Sinéad Martyn at McCann FitzGerald LLP is renowned for her expertise in planning and environmental law. She assists clients in navigating the complex consent framework for key infrastructure projects, particularly those supporting Ireland’s climate goals, such as large renewable energy projects and green housing developments. Martyn is also highly skilled in managing environmental risks and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Internally, Martyn is a member of the firm’s climate committee. Externally, Martyn chairs the Irish Environmental Law Association and has been a key advocate for the Women in Solar Energy network. Additionally, Martyn frequently lectures on environmental impact assessments and habitat protection, sharing her knowledge to help shape the future of environmental law.
Araceli Massa Soler is a key member of Deloitte Legal’s sustainability team, leveraging her academic background to advise clients on a wide range of sustainability matters. Massa Soler frequently supports clients in the financial services sector on compliance with sustainable finance regulations and assists in drafting sustainable finance plans and reviewing and assessing ESG policies.
Internally, Massa Soler plays a central role in the firm’s sustainability team, which delivers cross-functional services aligned with evolving ESG regulations. Externally, she lectures on sustainable finance as part of the insurance sector professionals’ course organised by ICEA and regularly speaks at conferences and panel sessions on sustainability regulation and ESG considerations in M&A transactions.
Massa Soler also regularly contributes to thought leadership in the green transition space, including authoring an article for El Economista on advancing a sustainable economy through non-financial disclosure regimes.
A highly respected environmental and health and safety lawyer, Caroline May serves as chair of Norton Rose Fulbright’s environment, planning, and health and safety practice across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. With over 30 years of experience, she has become a recognised leader in her field, offering specialised expertise in sustainability and ESG corporate reporting. Appointed as Norton Rose Fulbright’s first sustainability partner, May plays a key role in shaping the firm’s global sustainability strategy, helping businesses navigate complex ESG regulations including the CSRD, ISSB standards, and the EU Deforestation Regulation.
A prominent sustainability thought leader, May holds several influential roles: She chairs the Law Society of England & Wales’ Climate Change Working Group, is a director of leading sustainability NGO Aldersgate Group, and co-chairs the Legal Sustainability Alliance. Additionally, she chairs the firm’s sustainability committee for EMEA, guiding its internal initiatives towards net zero.
May regularly presents at major events, including the ESG and Sustainability Reporting Summit in Berlin and the World ESG Summit, and contributes to environmental initiatives such as The Language of Green Demystified, which simplifies ESG concepts for legal professionals.
An expert advisor to energy companies, developers, and municipalities across energy law and regulatory matters, Keesjan Meijering at AKD brings extensive experience on contract and development agreements concerning solar, wind, storage, and heat projects.
In a landmark sustainable development mandate, Meijering is assisting the municipality of Utrecht on contracting and concession matters concerning the development of its major aquifer thermal energy storage system, which will provide renewable heat to the city’s homes and offices. Further demonstrating his deep ability across the energy transition landscape, Meijering is acting for Lightsource bp on project development and contracting maters for its 75 MW solar and BESS project in Boesingheliede.
Meijering makes a major thought leadership contribution across the green energy landscape, authoring academic insights on topics including the legal and regulatory developments impacting solar projects and the impact of the Dutch Heat Act. As a key figure within the renewable energy space, Meijering is a member of the law and regulation programme council of heating market foundation Stichting Warmtenetwerk, serves as a member of the advisory board of energy cooperative eCoBuren, and is a guest lecturer at TILT in the field of regulating the energy market.
Irene Meingast co-leads SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH’s cross-practice ESG team and is highly experienced in ESG due diligence, environmental impact assessments, biodiversity protection, and the environmental law aspects of public construction projects. Recent highlights include advising two of the country’s largest property developers on major green projects incorporating climate-friendly energy supply concepts. Meingast’s work also focuses on sustainability reporting processes and related ESG advice.
Meingast plays a key role in driving sustainability initiatives within the firm, having initiated its sustainability report and regularly co-authoring its client-facing ESG newsletter, which covers topics such as emerging regulatory developments. Externally, Meingast regularly hosts and speaks at ESG events, including sessions focused on supply chain sustainability.
Juana Valentina Mican joined Brigard Urrutia’s environmental practice in 2014 and is currently a senior associate in the environment and sustainable business team as well as ESG & impact investment practice. She has over 10 years of experience advising clients on environmental matters that apply to their projects and operations, including advice on compliance with environmental regulations. More recently, she has been focusing her practice on environmental sustainability.
