With over 20 years of experience in energy and infrastructure, Brendan Oviedo is an integral member of Hernandez CAA’s projects, and energy and climate change practices. Both domestically and internationally, he advises on the development and financing of renewables and carbon projects, the negotiation of emission reduction purchase agreements and international climate change agreements.
He participated in the drafting of the first renewable energy resources bill in Peru in 2007, and is currently the president of the Peruvian Renewable Energy Association as well as the representative of the Private Promotion Group before the National Commission on Climate Change. He also led the Peruvian negotiating team on carbon markets and mitigation mechanisms in the negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, and advised the Peruvian negotiating team in the negotiations under the Paris Agreement.
His far-reaching thought leadership has featured in major media, and he is a frequent speaker at regional and international events on topics ranging from the contribution of the private sector towards achieving the Paris Agreement goals to the potential of green hydrogen, and the energy transition in Peru.
Clemente Pérez at Guerrero Olivos has a longstanding practice focusing on environmental issues, clean energy projects, and climate change matters. He brings extensive experience in environmental litigation, and often advises clients on groundbreaking sustainable finance deals that help accelerate the green transition in the region. In a current ongoing highlight, he is acting for Fundación San Carlos de Maipo, a non-profit organisation which owns the Batuco Wetland, Santiago’s most significant wetland, in connection with the objective of establishing an environmental protection and education project accessible to the community.
Pérez sits on the board of environmental consultancy Sustentable, of which he is also a founder, and is a member of the board of directors of ACERA, the Chilean Association of Renewable Energies and Energy Storage. Additionally, he actively participates in Climatech, the Chilean Climate Technologies Association; recently, he presented at a workshop organised by Climatech, sharing his knowledge on carbon credits.
His thought leadership on environmental, energy and sustainability topics is also evident in his regular opinion pieces and columns in Chilean economic newspaper Diario Financiero.
Adrian Peyer co-leads MME Legal | Tax | Compliance’s internal sustainability and ESG group and specialises in sustainability reporting, European environmental regulations, and supply chain due diligence. Peyer frequently advises clients on climate transition plans and regulations such as the CSRD, ESRS, CSDDD, and EUDR.
Peyer is actively engaged with several sustainability-focused organisations, including Swisscleantech, CEO4Climate, the Green Fintech Network, and the Point Zero Forum. Additionally, he is the co-founder of Impactvise, a data analytics company that assesses the ESG performance of law firms. A notable thought leader, Peyer is a regular speaker and writer on sustainability topics, with recent engagements at ICC Switzerland and Swisscleantech.
Catarina Pinto Correia co-heads VdA’s environment and climate change practice area and leverages her extensive background in environmental law and climate change to advise clients across a range of issues including waste management, water, carbon projects and credits, and environmental licensing.
Beyond her work, Correia is a prolific author and a regular lecturer at conferences, workshops and courses focusing on agribusiness, sustainability, environmental law, and climate change.
Externally, Correia is a member of the Board of Directors of BlueBio Alliance, an association which represents key players in the marine bioresources and marine biotech value chain.
Heading the ESG and sustainability practice group at Poul Schmith, Fleming Pristed provides deep expertise on sustainable finance, responsible business practices, and green technology initiatives. Pristed is also an expert on EU sustainability regulation and reporting, greenwashing risk, ESG frameworks and compliance, and carbon-based financial products.
A key contact is Swedish sustainability-focused embedded lending platform Lisa&, whom Pristed advised on its partnership with Samsung Electronics Nordic to provide financial services within Samsung’s Flex sustainable device initiative. The mandate supports the roll-out of an eco-friendly approach to technology adoption, helping promote a vital circular economy solution.
Demonstrating a key engagement with the academic discussion of sustainability law, Pristed co-authored Djøf Forlag’s textbook ‘Sustainability Law’. Pristed also serves as a guest lecturer at the University of Copenhagen’s faculty of law, providing insight into sustainability and banking and finance topics. Bringing his perspective into the legal and business communities, Pristed regularly holds seminars and keynote speeches for clients, in-house counsel, and dedicated forums on ESG and sustainability regulation.
