Chambers Global Practice Guides Energy & Sustainability SummitÂ
About this webinar
Chambers in please to present the forthcoming Global Practice Guides Energy & Sustainability Summit, which will take place via Zoom.
The event will feature a series of key discussions around the energy transition, policy and legislation and the increasing significance of ESG, hosted by legal experts in the field.
Event Details:
12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Claire Oxborrow, Content Management Director, Chambers and Partners
Content Management Director. Graduated with a First in Modern History from the University of St Andrews. During postgraduate studies at the LSE she worked as a visiting lecturer at the University of Roehampton. Completed the GDL at the College of Law and the LPC at BPP Law School. Began her Chambers career as a Researcher, becoming Assistant Editor at Chambers USA and then Managing Editor: Global Practice Guides
Simon Christian, Global Research Director, Chambers and Partners
Simon was a researcher and later a deputy editor on the Chambers UK team, before becoming editor of the Chambers High Net Worth guide. He has an LLB in Laws from University College London. He also studied for the BPTC at City Law School and was Called to the Bar at Middle Temple.
Luís Bulcão Pinheiro, Head of Brazil Research, Chambers and Partners
Luís is a journalist with six years experience covering the Brazilian legal market for UK organisations, including Chambers and Partners. He also wrote for several top Brazilian media organisations and, before settling in the UK, he covered news from Rio de Janeiro for outlets like G1 and Veja.com. Luís holds an MA in International Relations from the University of East Anglia, an MBA from FGV-RJ and a bachelor degree in Social Communication-Journalism from UFRGS. Luís is a member of the Chevening Alumni community.
Carlos Vilhena, Partner, Pinheiro Neto (Brazil)
Carlos Vilhena is a partner at the law firm of Pinheiro Neto Advogados, in Brasilia, Brazil, where he heads the firm's mining and government relations practices. For many years he has given legal advice for a large number of clients, such as governments, industry associations, major and junior mining companies, multilateral and commercial banks, in all areas related to the mineral resources sector, including regulatory, permitting, M&A, land, community and government relations, infrastructure, indigenous populations, processing, sales, tax, environment, power, contracts, corporate, financing, litigation legislative process, risk assessment and policy. Mr. Vilhena has repeatedly been appointed a one of the top mining law and government relations practitioners in Brazil by a number of publications, including the Who's Who Legal, Latin Lawyer 250, Chambers and Legal 500. He is the Publication Officer of the Section for Environment, Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Law of the International Bar Association. Mr. Vilhena is a director of TriStar Gold Inc. and of Cabral Gold Inc. He holds an LLM in Natural Resources Law from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy of the University of Dundee, Scotland, and an LLB from the University of Brasilia Law School.
Christopher Marchesi, Special Counsel, Gilbert Tobin (Australia)
Christopher advises Australian and international project owners and investors on complex energy and resources projects and transactions in the energy, infrastructure, mining and oil & gas industry sectors. Christopher specialises in project development, clean energy and decarbonisation projects, offtake and energy supply (including LNG, gas and hydrogen), land access, acquisitions and divestments, joint ventures, environment, approvals and regulatory matters. Christopher is also a lead member of G T’s Clean Energy Decarbonisation group and has published on various topics relating to the development of the nascent ‘green’ hydrogen economy in Australia, has lectured at the Charles Darwin University’s Asia Pacific School of Business and Law on the impacts of decarbonisation on infrastructure investment and has facilitated a panel of industry leaders from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Macquarie Capital, Engie Hydrogen and international law firm Shearman & Sterling in relation to ‘Green Hydrogen and Ammonia – A New Commodity for the 21st Century’.
David Redford, Partner, Cassel Brock & Blackwell LLP (Canada)
David Redford is a partner in the Securities Group at Cassels. David’s practice focuses primarily on corporate and securities law, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and finance transactions. David has represented clients in numerous public and private debt and equity securities offerings, corporate acquisitions, reorganizations, joint ventures and other corporate and commercial transactions. He also advises on securities regulatory reporting and compliance. David works extensively with mineral resource issuers and has developed a broad depth of experience in respect of the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 and the securities law requirements for mineral resource issuers.
