Related Practices
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We advise non-US clients regarding environmental implications of commercial ventures in the United States, and we counsel US-based multinationals about emerging environmental requirements abroad. Through our London and Brussels offices, we are closely attuned to environmental issues in the European Union and we provide Pan-European advice on environmental requirements across Europe. Cándido García Molyneux of our Brussels office assists clients on a wide range of EU environmental regulatory issues and is a lecturer on EU Environmental Law and Policy at the College of Europe. We advise on environmental issues in Latin America and Asia. We assist clients in connection with international transactions of all types, including advising clients seeking funding for international projects in addressing requirements of international lenders. We counsel on compliance with international regimes under the Basel Convention and the OECD for transboundary shipment of wastes.
Representative Matters
- Legal and advocacy advice on the REACH Regulation to the European Tissue Symposium.
- Legal advice to several large electronic manufacturers on the requirements of the EU Directives on waste electrical and electronic equipment, and restrictions on the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and their national implementation.
- Legal and policy advice to large manufacturers of electronic equipment on energy efficiency and eco-design requirements on electronic equipment.
- Legal and advocacy advice on environmental requirements and chemical restrictions on fertilizers.
- Representation of an eco-services company during the EU’s legislative revision of the EU Emissions Trading Directive in the European Parliament and Council.
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