King & Spalding LLP‘s leading environmental team has recently been particularly active in the environmental and toxic tort litigation sectors, as well as in matters relating to the management of pollution sites and environmental and substance regulatory issues. Joëlle Herschtel, who heads up the team, handles a wide range of litigation before French administrative, civil, and criminal courts in the fields of environment, product liability, and toxic tort. She also regularly assists her clients with the implementation of European and French environmental product safety regulations.
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‘Very professional, available and responsive team.’
‘Joëlle Herschtel is a great professional with whom it is easy to communicate. Very good contact.’
'Joëlle Herschtel, by far the best lawyer in environmental law. Her knowledge of classified installations law and waste law make her indispensable in any case of this type.'
‘King & Spalding LLP is recognized for its expertise in environmental law, particularly in areas such as environmental litigation, regulation, and compliance issues.'
'The firm enjoys a solid international reputation. This team has the capacity to manage complex cases. On environmental matters, we have collaborated exclusively with this firm for many years.’
‘Within the team, we work with Joëlle Herschtel, partner based in the Paris office. Joëlle has a solid knowledge of regulations, environmental litigation and compliance issues, which is essential for managing complex cases.'
'Joëlle Herschtel knows how to build relationships of trust, by being available, responsive, and proactive in her advice.'
'They are the best on the French market. They anticipate problems, have a 360° vision of a situation. Very high responsiveness, permanent availability.'
Key clients
- ArcelorMittal Méditerranée
- Exide
- Recylex
- Saint-Gobain
- Veolia
Work highlights
- Representing Arcelormittal Méditerranée, operator of a vast steel plant in Fos (Southern France), in a challenging lawsuit initiated by residents in the surrounding area who claim that four industrial operators in the area are degrading air quality and harming their health.
- Representing Recylex in a €95m litigation case against French railway network company SNCF Réseau for claims of damages to tunnels and the railway line allegedly caused by pollution generated by industrial sites formerly operated by Recylex and RETIRA (subsidiary of Total and co-defendant).
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Practice head
Joëlle Herschtel