Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP stands out for the breadth of its ESG expertise. Human rights and labour law expert Diane Gilhooley heads the team. Philip Spyropoulos is an expert on ESG regulation within the funds and financial services spaces. Louise Howarth advises on the management of climate and human rights litigation risk. An environmental law expert, Claire Gregory demonstrates recent experience advising on extended producer responsibility requirements and packaging and packaging waste regulation. Thomas Player brings further labour and employment expertise to the team, offering particular capability in business and human rights issues.
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Testimonials
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- Eversheds Sutherland really takes the time to get to know our internal team and understand our business, which enables them to better support us and act as a true extension of our in-house team. It also enables them to focus on the big picture and deliver pragmatic business solutions to complicated legal issues. Their lawyers are prepared to adopt a commercial approach when required and give us clear recommendations rather than simply laying out the options. They have excellent attention to detail and are able to tailor their advice to our specific needs and provide it in a way that can be efficiently relayed to our internal clients. They are always very responsive and able to manage tight deadlines. Craig Rogers and Dominique Strieder have provided a lot of support recently on ESG and regulatory matters in the UK & EU. They really understand our business and have a wealth of experience in this area, which has been instrumental in helping us develop our ESG strategy and execute our ESG agenda, ensuring compliance with various regulations impacting our business.
- Eversheds Sutherland has large teams covering a wide variety of legal matters with office locations across the globe, providing great international reach. Eversheds Sutherland has a diverse client base, and the team has a really good knowledge and understanding of many different industries and sectors, which is invaluable when it comes to navigating industry-wide issues. Their lawyers are technically first-class, highly responsive, and their advice and guidance are always on point; they really stand out as leaders in their field. They provide great support on smaller local issues and can also quickly assemble large teams with full project management support, which really helps to coordinate larger cross-border projects. Eversheds Sutherland places a high priority on client satisfaction and retention, and their client relationship management is excellent. Their horizon scanning and legal updates are always relevant, and their seminar and in-house lawyer development programs are also really useful and help with the development of our internal team. They offer an online matter instruction portal backed up with excellent reporting, which helps streamline the instruction process and gives excellent visibility over matters and management information.
Key clients
- AGR Networks Limited
- Boralex Limited
- Chint Solar
- Hynamics UK Limited
- Kao Data
- OnPath Energy
- SAS Energy
- STACK Infrastructure
- Tillman Global Holdings
- Voltison
- EDF Power Solutions
- Equinor
- Gresham House
- Kraken Technologies Limited
- Legal & General
- National Wealth Fund
- Octopus Energy Group
- Pulse Clean Energy
- RWE
- Schroders Greencoat
Work highlights
Advising the Tesco PLC Pension Scheme on all aspects of ESG and responsible investment.
Advised Pulse Clean Energy Limited on its £220 million green finance transaction, involving a consortium of six international banks.
Advised Legal & General on the launch of the L&G Climate Action Active Global Equity Fund, designed to invest in companies earlier in their climate transition through active stewardship and engagement.
Practice head
Diane Gilhooley
Other key lawyers
Philip Spyropoulos; Louise Howarth; Claire Gregory; Thomas Player