NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 13, 2025: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that environmental lawyer Seth Kerschner has joined the Firm as a partner in the Regulatory Transactions Group, based in the New York office.

Seth concentrates his practice in the area of environmental law and assists clients with transactions, litigation, climate change, regulatory compliance, site remediation, sustainability, biodiversity and energy transition matters. He regularly advises public and private companies, governments and nonprofit organizations.

“It is our great pleasure to welcome Seth to the Firm,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “As Weil continues to take on the largest and most complex transactions, it is vital that we’re able to guide our clients with respect to their highly technical environmental requirements. Seth brings us that invaluable expertise, particularly in the energy space.”

“Clients engaging Weil on environmentally-sensitive deals expect top-notch regulatory advice, and that is exactly what Seth can deliver,” said Michael J. Aiello, Chairman of Weil’s Corporate Department. “He will be an excellent fit with our practice and the Firm’s culture.”

“We have worked across the table from Seth on transactions of all kinds for more than 15 years,” said Annemargaret Connolly, Head of Weil’s Regulatory Transactions Group. “He consistently has impressed us with his legal acumen, demeanor and ability to move a transaction forward with efficiency, while vigorously representing his clients. We are delighted to welcome him to Weil.”

Seth has significant experience with all environmental aspects of traditional oil and gas, wind and solar projects, and carbon credit transactions. He also has advised developers and lenders on applying the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards to various energy and infrastructure projects. His work on energy transition matters also involves advising clients on greenhouse gas emission reduction and offset projects, and sustainability and climate change disclosure. He has successfully consummated transactions in the manufacturing, chemical, fossil fuel and renewable power, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and private equity sectors, among others.

Seth joins from White & Case LLP, where he was a partner in the New York office. His recent notable achievements include counseling a government client through several meetings of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including COP21 that resulted in the Paris Agreement.

“Weil’s Regulatory Transactions Group is widely known for being the best in the business when it comes to protecting clients against environmental risk and other mission-critical aspects of their deals,” said Seth. “I’m delighted to join my new colleagues as we help our clients understand how environmental and sustainability issues impact their businesses so they can make the best informed decisions going forward.”

About Weil’s Environmental Transactions Practice

Weil’s Environmental Transactions team has broad experience advising on the environmental aspects of all types of transactions – mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, securities offerings and disclosure, restructurings, liquidations, as well as special projects involving real estate, infrastructure development, environmental and representations and warranties insurance and loan guarantees. Weil’s Environmental Transactions lawyers understand how environmental and sustainability issues impact businesses and assist clients in identifying and managing environmental risks both in the transactional context and beyond. Our lawyers regularly advise clients across the globe on the environmental matters arising in almost every industry, working seamlessly within the context of each particular matter to achieve optimal outcomes.

About Weil’s Regulatory Transactions Group

Weil’s Regulatory Transactions Group works closely with the Firm’s Corporate and Restructuring Departments, providing comprehensive regulatory advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, securities offerings and disclosure, restructurings and liquidations. The team also advises on special projects involving real estate, infrastructure development, securities disclosure, environmental and representations and warranties insurance and loan guarantees. Our lawyers are skilled at analyzing complex technical facts and ever-changing legal regimes and decoding them into strategic advice that our clients can utilize and manage alongside other transactional aspects.

About Weil

Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 90 years. With approximately 1,200 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in the marketplace and a first-mover in the establishment of many significant practice areas.  The Firm’s four departments, Corporate, Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognized as leaders in their respective fields.