Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has substantial experience in ESG programs and issues, combining this expertise with knowledge in M&A, project financing, and real estate developments. The practice is spearheaded from Washington DC by William Thomas, who couples his aptitude in transactions, projects, and formulation of compliance strategy with knowledge of EHS legal regimes and international environmental law and policy.
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Testimonials
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‘A great combination of personal attributes.’
‘Candor. Their lack of hubris and willingness to say 'I don't know'.’
‘Willkie Farr & Gallagher's environmental counsel are experts in M&A transactional practice, regulatory compliance, and workplace health and safety for corporate, financial, and industrial clients. Willkie Farr & Gallagher's environmental counsel also provides services in climate change and sustainability standards.’
‘William Thomas fosters trust between the environmental consultant and the client, provides timely comments/approval on proposals and draft reports, updates on the status of the projects, and useful suggestions to make the work product better.’
Key clients
- Dotmatics
- Aquiline Capital Partners and its portfolio company Ontellus
- Deutsche Bank
- Aditya Birla Chemicals USA
- Karman Holdings Inc.
- Avista Capital Holdings
- Genstar Capital
- PAI Partners
- Permasteelisa Group
- Saks Global
- Rose Paving
- NXMH
- Second Nature Brands
- Dubin Clark
- Turnspire Capital Partners LLC
- Recognize Capital
- FFL Partners
- Platinum Equity
- Ryerson Inc.
- Atlas Holdings
Work highlights
Advised on the necessary environmental aspects of Dotmatics’, a provider of life sciences R&D software and portfolio company of Insight Partners, on its $5.1 billion sale to Siemens AG.
Advised on the necessary environmental aspects of Aquiline Capital Partners’ and its portfolio company Ontellus’, sale of Ontellus to Datavant, a health data platform company.
Advised on the necessary environmental aspects of Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch’s, $865 million first-out new money super-senior secured DIP facility.
Practice head
William Thomas