Complementing her client work, Mican regularly contributes to the firm’s environmental and sustainability-related legal news updates and often speaks at a range of green events. On World Environment Day, she participated as a panellist in an event organised by the Universidad del Rosario and the National Environmental Forum discussing the development of environmental legislation in Colombia. She has also recently spoken about sustainable finance at one of the firm’s own webinars, and shared her expertise on changes brought by the EU in relation to ESG criteria and its impact on Latin America at a forum held by the Alliance for the Legal Ecosystem for Sustainability in Latin America (led by the Global Reporting Initiative).
Marisa Mirador in Cuatrecasas’ public law team brings a particular focus on environmental law. With extensive experience in sustainability, urban planning, and administrative law, Mirador is a leading advisor to public entities and national and international companies across environmental, renewable energy, and natural resources projects. Mirador stands out for her extensive experience in the licensing and development of renewable energy and gas projects, making a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of the industrial and agricultural sectors.
Mirador is a member of renewables sector association APREN, the International Chamber of Commerce Portugal’s Environment and Energy Commission, and the Association for the Development of Urban Planning and Construction Law.
Alongside her work, Mirador is a visiting lecturer at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, teaching a master’s course in sustainable town and land planning. A regular author, Mirador has produced several articles on environmental topics, ranging from renewable energy to the circular economy.
With almost 30 years of experience, Vladimir Miranda spearheaded the formation of TozziniFreire Advogados’ climate change and carbon market practice group. He is also the coordinator of the agribusiness practice at the firm. He often advises clients in the Brazilian carbon market and is involved with drafting new regulation in the area.
Outside of his work for clients, Miranda is a member of the Climate Working Group (CT Climate) of the Brazilian Corporate Council for Sustainable Development.
Standing out for his thought leadership contributions, he has co-authored publications on topics ranging from an ESG law guide to multiple discussions of regulatory and legal paths for decarbonisation in Brazil, including for the agriculture sector. He also spoke about decarbonisation in the real estate industry at a conference organised by Finvest Climate and the Center for Real Estate at MIT.
As Australian head of renewables at DLA Piper, Chris Mitchell is an indispensable advisor to local and international clients on market-leading M&A deals and investments in the clean energy and sustainability sectors. With key recent clients including investors (BlackRock), energy companies (Tenaga Nasional Berhad), and power developers (BlueFloat Energy), Mitchell is not only a key advisor on renewable energy acquisitions and investments in the region, but also a leading partner to developers on financial and transactional mandates.
He bolsters his client work with a leading thought leadership contribution, co-authoring articles on diverse topics including offshore wind planning and policy, renewable energy tax proposals, and public net zero investment streams.
Attesting to his renown within the sector, Mitchell regularly participates in industry discussions on the future of Australia’s renewable energy sector. At the Offshore Wind Conference Australia, he spoke on impending regulatory challenges in the country’s renewable energy strategy, leveraging his insight into Australia’s offshore regulatory regime and how its impacts compare with the global context.
Leading Linklaters’ Amsterdam debt capital markets team, Hugo van der Molen is a highly sought-after advisor among leading domestic issuers and underwriters on innovative and high-value green and sustainability-linked bond issuances.
In a €1.1bn mandate, Van der Molen acted for ABN AMRO and Deutsche Bank as joint lead structuring advisors regarding TenneT’s green notes issuance. The debt issuance supports the national grid operator to invest in green power transmission projects across Netherlands and Germany, including the connection of offshore wind farms to the onshore grid and the upgrade of the network to support the transmission of clean electricity.
Van der Molen is a thought leader on ESG matters within the debt capital markets landscape, having recorded podcasts on disclosure and reporting requirements under the EU green bond regulation and having authored academic articles on the distinction between sustainability-linked and green bonds. Helping boost sustainability awareness among clients, Van der Molen regularly provides updates on capital markets topics as part of the firm’s ‘ESG in the Netherlands’ thought leadership offering.
A crucial member of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes’ ESG practice, Adriana Morales has extensive experience advising clients at a global and domestic level on corporate governance structures and in adopting policies to address and mitigate ESG risks, handling issues ranging from supply chain management to climate change and human rights. In recent years, she has focused her practice on designing tools for the development and implementation of regulatory and compliance management systems.
