Addleshaw Goddard is regularly instructed by major domestic and multinational industrial, funds, and financial sector clients on transactional and advisory ESG mandates. Stuart Wardlaw is highly sought-after for his expertise in environmental, climate, and carbon regulatory risk and compliance issues. Jan Grüter is a key contact on the formation, fundraising, and SFDR alignment of ESG- and natural capital-focused funds. Rachel MacLeod heads the ESG advisory team, while Jenna Lenk supports the implementation of sustainability practices and regulation.
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Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Key clients
- National Wealth Fund
- Octopus Capital
- ImpactA Global Partners
- Sphera Partners
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Natwest
- Barclays
- Santander
- Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Économique (Proparco)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries
- Impact Fund Denmark
Work highlights
Advising the UK National Wealth Fund, as lender, on ESG matters in connection with its £36.66bn debt financing of the Sizewell C nuclear power station.
Advising an automotive manufacturer on the end-to-end regulation of EV batteries across its value chain.
Advising Octopus Capital on the structuring, formation and fundraising of Octopus Affordable Housing Fund, an Article 9 evergreen impact-focused fund.
Practice head
Rachel MacLeod
Other key lawyers
Stuart Wardlaw; Jan Gruter; Jenna Lenk