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Stephen Shergold
Work Department
Energy, Transport and Infrastructure
Position
Stephen Shergold is a partner in the Environment and Natural Resources team at Dentons. The team is top ranked for environmental law in both Chambers and Legal 500. Specializing in environment and health and safety law, Stephen advises clients on incident response, day-to-day compliance matters and liability risk management. He regularly advises on pollution liability regimes, process authorizations and environmental permitting, waste law, renewable energy law, international climate change mechanisms, resource efficiency mechanisms, nuisance and negligence, habitat protection, health and safety law and product liability. Stephen’s practice has a particular focus on the waste, oil and gas (upstream and downstream), mining, land remediation, clean-tech, chemical, insurance, and power sectors. In addition to advising private companies, Stephen has specific expertise in drafting regulatory frameworks and statutory instruments in both the EU and emerging markets.
Memberships
- Stephen is a member of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association and the Environmental Services Association.
Education
- University of Birmingham, 1997, LPC, (Distinction)
- University of Birmingham, 1995, LLB, Hons.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Environment
(Hall of Fame)Dentons‘ environment team is noted for its ‘unique and strong support capability’. It is well-equipped to advise its clients on ESG-related matters and the effects of their implementation in both the short and long-term in multi-jurisdictional as well as domestic contexts. Additionally, the team assists its clients on matters at the forefront of the sector, advising on sustainability and the risks of greenwashing. As well as its advisory work involving regulations, the team handles contentious matters of alleged breaches in this regard. Stephen Shergold is at the helm of the practice, while senior associate Annabel Hodge has experience working on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
London > Employment > Health and safety
The health and safety team at Dentons regularly dispenses advice concerning compliance with health and safety regulations, and the associated civil and criminal risks therein; the group assists clients with the impacts of Brexit on businesses. Stephen Shergold leads the team after the departure of Scotland-based former co-head Malcolm Gunnyeon to Brodies LLP in October 2022. Helen Bowdren is experienced in handling Environment Agency and HSE investigations and prosecutions, leveraging her significant international experience. Consultant Sam Boileau, who often leads on inquests, is noted as being ‘thorough and meticulous’.
Comparative Guides
United Kingdom: Environmental, Social and Governance | May 2023 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Environmental, Social and Governance laws and regulations applicable in United Kingdom. |
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Real estate > Environment
- Environment London > Real estate
- Health and safety London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Real estate > Environment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport