A deep roster of major US corporations, government agencies and NGOs, including the US Department of Energy and the Equator Principles Association, regularly turn to New York-based A&O Shearman for its expertise in handling complex transactions in the environmental space. The environmental and ESG team also has considerable experience in the regulatory sector, where it advises clients on ESG reporting, product liability, climate change and emissions trading. The firm’s US and global environmental law groups are led by international environmental and regulatory risk and ESG expert Ken Rivlin, who is also the new chair of the New York Bar Association’s international environmental law committee. Senior counsel in the New York office, Felise Cooper chairs the firm’s global product liability and product compliance team, advising US and multinational clients on environmental issues in commercial transactions, product liability, and environmental and ESG issues in supply chain management, while Maria Christopher Bell is a key contact for drafting and negotiating environmental indemnity agreements and managing environmental issues in M&A, project finance, and real estate transactions. ESG specialist Nick Ognibene is recognized for his prowess in environmental and risks in complex cross-border transactions.
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- 'The team is diverse, deep and knowledgeable. They are at the forefront of the discussion.'
- 'I have worked with Nick Ognibene, who is a remarkable standout in the practice. Very knowledgeable, willing, and able.'
Key clients
- Equator Principles Association
- General Electric
- Citibank
- The Carlyle Group
- US Department of Energy (DOE)
- Distributed Solar Development, LLC
- Advent International
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
- EQT Infrastructure
- Element Materials Technology Group Holdings Limited
- Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC
- Orsted Onshore North America, LLC
- INNOVX
- Atlas Holdings
- HSBC
- Advantage Capital
- Crayhill Capital Management
- Generate Capital
- InfraRed Capital
- Irradiant
- Scale Microgrid
- RBC
- Total
- DSD Renewables
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Ken Rivlin