Band 4
Provided by Marisa Martin
Arden Climate, Managing Partner (Sep 2025 – Present, Chicago, IL)
Pollination Law LLC, Managing Director (Sep 2019 – Sep 2025, Chicago, IL)
Pollination Capital Partners LLC, Managing Director (Sep 2019 – Apr 2025, Chicago, IL)
(Dually employed with Pollination Law LLC (Sept 2019 – Apr 2025)
Baker McKenzie, Senior Associate in Climate Change Practice Group (Oct 2006 – Sep 2019, Chicago, IL)
Chambers-ranked, senior climate law and policy expert with 21+ years of specialized experience in carbon transactions, international climate law, and Paris Agreement implementation, serving as trusted advisor to governments, development banks, NGOs, and private corporations across 25+ countries.
Carbon markets authority with deep expertise in voluntary carbon market transactions, regulatory compliance advisory services, and Article 6 Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMO) deals, involving advising clients on complex transaction negotiations, risk mitigation strategies, and navigating evolving carbon market frameworks across both voluntary and compliance trading mechanisms.
Nature-based climate solutions (NBS) specialist having led multi-year, US Government-funded initiatives to unlock private sector investment in NBS in emerging markets and advised corporates and multilateral development banks on NBS investments.
Distinguished legal practitioner combining JD and MS (Conservation Biology) credentials with Fulbright Scholar recognition, Chambers ranked lawyer in climate change law, former Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Climate Change Committee, and proven track record advising Fortune 500 companies and carbon market standards bodies including Verra and ART TREES on regulatory compliance and transaction structuring.
Illinois Bar Association; California Bar
Select Publications:
Martin, M., & Barker, P. (2023). Carbon markets, emissions trading, and investor-state disputes. In Investment Arbitration and Climate Change (Ch. 2). Wolters Kluwer.
Spalding-Fecher, R., Martin, M., Saines, R., & Schneider, L. (2021, March 3). Summary report: Designing governance structures and transactional documentation for mitigation outcome transactions under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), under the Mobilising Article 6 Trading Structures (MATS) Programme.
Oishi, S., Federighi, P., Drake, L., Martin, M., Saines, R., et al. (2021, July). Lessons learned from REDD+ nesting approaches and recommendations to Kenya. Pollination & Conservation International for the National Expert Group on REDD+ Nesting in Kenya.
Wilder, M., Guli, M., Kelly, O., Saines, R., & Martin, M. (2021, August 25). Solving the water crisis: Lessons from climate change. Pollination Group.
Martin, M., & Saines, R. (2021, May 1). Legal gap analysis in preparation for Article 6 transactions. International Emissions Trading Association.
Martin, M., & Landman, J. (2020). Standing: Who can sue to protect the environment? The global warming case—Massachusetts v. EPA. Insights on Law and Society, 19(1), American Bar Association.
Countries of Work Experience: Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, European Union, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States
English
Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
Certificate (Fulbright Scholar)
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Juris Doctor
University of Michigan School for Natural Resources, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Master of Science (Conservation Biology)
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Science/International Relations)
Fulbright Scholar (Studies focused on trade law implications related to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme)
Doris Duke Conservation Fellow
Provided by Chambers
Marisa Martin Lewandowski advises clients on a range of climate change related matters. This includes mandates relating to carbon markets, pricing and natural climate solutions.
Provided by Chambers
Marisa is practical, reasonable and proactive. She is a true problem-solver and seeks to understand our business and our needs, before providing her legal advice and support.
Marisa is practical, reasonable and proactive. She is a true problem-solver and seeks to understand our business and our needs, before providing her legal advice and support.
Provided by Arden Climate LLC
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