The firm launched a global full-service ESG & Sustainability Advisory Practice co-led by Philadelphia partner Kelly Gibson who led the SEC’s new nationwide Climate and ESG Task Force. The firm takes a more holistic approach to assessing the “E,” “S,” and “G” of a company’s strategy, and provide practical advice to integrate ESG-related actions with corporate values, mitigate risk, and defend those actions when necessary.

The firm continues to advise companies and investment managers on how to comply with new SEC, DOL, and other regulations around ESG disclosures, and have successfully handled one of the first SEC ESG-related enforcement matters. The firm collaborated with two large industry groups to draft comment letters to the DOL in response to a Request for Information on the intersection between climate change and ERISA plan compliance. Also, in a pro bono matter: the firm is working with If/When/How to develop a 50-state survey regarding the rules and regulations of providing and maintaining free legal referral services to individuals seeking representation for matters related to reproductive rights.