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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s environment team often assists clients with the environmental aspects of corporate transactions, as well as environmental issues surrounding renewable, mining, and industrial projects. The firm is also involved in environmental litigation with local authorities and regulatory bodies. Iria Calviño leads the practice, specialising in decarbonisation, renewable energies, and environmental permitting. Esther Lumbreras has recently handled several ESG-related matters, including managing environmental liabilities in M&A transactions.
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‘I believe that the skills of the lawyers at this legal firm are incredibly good in the fields we have hired them for, such as M&A transaction, and energy regulation.’
- 'HSF Environment's team, led by Iría Calviño, is very complete in terms of expertise in energy and infrastructure matters with a specific E&I department. They specialise in mining and renewable energy plants, projects that have a very important environmental component.'
Key clients
- Berkeley Minera España
- Cobre Las Cruces
Work highlights
- Advising Berkeley Minera on all the legal aspects related to its uranium mining projects in Spain, especially on regulatory, environmental and contentious litigation (drafting allegations, assisting in the challenges against the permits etc.) matters.
- Advised Impulsa Galicia, from a regulatory, public law and corporate and commercial law perspective, on the creation of a public-private utility to carry out the development of energy projects in Galicia (later incorporated as "Recursos de Galicia").