A&O Shearman‘s environment and regulatory team is well versed in advising on high-profile environmental litigation, and is equally adept at handling the environmental aspects of transactions and project finance matters. Hydrogen work is a key area of instruction for the group, which has also been active in matters involving data centres and ESG topics. Jochem Spaans and Marinus Winters co-head the practice; Rob van der Hulle's workload includes permitting, spatial planning and climate matters.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Jochem Spaans is very accessible and proactive. This is key to keeping on top of our environmental permit processes (and not lose valuable time). ’
‘Strong knowledge base to support clients active in the (petro)chemical and (renewable) energy industry.'
Key clients
- EdgeConneX
- HyCC
Work highlights
- Acting as permitting and regulatory counsel to EdgeConneX on data centre developments in the Netherlands.
- Advising HyCC on all regulatory and environmental matters relating to the development of four hydrogen projects in the Netherlands.