With a strong focus on environmental compliance and sustainability, Baker McKenzie advises clients on a wide range of UK and EU environmental law matters, including contaminated land, water regulation, permitting, environmental reporting, and liability. Leveraging cross-border strength, the firm supports clients on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters involving both regulatory obligations and commercial risk. Graham Stuart advises on operational environmental and health and safety issues for industrial and manufacturing facilities, and is experienced in managing projects, M&A, and climate and emissions risk.
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‘Top notch environmental and ESG team. Our first port of call for all complex environmental and ESG matters in the UK and across EMEA. Graham Stuart is a market leader in this space.’
'Constantly willing to go the extra mile at short notice to support the client. Commercially minded, understands the client's needs.'
'Deep knowledge, expertise, and practical approach.'
'Excellent communication and responsiveness. Always provides helpful and commercial advice. Very broad network that can be utilised for cross-jurisdictional assistance.' '
Their technical expertise is clear; but the key differentiating factor which distinguishes their advice is that it is pragmatic, focused and tailored to their client needs, and always towards solving the issue at hand. They distill complex advice into clear and easy-to digest advice, every time, and always ahead of deadline.'
‘Graham Stuart is extremely commercial and provides commercially focused advice.’
Key clients
- Dyson
- Emerson
- Mattel
- Platinum Equity
- Unilever
- Westinghouse
- Sika AG
- Suez
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Graham Stuart