Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms) - Global-wide
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Travers Smith provides impressive thought leadership briefings on sustainability issues and regulatory developments.
The Travers Smith team are responsive and hard working. The firm is always willing to help and understands the needs of its clients' business. The team thinks ahead and are intelligent and pleasant to work with.
Travers Smith has a cutting-edge understanding of derivatives and structured finance. The firm has the ability to understand the broader social impact issues and opportunities involved in finance markets and a commitment to explore and address them.
Travers Smith has a depth of expertise on sustainability related regulations, particularly in Europe, and a pragmatic approach to the application of such regulations.
Work Highlights
Travers Smith advised Indicor Equity on the ESG regulatory landscape across 20 key jurisdictions for the firm.
Notable practitioners
Heather is the co-head of the ESG and Impact Group at the firm. She advises on high-value disputes including environmental, human rights, product liability and ESG-related litigation, with particular experience in complex cross-border and reputational risk matters.
I really appreciate Heather's knowledge and responsiveness.
Heather Gagen is super helpful, smart, and friendly.
Philip Bartram regularly advises financial institutions and market participants on ESG-related regulatory and legal issues across investment funds, banking, FinTech and financial markets infrastructure.
Phil is our go-to guide for navigating the toughest ESG challenges in Europe. He combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of the key regulatory regimes with a skill at boiling down complex topics into easily digestible guidance for both in-house lawyers and non-legal colleagues on our team.
Philip is great to work with.
