This section features leading law firms and lawyers advising clients on environmental litigation, as well as providing advisory and transactional support for clients. 'Traditional' environment work includes regulatory compliance, litigation and enforcement actions related to air, water, wetlands, waste and endangered species. Firms and lawyers in this section also provide advice to corporate and financial clients on the environmental aspects of M&A, financings, securities offerings and other transactions that involve due diligence and environmental insurance issues.
In addition, this section covers a range of regulatory, transactional and litigation work in a specific climate change context. Law firms and lawyers advise on regulatory work such as compliance program design and implementation, as well as operational and project-related compliance advice. This area also covers representation of clients in proceedings before domestic and foreign government panels, agencies and regulatory bodies, including handling rulemaking challenges, and climate change-related government relations and policy advice matters. Climate change litigation and carbon markets transactions are also key types of work in this practice area.