Chris Pritchett is co-head of Shoosmiths’ national sustainability team and a prominent leader in renewable energy, mobility, battery storage, and EV charging matters. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Pritchett, previously head of energy & future mobility at Foot Anstey, provides expert advice to funders, asset owners, developers, and contractors on renewable energy projects, including the trading and procurement of renewable power.
An ardent advocate for innovation in energy and mobility, Pritchett is passionate about advancing new commercial models to accelerate the transition to net zero, encompassing voluntary carbon offset schemes, local energy markets, and a range of data-driven flexibility projects.
His contributions extend to shaping energy policy; he was a steering group member of the Government’s Energy Data Task Force and chaired the Electricity Storage Networks Markets and Revenues Group.
A frequent speaker and panellist at leading sustainability and net zero conferences, Pritchett recently led a discussion at the Automotive Summit 2024 on sustainable energy policies and their impact on the automotive sector. He also moderated a session on alternative rooftop space for large-scale solar at the Solar Media Limited UK Solar Summit.
A key advisor within Gorrissen Federspiel’s compliance and sustainability team, Christina Rahbek is a key advisor to clients across the transport, healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors on corporate sustainability regulation, supply chain due diligence, and ESG risk. Owing to her depth of expertise on ESG matters, Rahbek is a leading authority on the implementation of the EU CSRD, CSDDD, Deforestation Regulation, SFDR, and Taxonomy.
Rahbek takes a leading role within the firm’s internal sustainability efforts, serving as a member of its CSRD implementation steering committee and as a key voice within its sustainability at work seminar series, ESG podcast series, and green regulation-focused insights.
Contributing her legal expertise within the business community, Rahbek has provided her voice at a Deutsche Bank panel on sustainable finance, at a Danish Association of Inhouse Counsel (West) event on the impact of ESG on renewable energy projects, and for the Danish Association for Company Law on CSDDD matters.
Combining expertise from banking and corporate law, Marianne Ramel at DLA Piper Sweden brings a deep specialism in project finance, real estate finance, M&As, joint ventures, and corporate matters concerning green energy and infrastructure assets.
Ramel demonstrates a particular specialism in advising major domestic and multi-national clients on investments in production facilities and research and development centres within the battery space. Reflecting her broad engagement with critical green transition technologies, Ramel is also currently assisting a leading electric vehicle charging company on its entrance into the Swedish market.
Ramel is a key advisor on landmark green power projects, assisting a novel financing initiative in the biogas space and acting for a leading hydrogen player on inbound investments from multiple venture capital funds.
Ramel is focused on making an impactful thought leadership contribution within the sustainability space, helping advance the dialogue on ESG matters, sustainable business practices, and regulatory developments among industry leaders and key stakeholders. In recent engagements, Ramel spoke on ESG legal trends in corporate governance for deb.’s executive board summit and moderated the firm’s panel session on ESG regulations.
Luis Miguel Ramírez Ruggeberg, who has recently been appointed managing partner of LHO, is deeply engaged in the energy and environmental sector, often advising on groundbreaking renewable energy and environmental projects across Latin America. A number of his clients are leading the way in the green transition, such as The Carbon Trust, French pioneer in environmental solutions Veolia, renewable energy tech company Prodiel, and nature investment startup Cultivo.
In a particular highlight for the Ministry of Sustainable Development, he was involved in drafting the regulations of the first ecozone in the continent, the Ecozona del Centro Histórico de Cuernavaca. Subsequently, he was named president of the energy transition and climate committee of the Ecozone Council and president of the entire Citizen Council of the Ecozone.
Ramírez has also been appointed as Secretary to the Sustainability Committee of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, and serves as Vice President of the Legal ESG Group of the British Chamber of Commerce.
Combining his corporate, banking and finance, and energy expertise, Sebastian Ramos at Ferrere has advised multilaterals, funds, and financial institutions on the financing of dozens of infrastructure and energy projects in the public and private sectors in Uruguay. Having increasingly focused his practice around ESG issues, he now co-heads the firm’s ESG practice.
Committed to furthering a sustainable future in the Americas, Ramos holds the position of Secretary to the Board of Pacto Global Uruguay, the local network of the UN Global Compact. At an event organised by the latter, he recently moderated a panel discussing sustainable value chains. He has also spoken about the role of law firms and legal professionals in the sustainability agenda at the 2023 IBA in Miami, and has been featured in national daily newspaper El País Uruguay in an article about Uruguay’s steps towards a green bond framework.
