Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry
DLA Piper
Leveraging a wealth of experience in complex cross-border disputes and investigations, Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry at DLA Piper stands out for his knowledge of environmental and social risk and climate litigation strategies. Alongside leading the firm’s client-facing sustainability and ESG offering, Douglas-Henry guides its internal sustainability and responsible business engagement.
As part of his engagement as managing director of sustainability, Douglas-Henry has overseen the firm’s international representation of Georgina, Madagascar, and Mauritius in the Blue Zone at the climate COPs since 2023 and its representation of Madagascar at the biodiversity COP since 2024. Internally, Douglas-Henry sponsored the firm’s commitment to the Science-Based Targets initiative and was executive sponsor for its landmark power purchase agreement with NextEnergy.
Douglas-Henry plays an active role in promoting sustainability and climate best practice within the legal sector, sitting on the steering committee of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance and representing the firm in the Charter 1.5 Working Group and the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s legal taskforce.