Morales’ external engagements include her participation in events and webinars, where she has spoken on topics such as the future of ESG and digital transformation, the impact of ESG policies on the legal market, and ESG trends in the legal profession.
Morales is also a certified Chief Sustainability Officer after having completed the CSO Acceleration Programme organised by Mexican Stock Exchange BIVA and Social Value Institute.
Hayden Morgan heads up Pinsent Masons’ sustainability advisory practice, bringing over 25 years of experience in corporate sustainability and sustainable finance. Recognised as a leader in developing global sustainable finance standards, he has significantly influenced the field for financial and corporate clients.
As the global convener for the ISO standard ‘Sustainable Finance: Principles and Guidance’ (ISO 32210), he led the development of the first global sustainability standard for financial organisations, published in 2022. He also spearheaded the creation of the Sustainable Infrastructure Label, launched at COP26 by the CEO of HSBC, as part of the global Finance to Accelerate the Sustainable Transition (FAST) Infrastructure initiative.
Morgan also played a pivotal role in establishing the UK Green Investment Bank (later Group), where he designed and implemented the green impact and sustainability framework during his tenure as director from 2013 to 2020.
In 2020, he founded Morgan Green Advisory, a consultancy dedicated to promoting a sustainable, lower-carbon future, which was subsequently acquired by Pinsent Masons in 2023.
Morgan is also a fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Bringing major Danish companies longstanding expertise in litigation and arbitration, Josefine Movin Østergaard stands out as a leading authority on ESG issues including green marketing and environmental law. Counting key domestic financial institutions and corporates among her clients, Movin Østergaard complements a deep client work profile by regularly providing training and guidance on green risk and best practice.
Beyond her focus on sustainability law and regulation, Movin Østergaard provides crucial assistance on pressing matters which aim to bolster environmental best practice. In an ongoing mandate, Movin Østergaard is assisting impacted landowners and local businesses in seeking damages regarding the landslide at a site owned by Nordic Waste.
Movin Østergaard is a key voice on sustainability maters, having moderated panel debates at both the firm’s ESG conference, leading the debate on the developing greenwashing landscape, and at the Folkemødet conference, which discussed green marketing implications in the construction industry. As a key voice on sustainability developments within the construction and real estate sector, Movin Østergaard participated in a panel debate at the 2024 Building Green Conference alongside the Council for Sustainable Construction.
Elisabeth de Nadal leads Cuatrecasas’ sustainability team and specialises in sustainability, human rights, and international law, frequently representing clients through major litigation processes. De Nadal’s practice includes assisting high-profile clients such as Telefónica in integrating sustainability management into their operations, as well as advising on green transition, decarbonisation strategies, and circular economy rights.
De Nadal spearheaded the launch of the firm’s ESG unit and coordinates its cross-practice sustainability group. Through her leadership, the firm updated its ESG policies and achieved placement within the top 10% of the sector, as certified by EcoVadis.
De Nadal regularly participates in sustainability events, where she discusses the intersection of sustainability with legal and economic perspectives. Helping upskill legal teams, de Nadal also delivers training to the firm’s lawyers on environmental matters, ensuring that their services align with best practice on climate and the green transition.
Werner Grau Neto developed Pinheiro Neto Advogados’ longstanding environmental and climate change practice in the early 2000’s. He is highly experienced in environmental law consulting and litigation, and often advises large corporations on their shift to more sustainable operations. Additionally, he assists clients with CDM and REDD+ projects as well as NGOs with implementing social carbon projects.
Outside his client work, Neto stands out for his prolific engagement as a speaker, frequently sharing his thought leadership on environmental, sustainability and ESG topics. His most recent contributions include discussing the limits of judicial intervention in the environmental administrative sphere at an event at the Secretariat of the Environment in São Paulo; sharing his expertise on the carbon market at an event organised by the Brazilian Union of Environmental Advocacy; and participating in the opening panel of the 19th National Congress of Environmental Law.
Neto has also participated in local radio interviews and podcasts on sustainability matters, and has contributed to publications, such as the firm’s ESG 2023 prospects guide.
Snorre Nordmo, head of the asset management practice at Arntzen de Besche, is a notable specialist on sustainability-focused regulatory and compliance matters.
