The regulatory safety, health and environment team at DLA Piper, co-headed by Nick Rock and Teresa Hitchcock, stands out for its work within the waste, chemical, and technology environmental regulation sectors. Key individual Rock often assists clients with handling the environmental health and safety aspects of commercial transactions, disputes and large projects, particularly within the on and off-shore energy and natural resources, chemicals, and technology spheres. Rock is often supported by Annie O’Connor, who advises on a range of issues relating to EU and UK environmental health & safety matters, product and chemicals regulation, ESG and climate change laws.
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‘DLA Piper is a law firm capable of dealing with complex and sophisticated issues in short-time.’
‘DLA is a law firm that covers a lot of areas and industries. However, we can only talk about the team that gave legal support to us in chemicals regulations (Nick Rock). We can say that we are comfortable with the expertise that they provided to us and all team members that supported us were very efficient in their answers.’
Key clients
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Amazon.com
- Baxter Healthcare Inc
- BP
- ADM
- Tapestry
- Verizon
- Hexcel
- HP Inc
- Statkraft
- Environmental Justice Foundation
Work highlights
- Amazon Web Services|Advice on a wide range of UK and EU environmental matters spanning contaminated land/site acquisition and development; power generation, waste, ESG reporting and many others
- HP Inc|Advice on a wide range of UK and EU chemicals, eco-design and ESG laws
- BP International Limited|Waste law and contaminated land advisory work
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Annie O’Connor
DLA PiperPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nick Rock