With over 15 years of experience, Carlos del Razo heads up ECIJA’s sustainability and environment practice in Mexico, often assisting clients with infrastructure projects, particularly with environmental permits and authorisations, and environmental inspection procedures. Notably, he advised on environmental impact assessment matters in connection with the Reynosa Wind Farm in Tamaulipas, Mexico, one of the largest in Latin America. He also has expertise in environmental and energy regulations and related administrative litigation.
For over ten years, del Razo was a member of the National Advisory Committee for Environmental and Natural Resources Standardisation. Currently, he serves as first vice president to the board of directions of the Mexican Academy of Environmental Impact, and chairs the Environment and Energy Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers. Within the latter context, he has spoken on topics including the energy transition, strategic environmental assessment, and a green future in Latin America.
Del Razo also teaches energy transition and carbon reduction courses at UNAM Law School, and has taught environmental law at Universidad Anáhuac del Sur. He has co-authored a book on ESG published by Tirant Lo Blanch.
Manuel Requicha Ferreira co-heads Cuatrecasas’ banking, finance and capital markets department in Portugal and regularly advises companies committed to the green transition on sustainable finance and debt refinancing matters.
Notably, Requicha Ferreira advised major financial institution BBVA on a hospitality group’s landmark green bonds issuance. Requicha Ferreira also assisted Natwest with the debt restructuring of Finerge Group, one of the largest renewable energy companies in Portugal, demonstrating his extensive expertise in sustainability-related finance matters.
Dedicated to driving change in the energy industry, Requicha Ferreira is a member of non-profit renewables association APREN, which represents more than 90% of all installed capacity of renewable energy sources in the country. Keeping clients updated on the latest green finance and capital markets topics, Ferreira recently authored an article discussing developments in the ESG bond markets.
Head of Mishcon Purpose, Alexander Rhodes is an experienced litigator who specialises in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes and in providing strategic ESG advice to businesses transitioning to more sustainable and resilient practices. He has worked closely with governments and global leaders, focusing on balancing environmental conservation with human development in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
A thought leader in environment, climate change, biodiversity, and human rights, Rhodes regularly contributes to academic research and recently wrote an article on the role of law in driving sustainability.
A recognised conservationist, he was the founding CEO of Stop Ivory and led the Secretariat for the Elephant Protection Initiative, playing a pivotal role in combatting the illegal ivory trade. He currently serves as Chairman of Tusk Trust and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Rachel Richardson serves as the head of ESG at Macfarlanes, where her engagement extends to co-leading the firm’s ESG working group and chairing the ESG steering committee. In these roles, she provides expert advice on ESG matters, develops internal policies, and oversees the firm’s ESG training and public policy initiatives.
Her legal practice is centred on ESG guidance and training, with a notable focus on sustainable finance. Her expertise in this area is underpinned by her certificate in sustainable finance from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Specialising in nature-based solutions, biodiversity, and carbon credit generation and utilisation, Richardson also often leads cross-practice ESG initiatives, including B-Corp accreditation.
She recently collaborated with the UN PRI and the Alternative Credit Council on the UN PRI’s Responsible Investment DDQ for Private Debt Investors. She is also a prominent thought leader, regularly authoring articles on topics such as corporate sustainability and ESG reporting. Besides leading the firm’s ESG-related podcasts, she also speaks regularly at industry events and conferences on topics such as ESG and greenwashing.
Christian Richter-Schöller co-founded DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH’s sustainability practice group and is recognised for his expertise in sustainable finance. He provides comprehensive advice on compliance with disclosure requirements, product structuring, and green loan frameworks. Additionally, Richter-Schöller frequently advises clients on emerging green regulation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Richter-Schöller plays a key role in shaping Austria’s ESG legal landscape, having helped found several sustainability-focused networks, Including ESG Experts Austria and the WSG ESG Practice Group. Richter-Schöller is also actively involved in advancing sustainability law, serving as a jury member for the Sustainability Law Award and as a personal advisor to the Circular Economy Forum Austria.
