Time to Talk Day Q&A: Andrew Nealon, Vinson & Elkins
For this year’s Time to Talk Day (1 February), which aims to encourage workplaces to start a conversation about mental…
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Sponsored Q&A: Incorporating social value into projects – Lorraine Bellinger, head of legal project delivery at international law firm, Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird is an international law firm with over 30 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific,…
Sponsored briefing: Overview of ESG law in Switzerland
What amendments or additions to Swiss ESG laws have been introduced in the past year, and how are these expected…
Sponsored briefing: ESG in Switzerland
Dr Vera Naegeli and Marie-Cristine Kaptan discuss the evolving ESG legal field in Switzerland and how companies can abide by…
Sponsored briefing: ESG in Germany
Drs Friedrich Gebert, Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and Mirjam Boche give an overview of ESG requirements in the German market
Sponsored briefing: ESG laws in Hungary
BSLAW’s managing partner Robert Szuchy gives insight into navigating the ESG system in place in Hungary
The ESG Report: Overview – From buzzword to bona fide?
‘Greenwashing is a new phrase, but it’s quite an old idea. It’s fundamentally, are you doing what you say you’re…
The ESG Report: Governance – Words into deeds
‘Governance was a concern long before people started talking about ESG. What we’ve learnt over time, though, is that governance…
The ESG Report: Litigation – Perpetual motion
ESG litigation is now a buzzword in disputes. Legal Business turned to litigators and funders to examine the market –…
Gerrard revelations and Ince restaurant-gate pose ethical quandaries for profession
If the Ukraine invasion and its ensuing debates around right to representation inflicted a bruise on the legal profession’s reputation,…
The ESG report – Overview: Turning on a greenback
‘Two years ago, if you asked top firms about their ESG credentials they would tell you about the beach clean-up…
The ESG report – Russia: All bite, no bark
It was uncharacteristically decisive. Rapidly after Russia did the unthinkable and invaded Ukraine on 24 February, many international law firms…
‘I’ve acted for every villain you can name’: Lessons in ESG from its trailblazers – and how to dodge the greenwashing bullet
Big Law came late to the ESG party compared to regulated financial services industries, with many law firms only getting…
The ESG report – Event: Advising and acting for clients on ESG-related risks
ESG imperatives have never been more at the fore for partners, general counsel (GCs), or indeed any professional with exposure…
‘Holding yourself accountable’: Squire Patton Boggs commits to net zero by 2035 with new ESG strategy
Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) has become the latest firm to wade into the thorny environmental, social and governance debate, unveiling…
Sponsored briefing: The impact of ESG on M&A transactions
In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have become increasingly important to shareholders and boards, as the regulatory…
Sponsored briefing: ESG, the regulatory battle is coming. Are the legal finance teams truly ready?
As the COP26 continues its doings, one of the talks of town in the legal finance world this autumn is…
The ESG debate: Balancing growth and risk
As part of an ongoing series of thought leadership roundtables and webinars we have been hosting with Paul Hastings before,…