Mr Graham Stuart > Baker McKenzie > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The environment and climate team at Baker McKenzie regularly acts for global companies across all area of UK and EU environmental law, including contaminated land, waste, environmental permitting, and environmental reporting. The group particularly stands out for its work concerning the environmental regulation of products, services, and supply chains, as well as in relation to climate change law and emissions trading. Practice head Graham Stuart advises across product regulation and environmental, health, and safety law, particularly in the assessment and management of environmental risk in complex multi-jurisdictional projects. Andrew Hedges has expertise in the development of renewable energy projects, sustainable energy procurement, and carbon finance.

Praised for its embrace of the ‘ intersectionality of inclusion, diversity and equity’, Baker McKenzie is equipped to assist a range of multinational clients with issues such as sustainable governance structures, ESG transactions, tax reporting requirements and commercially sensitive supply chain due diligence and investigations. The team is jointly overseen by corporate governance and reporting specialist Jo Hewitt and dispute resolution partner Francesca Richmond, who is equipped to assist major corporates with reputationally sensitive ESG investigations. Graham Stuart is well-placed to help clients to navigate regulatory enforcement risk and new UK climate reporting obligations. Sustainable energy procurement is a key area of activity for Andrew Hedges.