England - London • Real estate
Clifford Chance LLP
The team at Clifford Chance LLP is well-equipped to advise its international client base, which covers sectors including real estate, aviation and finance, on the array of regulatory environmental, health and safety, and climate change issues. Increasingly, a large portion of its workload is formed of ESG-related matters, namely advising corporations on considering and fulfilling reporting and due diligence requirements therein. Additionally, ably advises on major infrastructure and development projects, as well as on complex carbon trading work. Nigel Howorth heads up the team and has a strong reputation for his corporate and energy sector expertise. ‘Technically brilliant lawyer’ Adam Hedley, who specialises in EHS, carbon and climate change-related regulatory work, joined the team from Reed Smith LLP in December 2022. Senior associate Kirsty Souter is a noteworthy team member for her developing specialism in carbon trading and environmental reporting and disclosure matters.
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‘Adam Hedley has always been an excellent partner to deal with. His technical knowledge, responsiveness and communications are exceptional.’
‘Adam Hedley's availability, communication and efficiency is excellent. Beyond being a technically brilliant lawyer he is differentiated by his ability to be agile, innovative, commercial and practical in his approach to providing legal advice.'
Key clients
- Official Receiver
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLP
- Government of Sarawak
- UBS
- Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- easyJet
- CBRE Investment Management
- Aviation Working Group
- City of London Corporation
- Partners Group
Work highlights
- Advising the Official Receiver of the Baglan group of companies on numerous various issues associated with the liquidation of the Baglan Bay gas turbine power station.
- Advising a major energy company on emissions aspects in connection with a high-profile climate change action brought against the company by a number of NGO's.
- Advised the Sarawak Government on legislative changes to enable the ownership of, and rights to trade in, carbon stocks and carbon credits in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Nigel Howorth