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.

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

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