Sustainability & ESG

Weil is at the forefront of sustainability, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, employing a cross-disciplinary, global and highly collaborative approach to advising our clients on navigating different constituency pressures amid the rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Our team includes attorneys with highly-specialized ESG expertise, who work seamlessly with our industry renowned practice groups.

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Notable Representations, Key Contacts

We counsel public and private corporations, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, boards of directors, C-suite executives, financial institutions and other financial sponsors on the full range of ESG issues that affect their business. This includes advising on ESG (including anti-ESG) considerations in public company and private equity M&A, fund formation and banking and finance, litigation and regulatory matters focused on E, S and/or G matters, and compliance with disclosure requirements and related internal controls and procedures.

Our integrated approach involves partnering with our clients to evaluate their business strategy, assess impacts, risks and opportunities, and provide sound and highly-tailored business judgment and guidance on compliance, market trends and investor expectations. We strive to provide the very best advice to all clients in all industries, irrespective of position on and approach to ESG issues, while being cognizant of tensions that may arise when clients, shareholders and other interested parties have different priorities and expectations.

Our Capabilities

Corporate Governance; Strategy and Risk

Crisis Management

Disclosure and Reporting; Sustainability Ratings

Litigation, Investigations, Enforcement and Regulatory

Shareholders and Investor Engagement

Transactions and Due Diligence

Sustainability and Impact Funds

Environmental, Health and Safety Matters

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Counselling and Response

Human Capital Management, Human Rights, DEI and Anti-DEI

Key Contacts

James Bromley

James Bromley

Partner

London

Annemargaret Connolly

Annemargaret Connolly

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Lyuba Goltser

Lyuba Goltser

Partner

New York

Grapsas_Rebecca

Rebecca Grapsas

Partner

New York

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Annemargaret Connolly Named 2024 “Environment Lawyer of the Year” and “ESG Leadership Lawyer of the Year”

Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards

Ranked Band 1 for Environment: Mainly Transactional in D.C.

Chambers USA 2024

Ranked Tier 1 for Environment: Transactional

Legal 500 US 2024

Annemargaret Connolly Ranked Band 1 for Environment: Mainly Transactional in D.C.

Chambers USA 2024

Named National Tier 1 Environmental Law Practice

U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2022*

* Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Weil are among the best. They are very well regarded.”

Chambers USA 2024

Very knowledgeable and proficient on the most complex of transactions.”

Chambers USA 2024

Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements

Speaking Engagements

  • Storming the Gatekeepers: When Compliance Officers and In-House Lawyers Are at Risk 2025 Speaker(s): Robert Stern

    July 16, 2025 — New York, NY — Weil Securities Litigation partner Robert Stern moderated the 2025 edition of PLI’s annual symposium, “Storming the Gatekeepers: When Compliance Officers and In-House Lawyers Are at Risk,” and also participated in several panels throughout the full-day event.

  • The Basics of Restrictive Covenant Litigation Speaker(s): Bambo Obaro

    April 10, 2025 — New York, NY — Complex Commercial Litigation partner Bambo Obaro served on a panel titled “The Basics of Restrictive Covenant Litigation” at PLI’s 2025 Fundamentals of Noncompetes conference. The panel discussed critical components and effective strategies for litigating restrictive covenant cases.

  • CPG & ESG Speaker(s): Arianna Scavetti

    February 28, 2025 — Weil Complex Commercial Litigation partner Arianna Scavetti spoke as a panelist during the general session of the Consumer Brands Association’s 2025 CPG Legal Forum. The session provided an overview of how evolving standards for environmental, social and governance issues are shaping legal and business considerations, including the need for brands to be keenly aware of standards for greenwashing, navigating anti-ESG backlash, leveraging legal for visibility, and accountability across the supply chain whether on climate, ingredients, or labor issues.

  • The Nuance of Nuisance: Public Nuisance Cases in CPG Speaker(s): Claire Chapla

    February 27, 2025 — Weil Complex Commercial Litigation counsel Claire Chapla led a roundtable discussion at Consumer Brands Association’s 2025 CPG Legal Forum on the uptick in recent years of NGO’s, Stage AG’s and municipalities filing public nuisance suits against consumer goods companies.

  • Sustainability Claims Workshop Speaker(s): Claire Chapla

    February 26, 2025 — Weil Complex Commercial Litigation counsel Claire Chapla co-led a sustainability workshop at Consumer Brands Association’s 2025 CPG Legal Forum. The workshop provided attendees with practical exploration of climate science and claim substantiation vetting, as well as discussion of compliance strategies for federal guidance and the ever-changing patchwork of state regulations on environmental laws effecting the CPG industry.

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