Lucy Bruce Jones > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Norton Rose Fulbright’s environment, safety and planning practice maintains a strong focus on ESG, energy transition, and sustainable finance work. Over the past year, the team has also advised clients across environmental litigation, infrastructure projects, and environmental legislation. The practice is jointly headed up by Caroline May, who chairs the firm’s EMEA sustainability committee, and head of planning Sarah Fitzpatrick, who is noted for her experience working with clients across a number of infrastructure projects. Lucy Bruce Jones has particular expertise working within the new environmental regulatory landscape for Carbon Capture and Storage and the Emissions Trading Scheme. Other key figures include Suncica Miletic, who has recently acted in a number of project finance matters, as well as on acquisition of renewable power projects.

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s team is noted by clients as being an ‘incredible resource’ and has a strong reputation for its contentious and non-contentious capabilities, particularly providing compliance advice. Team lead Caroline May harnesses experience in both areas, particularly in the energy, transport and construction sectors; she also handles asbestos cases, industrial accidents and public health-related cases. Criminal specialist Neil O’May has 25 years’ experience assisting with police and HSE investigations. Lucy Bruce Jones, who is equipped to advise on the full range of matters, including providing complex compliance advice, and the ‘first-class’ Holly Stebbing, are further key names to note.

The ‘excellent core team’ at Norton Rose Fulbright has established itself as a key port of call for clients seeking assistance with corporate reporting, such as CSRD and TNFD; human rights procedures and disputes; mitigation and adaptation activities required in response to climate change; and sustainable finance. Caroline May heads up the team and has a varied practice extending to advice to corporates relating to greenwashing. Stuart Neely frequently brings his human rights expertise to bear on mandates such as the development of human rights due diligence programmes. Lucy Bruce Jones is well-versed in the regulatory landscape for carbon capture and storage. South African-qualified lawyer Lise Smit further bolsters the human rights due diligence capacities at the firm.