Norton Rose Fulbright stands out for its ‘future-looking engagement’ and ’clear and concise’ advice on ESG matters. The ‘very experienced’ Caroline May heads the ESG risk team and is a key contact among multinational corporations and financial institutions regarding CSRD and the EU Taxonomy, sustainability reporting requirements, and environmental liabilities. Noted for his ’breadth and depth of knowledge’ regarding business and human rights risk and due diligence as well as responsible business conduct, Stuart Neely is highly sought-after among leading financial institutions, corporates, and energy and resource companies. Lise Smit is a further expert on business and human rights mandates.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘On developments in mandatory supply chain due diligence legislation and the associated potential for enforcement and litigation risk, the jurisdictional breadth of the Norton Rose Fulbright ESG offering is valued.’
‘Offer future-looking engagement which is of considerable value to us in assessing fit for purpose, commercially practical advice to our business.’
‘This is an incredibly difficult topic to navigate between business teams, ESG, Business Integrity and legal teams and Norton Rose Fulbright gave us clear advice on a difficult topic and presented the information in a clear and concise manner that all business groups could use. Where the law and "soft law" is not clear, the firm was able to give clear guidance on how to manage the risks.’
‘Norton Rose Fulbright has a unique approach to engaging with clients on governance matters, engaging their clients' legal teams to share insights, questions and approaches to ESG compliance. They provide working group forums to tackle new legislation, and are at the forefront of regulatory developments.’
‘Caroline May is very experienced and a good leader.'
‘Stuart Neely was a pleasure to work with. He made complicated legal issues easy to understand and explained everything clearly and concisely. Stuart was able to break down topics into separate sections to help us work through complicated issues. ’
Key clients
- BP
- DP World
- HSBC
- IFC
- Standard Chartered Bank
Work highlights
Advising two major European development finance institutions on an innovative remediation and compensation project.
Advising listed clients in the energy, mining and financial sectors in responding to complaints to OECD National Contact Points in relation to alleged human rights impacts linked to supply chains and investment activities.
Advising BP Carbon Trading limited in relation to its strategic minority stake in an aviation carbon credit platform allowing airlines to manage their decarbonization initiatives.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Caroline May
Other key lawyers
Stuart Neely; Lise Smit