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Climate Activist Lawyers to Target Magic Circle Recruitment Events

The group aims to raise awareness among prospective lawyers of how law firms such as A&O are 'profiting from climate disaster'.
3 minute read

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World Environment Day: The Challenges Facing Law Firms

Climate change is moving up the agenda of legal regulators worldwide and into the world of legal ethics, writes Iain Miller of Kingsley Napley.
4 minute read

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Ranked: UK Law Firms by Carbon Emissions

Which law firms use up the most power and how do they compare?
3 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Leads Ecuador Debt-for-Nature Swap Aimed at Marine Conservation Near Galapagos

The transaction, which also involved teams of lawyers from Clifford Chance, Baker McKenzie and others, is expected to generate $1.126 billion in savings for Ecuador and $323 million to finance conservation activities around the Galápagos Islands, home to nearly 3,000 marine species—20% of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
4 minute read

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Criminalizing Ecocide: Violators of Environmental Laws in the EU Could Face Steep Fines and Prison Time

The executive body that sets rules for EU member countries is seeking to stiffen laws to deter environmental offenses. A separate movement calls for the addition of ecocide to the core crimes of international law heard at the International Criminal Court in the Hague—crimes that include genocide, war crimes, the crime of aggression and crimes against humanity.
6 minute read

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Europe Targets Greenwashing, the Latest 'Hot Issue' in Environmental Law

As the European Union furthers its mission to lead in combatting climate change, the European Commission last month introduced a proposal for a Green Claims Directive on "the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims."
4 minute read

International Edition

ECIJA Leads Major Environmental Collective Action Against Spain

In one of the nation's biggest ever collective actions, the firm is arguing that the Kingdom of Spain has not complied with reuse and recycling targets mandated for 2020.
4 minute read

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ESG Becomes Major Focus for Law Firms and Clients in Mexico

Latin America's second-largest economy is paying closer attention to ESG matters despite speed bumps for ESG in the U.S., the country's main trade partner.
3 minute read

International Edition

Competitors, Law Firms Aid GCs Navigating Ballooning ESG Duties

The growing regulatory requirements are putting general counsel at the head of the table when it comes to managing board-level issues around ESG—both a challenge and an opportunity.
6 minute read

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Closely Watched Climate-Change Case in France Falters on Procedural Grounds

But the judgment did move the ball forward on some aspects of the law, including the express wish that companies and complainants exhaust efforts to work out plans together before taking them to court, lawyers said.
3 minute read

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