As a key contact to leading asset managers, investment banks, and funds, Nordmo is a go-to advisor on ensuring responsible investment policies and investment disclosures are compliant with the EU SFDR. Nordmo also provides major clients focused ESG and financial regulatory advice concerning the establishment of impactful sustainability-aligned funds.
As the firm’s representative within the finance division of Skift – Climate Business Leaders, Nordmo provides climate-conscious members with knowledge and best practice concerning the industry’s sustainable development. As part of the firm’s engagement with the cross-sector Youth in Sustainability network, which supports knowledge-sharing among young professionals, Nordmo is an active keynote speaker on sustainable finance and asset management topics.
A green energy transaction expert, Victor van Nuland boasts a leading practice on M&A and project financing matters. Alongside a longstanding specialism regarding renewable energy assets, Van Nuland is an expert on transactional and project matters concerning green infrastructure facilities.
Van Nuland regularly assists repeat client Re:Cap Global Investors in M&A processes which help scale-up its Dutch solar portfolio and acted for the client on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of the 17.5 MW Schalkwijk PV plant.
In a mandate key to decarbonising the aviation sector, Van Nuland assisted renewable fuels company Varo on the formation of a joint venture with Gunvor to develop a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel plant in the Port of Rotterdam.
Van Nuland is highly sought-after for his expertise in the renewable energy sector. Helping lead the firm’s industry engagement, Van Nuland headed a green hydrogen event alongside energy transition financial advice boutique Green Giraffe Advisory – which explored legal, business, and financing developments within the sector – and hosted a BESS seminar – which brought insights into regulatory, contract, and tax frameworks in the industry.
Leading on supply chain due diligence and product re-use matters at environmental and product law boutique Franßen & Nusser Rechtsanwälte, Jens Nusser regularly assists major domestic corporates and industrial players in navigating the German Supply Chain Act and EU Deforestation Regulation. Nusser also possesses deep familiarity with the EU ESG regulatory suite and is entrusted by leading clients to assist in navigating the EU Taxonomy and sustainability reporting landscape.
Nusser is a notable thought leader within the legal and business community, serving on the German Institute for Compliance’s working groups on risk analysis and governance. Nusser also supported the German Institute for Standardisation’s project to create quality classifications for circular processes and remanufacturing.
Keen to share his insights on pressing sustainability topics, Nusser recently delivered lectures on topics including legal obligations and implementation approaches for the EU Deforestation Regulation, sustainability reporting and the EU Taxonomy, and how lessons learned from the German Supply Chain Act can inform best practice surrounding CSDDD. Nusser has also authored texts on topics including eco-design law and the EU Batteries Regulation.
Éamon Ó Cuív at McCann FitzGerald LLP is a leading authority on sustainable finance. His practice includes advising on the financing of clean energy projects and pioneering funding mechanisms in the natural capital space. Ó Cuív also assists clients with navigating new EU laws on sustainability reporting and disclosure obligations.
A recognised thought leader in sustainability-related legal developments, Ó Cuív frequently speaks at industry events, including the International Bar Association’s annual conference, where he participated in a panel discussing the impact of ESG on secured finance transactions.
In addition to his legal practice, Ó Cuív was recently appointed as an adjunct professor at the School of Law at University College Cork, where he co-developed a new sustainability-focused curriculum, helping to equip future legal professionals with the tools needed to address evolving environmental and financial challenges.
Heading Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s renewable energy team, Jakob Østervang brings long-time expertise in transactions and corporate mandates across the clean power landscape. Experienced in the on- and offshore wind, solar, and biogas segments, Østervang counts major domestic and global investors, financial institutions, and sponsors among his clients.
Østervang regularly advises major Danish power companies on impactful renewable energy projects, with leading wind investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and its subsidiaries being key repeat clients. In an ongoing, cross-border matter, Østervang is advising COP Frontier and Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund on the corporate structuring aspects of its joint investment in and development of a 500 MW offshore wind project in Bangladesh.
Committed to making a leading impact in the renewable energy space, Østervang actively engages in the Green Power Denmark industry association, providing knowledge and legal advice to support the organisation in its objective to empower Danish companies within the green transition. Østervang also serves as a co-facilitator of the firm’s ‘Females in Renewable Energy’ networking group, supporting the initiative in its work to boost diverse talent in the clean power space.
