-depth knowledge of ESG across multiple jurisdictions and pragmatic, future-looking advice.
Work Highlights
Slaughter and May advised HSBC Holdings on its Net Zero Transition Plan 2025, providing legal and strategic input on climate commitments, sustainability targets, governance and disclosure risk.
Notable practitioners
Harry Hecht is a corporate lawyer with expertise in M&A, equity capital markets work and other transactional matters. He also advises on ESG issues, and regularly advises corporate clients on governance and reporting matters relating to ESG issues.
