Freshfields Taps NY Partner as First Client Sustainability Chief
Global M&A partner Tim Wilkins says the firm's clients want to be "on the right side of history."
June 05, 2019 at 12:01 AM
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is creating a new role to address global clients' growing concerns about environmental issues and social responsibility.
New York-based partner Timothy Wilkins will serve as the U.K.-based firm's first global partner for client sustainability and will lead a team of attorneys across practice groups and spanning the firms' offices around the world.
“Both in the boardroom and the general counsel's office, there is a lot more focus on sustainability issues,” Wilkins said.
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