Lynda Amadagana, Managing Partner, Amadagana & Partners (Cameroon)
Lynda Amadagana is a lawyer registered with the Paris and Cameroon Bars. She obtained her Master 2 in International and European Law with a specialization in International Environmental Law from the University of Paris Nanterre La Défense in 2010. Lynda has worked for several international law firms on projects and concessions in the energy sector as well as on project financing. She founded the business law firm Amadagana & Partners in 2019. The law firm is based in Yaoundé, Cameroon and has an office in Paris, France and Kinshasa, DRC, The main objective is to combine knowledge of local markets with the mastery of international standards in order to provide quality service and sector expertise to the firm's clients. At her firm, Lynda advises clients in the energy sector, which includes power, gas and oil production projects. She also advises in the mining sector, including the negotiation of mining agreements and transactions relating to mining titles. Her practice covers all legal aspects of mining projects in their prospecting, development, exploration and exploitation phases. Lynda also assists governmental entities in the drafting of mining legislation and model contracts, as well as associations regrouping the major actors of the mining sector in Cameroon. She regularly monitors developments and legislative changes in the sector through active participation in industry associations, conferences and seminars around the world. She is therefore constantly up to date with the latest legal knowledge and practices in the sector.
Marshall McKenna, Partner, Gilbert Tobin (Australia)
Marshall’s practice focusses on commercial litigation with a recognised speciality in native title and mining law. He has achieved positive outcomes for his clients in relation to many native title matters. He also has a breadth of experience advising on land access and planning and environmental approvals, Freedom of Information issues and is also active in negotiating and documenting compensation, heritage and land access agreements. Marshall has extensive experience including appearing as lead negotiator and as counsel in several native title matters. He was the counsel for the successful party in the first determination that an act not be done under the Native Title Act 'right to negotiate' process. He was also the solicitor representing CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd and related entities in the Supreme Court decision of Thaluntha Pty Ltd v CITIC Pacific Mining Management & Ors [2019] WASC 196, which was instrumental in determining the validity of native title compensation agreements with native title claims whose claims have been dismissed.
Alexandre Chequer, Partner, Mayer Brown (Brazil)
Alexandre Chequer is a partner in the global firm of Mayer Brown. He is global head of the Oil & Gas team and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. He focuses his practice on oil and gas and energy transactions, regulatory and project development, with more than 20 years of experience representing oil and gas and energy companies in Brazil, Latin America, Africa and Asia. He is located in both the Houston and Rio de Janeiro offices.
Bjørn-Erik Leerberg, Partner, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig (Norway)
Bjørn-Erik Leerberg has more than 30 years' experience as a private practitioner, as a senior civil servant, including with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and as a lecturer. He is a partner in Simonsen Vogt Wiig's Oslo office and heads the oil and gas team. He advises administrations, NOCs, IOCs and international organisations on public and commercial law, business development, negotiations and disputes. He advises on legal aspects throughout the natural resource and energy value chain. He has worked with clients in Europe, the CIS, Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Carlos de Maria y Campos, Partner, Galicia Abogados (Mexico)
Carlos specializes in the areas of energy (electricity and hydrocarbons) and infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on project financing. Clients benefit from his vast experience acquired in complex operations, his deep knowledge and his creativity as a recognized specialist in the field, which allows him to offer unique and efficient advice on each project. Carlos advises and represents contractors, developers, credit institutions, multilateral agencies and, occasionally, has advised the state-owned companies PEMEX and CFE. He frequently works with our Environmental Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Antitrust, International Trade, Arbitration and Commercial Litigation, and Administrative Litigation teams on matters related to the development of energy and infrastructure projects, and the defense of their interests. Carlos' practice is characterized by offering clients an integrated approach that allows them to take advantage of the Firm's transactional strengths, regulatory offerings and strategic litigation capabilities, with dedicated attention to the sector and an unmatched track record in the industry. He is a professor of energy law and project finance at several leading universities in Mexico. He is also a passionate soccer player and actively participates in international tournaments. He is also a member of the Firm's Business Development Committee.
John B. Connally, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP (USA)
John B. Connally is the co-head of V&E’s energy transactions and projects group. Considered one of the country’s pre-eminent oil and gas transactional lawyers, John B. represents a wide range of clients, including public companies, private enterprises and private equity firms, in domestic and international upstream and midstream mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and development transactions. Over the course of more than two decades, John B. has developed strong relationships with his clients that regularly lead to repeat engagements. John B.’s oil and gas transactional practice has been recognised by leading legal directories. John B. is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN). He serves on the Advisory Council of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business at the University of Texas and on the Development Board.
Andrew Gilder, Director, Climate Legal (South Africa)
Andrew Gilder is a director of Climate Legal, with more than 20 years’ legal practice experience specialising in climate change, climate finance and development, carbon markets, carbon taxes, and environmental law, policy and governance. His practical experience expands a range of African jurisdictions, including transactional advice to the public and private sectors on carbon market transactions, design and reform. He advised the South African government on the drafting of the South African Climate Change Bill, 2018, has advised on the climate change laws of Zimbabwe and Thailand and was extensively involved in South Africa’s adaptation legal and policy alignment process. He has been published widely on climate change regulation and carbon tax matters.
Guilherme Leal, Founding Partner, Graça Couto Advogados (Brazil)
Guilherme J. S. Leal is a founding partner of Graça Couto Advogados, with 20 years’ experience in environmental law. He co-ordinates the firm’s climate change practice, and has been engaged in cases involving the energy, mining, oil and gas, and shipping sectors. He holds master’s degrees in Energy Law from University College London and in Environmental Law from the George Washington University. He is an adjunct lecturer in post-graduate programmes at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He is Vice President of the Environment and Sustainability Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil – Britcham.
Olivia Rumble, Director, Climate Change Legal (South Africa)
Olivia Rumble is a director of Climate Legal with more than 12 years’ legal practice experience specialising in climate change policy and law, climate finance, environmental law and carbon tax. She advised the South African government on the drafting of the South African Climate Change Bill, 2018, has advised on the climate change laws of Zimbabwe and Thailand and was extensively involved in South Africa’s adaptation legal and policy alignment process. She has expertise in the evolving international climate change regime and regularly writes on developments in relation to loss and damage, climate finance and carbon markets.
Seth Kerschner, Partner, White & Case LLP (USA)
Seth practices environmental law, and assists clients with transactions, litigation, climate change, regulatory compliance, site remediation, sustainability, biodiversity and energy transition matters. Seth's practice involves work with public and private companies, governments and non-profit organizations. His transactional practice involves advising domestic and international clients on environmental matters in the context of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, securities offerings, bankruptcies and real estate transactions. He advises clients through each environmental aspect of a deal, from designing and coordinating transaction-specific environmental due diligence assessments, through negotiating agreements and environmental insurance, to handling closing and post-closing matters. He has managed the environmental aspects of hundreds of successfully consummated transactions in the manufacturing, chemical, fossil fuel and renewable power, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and private equity sectors, among others. He has significant experience with wind and solar projects. Seth advises developers and lenders on applying the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards to energy and infrastructure projects. Seth has experience with international climate change law. He counselled a government client through several meetings of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including COP21 that resulted in the Paris Agreement.
Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues, Partner, Telles (Portugal)
Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues is a partner of TELLES (Lisbon office), heading the finance, projects and capital markets practice area. Bruno’s expertise lies in PPP/PFI, secured lending/project finance, collective investment schemes, M&A in the financial sector, financial regulation and private equity. Bruno heads the legal committee of the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN), is a member of the Strategic Council of Get2C (advisers to the Portuguese government), a member of the Portuguese Observatory of Compliance and Regulation (OPCR) and chairman and vice-chairman of the general meeting of shareholders, and secretary of several corporations, including financial institutions.
David Flynn, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP (USA)
David P. Flynn is a partner at Phillips Lytle and leader of the firm’s Environmental Practice Team and co-leader of the firm’s Energy and Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin Mining Practice Teams. He advises clients on the financing, development and siting of solar, storage, hydrogen and wind projects, as well as licensing of hydropower projects. He also represents cryptocurrency firms on facility siting, regulatory and energy-related matters. Mr. Flynn regularly speaks on energy topics across New York State and has strong connections with major energy and energy-related organizations. He is listed in City & State New York Energy & Environment Power 100 list and in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Marius Af Schultén, Partner, HPP Attorneys (Finland)
Marius af Schultén is a partner at HPP, specialised in energy law and environmental law, with a particular focus on the development and financing of renewable energy projects as well as transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector. Marius has extensive experience in advising international project developers, investors, specialist funds, utilities and financial institutions in their investments into Finnish renewable energy projects. His expertise includes providing strategic advice regarding the development of renewable energy projects, notably with regard to land use planning, permitting and land use agreements. Marius also has a broad experience in assisting a wide range of industrial clients in environmental administrative court procedures.
