Heike Schmitz
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Germany
Co-leading the EMEA ESG practice at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Heike Schmitz stands out for her focus on ESG in the insurance and asset management industries.
A key client is major insurance group BarmeniaGothaer, whom Schmitz assisted in the implementation of the EU SFDR. Schmitz also advised the client on product-related sustainability matters.
Schmitz regularly supports industry associations in their sustainability ventures, including serving on the ESG committee of Invest Europe, supporting the ESG working group of the German Alternative Investments Association, and chairing the Insurance Development Forum’s Infrastructure Taskforce.