Osborne Clarke LLP‘s far-reaching practice covers an array of sustainable finance work; advisory, contentious and transactional environmental work; and advice on corporate governance, transparency and reporting obligations. Renewable energy transactional specialist James Watson heads up the team. Katie Vickery’s regulatory expertise makes her well-placed to assist clients with identifying gaps in their ESG strategies. In Bristol, Matthew Germain frequently advises clients such as GCs, boards and senior leadership teams on global risk management and governance in the context of environment and sustainability law.

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Key clients

  • Clydesdale Bank plc (also trading as Virgin Money plc)
  • Google
  • Marc Jacobs
  • Wessex Water Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advising Entrade on the implementation of various environmental credit markets, initially focusing on the areas of nutrient neutrality and biodiversity net gain.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Watson

Other key lawyers

Katie Vickery, Matthew Germain, Anna Williams, Caroline Bush, Chris Wrigley, Veronica Webster-Celda, Arthur Hopkinson