Meredith Berger Chambers, Chief Legal Officer, EDP Renewables North America LLC *(USA)
Meredith Berger Chambers has been with EDP Renewables since 2008 and has been the firms Chief Legal Officer since 2020. Prior to her time with EDP Renewables, she spent 6 years with Van Ness Feldman as an Associate. Meredith holds a Doctor of Law (J.D) degree from The University of Texas School of Law. She is also a board member of the Energy Bar Association.
Mona Dajani, Partner, Pillsbury (USA)
Mona Dajani, qualified as a lawyer in the U.S., as a registered foreign lawyer in England and a licensed professional engineer, serves as a lead lawyer in complex mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, financings and project development transactions involving energy and infrastructure facilities in the United States and around the world. She is the global co-leader of the firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Projects Team and also leads the Renewable Energy practice, which covers clean energy, clean energy technology, hydrogen and sustainable finance.
Carlos Escoto, Galicia Abogados (Mexico)
Carlos is an environmental lawyer who brings sophisticated regulatory and sustainability acumen to the most challenging transactions and projects in the market. He joined Galicia Abogados in 2013 as an associate in the Environmental practice of the firm. With over 22 years of experience, he is a recognized specialist in the development of infrastructure, renewable energies, oil & gas, mining, manufacturing industries and tourism projects. Since joining Galicia’s Environmental practice in 2013, he has focused on drafting, enacting and the enforcement of environmental policy and regulation, and on the environmental aspects of mergers and acquisitions and financing projects. He has participated in some of the most complex operations in recent years, such as Actis’ purchase of Intergen’s energy portfolio, Abertis and GIC’s acquisition of 70% of Goldman Sachs’ stake in Red de Carreteras de Occidente, and the International Finance Corporation and Bancomext’s financing of the Potrero Solar power plant, currently being developed by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV). Recently, Carlos has been committed to the implementation of ESG aspects in such high-profile operations. He is also a member of the Galicia’s Sustainability Committee.
Lawrence Dore, Partner, DRD Partnership (UK)
Prior to co-founding DRD Partnership in 2012, Lawrence began his career in the City as an investment analyst before moving first into investor relations and then financial communications at firms including CitigateDeweRogerson and Brunswick. Before founding and selling his first start-up, Lawrence joined M&S plc in 2007 as Head of Financial and Corporate PR. Lawrence advises a range of clients with a particular focus on litigation, risk preparedness, ESG reporting, crisis management and reputation management.
João Marques Mendes, Partner, PLMJ (Portugal)
João is a partner in the Public Law practice. With around 10 years’ professional experience, he has focused on the area of energy and natural resources, providing legal assistance with regulatory, projects, transactions and litigation, to Portuguese and international clients. In the area of energy and public law, his main focus has been advising on the implementation and operation of projects and infrastructures, with a special focus on renewable energies. He advises Portugal’s leading energy companies, especially on regulatory and contractual issues. He also advises on dispute resolution in the fields of energy and regulatory. João is the author of numerous papers and articles on energy law and has frequently been invited to lecture and participate as a speaker in classes and conferences in the fields of energy and regulatory law.
Yousuf Aftab, Director, Atelier Aftab (USA)
Yousuf has a decade of experience advising an array of Fortune 100 companies, governments, law firms, and international organizations on strategic sustainability. He previously specialized in international commercial disputes at Latham & Watkins LLP and clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada. Yousuf is also the founder of Enodo Rights, a leading human rights consulting firm; a Global Advisory Board member at Cornerstone Capital; and the co-author of Business and Human Rights as Law (LexisNexis 2019). He is a devotee of tennis, magic realism, and the whims of his toddling despot. He lives in New York.
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