Building off his traditional expertise in maritime arbitration, Andrew Rigden Green has developed his practice to become a key advisor at Stephenson Harwood on emissions and energy trading developments impacting the marine and shipping sector. He is a key contact regarding the transition of marine fuels, serving on advisory panels for the Hong Kong SAR government and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.
Rigden Green is also a leading voice within industry groups, serving as a member of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association working group on the city’s future as a green bunkering hub and sitting on the Comité Maritime International’s global industry working group on green fuels, contracts, and vessels.
Demonstrating the diversity of his expertise within this space, he regularly presents on topics including zero-carbon fuels and vessels, maritime decarbonisation and sustainable finance opportunities, and best practices when arbitrating decarbonisation disputes. He also contributed to Springer Publishing’s book on maritime decarbonisation, in which he joined other notable industry thought leaders to discuss the vital role of contractual frameworks in decarbonising international maritime trade.
Paulina Riquelme is the founder of law firm Eelaw, which since its opening in 2008 is dedicated exclusively to the practice of environmental law. She often assists clients within the mining, energy, natural resources, and sustainability sectors, and has deep experience in international environmental law. Notably, she has actively participated in the development of public policies and environmental regulations, including discussions in the National Congress and including issues related to the circular economy and waste.
Riquelme is currently involved in the negotiation of the future international agreement to address plastic pollution being discussed internationally under the United Nations Environment Programme. She was also a member of the presidential commission established in Chile for the reform of the Environmental Impact Assessment System.
Her far-reaching involvement further extends to her membership in the Advisory Council of the Ministry of Environment of Chile (MMA), and contributing to the creation of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Climate Change of the CPC (Confederation of Production and Trade of Chile), where she now serves as chair.
Ken Rivlin is global co-head of A&O Shearman’s environmental, climate and regulatory law practice, while also serving as elected member of the firm’s board and head of its risk committee. With longstanding expertise across sustainability & ESG, climate risk, emissions trading & decarbonization, as well as corporate reporting & disclosure, he is a leading advisor to US corporates (General Electric), financial institutions (Citi, HSBC), governments (US Department of Energy) and NGOs. For the Equator Principles Association, he is part of the team preparing the official loan documentation guidance for the 4th edition of the Equator Principals. He is also advising Summit Carbon Solutions on financing a carbon capture project.
Dedicating time to legal education, Rivlin teaches a class on ESG at Columbia Law School and is chair of the International Environmental Law committee of the NY City Bar Association, alongside serving on boards and advisory committees for other educational and non-profit institutions.
A recognized thought leader on international environmental and regulatory risk and ESG, he has recently moderated panels and webinars on topics ranging from financing the transition to key take-aways from COP27.
As head of ESG, Claire Rogers drives King & Wood Mallesons’ client engagement and thought leadership on climate change issues, guides legal training and capacity building on sustainability issues, and advises the board on the progress made toward its net zero targets and objectives.
In also serving as head of project finance at the firm, she provides clients a leading perspective on the structuring and financing of green infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Her clients include major domestic lenders like ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
As part of her commitment to sustainability thought leadership, Rogers is a major voice on topics including carbon farming, nature-positive reforms, and climate and sustainability reporting requirements. She also leads the firm’s presentations and discussions which support clients in navigating the evolving ESG landscape and maximising their climate and social impact, providing her insight into pertinent trends, issues, and regulatory reforms. Further boosting the firm’s engagement surrounding emerging sustainability issues, Rogers leads roundtable sessions which support clients in the superfund sector best interact with ESG developments.
A crucial figure in Lindenpartners’ sustainable finance practice, Lars Röh is a leading advisor to major domestic financial institutions and asset managers on pressing ESG and sustainability topics. Owing to his deep experience within the sector, Röh offers invaluable insights into sustainable finance projects and ESG regulation.
A key repeat client is Deutscher Derivate Verband, whom Röh provides with ongoing advice regarding its sustainable finance engagement, particularly its sustainability code and sustainable asset pool concept. Evidencing his regulatory expertise, Röh is also assisting Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband regarding the legal interpretation of the articles of SFDR.
With a core focus on embedding sustainability throughout the economy, Röh regularly organises and hosts seminars and events which look to boost sustainability awareness across business communities. Röh regularly delivers events on sustainable finance and ESG topics as part of the firm’s Legal Shop Talks Etage 1.5.
