Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy are top of the political agenda and present a range of challenges for businesses. We help clients to future-proof their businesses and identify risks and opportunities. EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan – What you need to know The European Commission recently unveiled its strategy for …
Hogan Lovells – At last week’s IBA War and Justice Conference, ICC judge Howard Morrison said that international criminal law must develop to accommodate the changing nature of atrocities and the changing nature of conflict. One example is to prosecute the perpetrators of massive environmental damage, including damage connected to business activity. This is consistent …
Clifford Chance – Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy are top of the political agenda and present a range of challenges for businesses. We help clients to future-proof their businesses and identify risks and opportunities. Greening the Financial System In this publication we have brought together our team to outline developments …
Foley Hoag – While EPA continues to go backwards on climate, evidence continues to mount that investors are only going to get more aggressive. There were two developments worth noting this month. First, Bloomberg Markets reported that BlackRock, which seems increasingly willing to put its mouth where its money is, has sent letters to 120 …
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Davis Wright Tremaine – A federal magistrate judge in Oregon has kept alive the dreams of a group of young plaintiffs—aided by environmental advocacy groups—to compel government action against climate change. Like a similar case brought by the same plaintiffs a few years ago in state court, discussed below, the federal case seeks a declaration …
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A lawyer who was a key figure in the “kids-for-cash” scandal in Luzerne County is prepared to share a fortune estimated at $200 million in legal fees his law firm is owed for acting for clients involved in an environmental lawsuit, according to a racketeering lawsuit filed by the lawyer, Robert Powell’s former business partner. …
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A&O picks up every single legal advisor award across the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors during the 2013 awards season The awards season for energy, resources and infrastructure is now complete following the Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Awards. It has been another standout year that saw A&O complete a clean sweep of all overall legal advisor …
Kodak Also to Pay for Liability at Superfund Sites in New York and New Jersey Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced today that the United States has entered into settlement agreements with EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY …
