ESG
Described as a team with ‘equal competence in public law, human rights and business strategies’, DLA Piper’s broad offering encompasses expertise in sustainability litigation, business and human rights and renewable energy transactions. The team is jointly led by Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, who is well placed to assist corporate clients with corporate resilience in the context of ESG-related risk; Natasha Luther-Jones, an expert in corporate PPAS; and Kelly Sporn, who co-leads the firm’s engagement with the Legal Charter 1.5 initiative. Jonathan Exten-Wright advises governments and businesses on a wide range of issues pertaining to human rights. Nick Rock is equipped to advise clients on compliance with regulations including CSRD and UK Climate-Risk-Related Disclosures regulations. Emma Dowden-Teale has a focus on assisting clients with the proactive adoption of adequate people protection frameworks.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A very mixed team, with equal competence in public law, human rights and business strategies.’
‘Partners Emma Dowden-Taele and Fredrik Lindblom. They have been very availbale during our working relationship. They have had excellent skills in communicating complex problems in a comprehensive manner. Good drafting skills. ’
Key clients
- ACWA Power
- Affinity Water Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Canary Wharf Group as offtaker on its landmark UK wind physical sleeved corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brookfield, one of the world’s largest investors in renewable power.
- Advising I-TRACK on the creation and development of various sustainability attribute tracking schemes, including (i) the I-REC(E) renewable energy certificate standard and registry (ii) the Fly-i sustainable aviation certificate scheme and (iii) the establishment of the C-Capsule carbon retention system.