Described as a team with ‘equal competence in public law, human rights and business strategies’, DLA Piper’s broad offering encompasses expertise in sustainability litigation, business and human rights and renewable energy transactions. The team is jointly led by Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, who is well placed to assist corporate clients with corporate resilience in the context of ESG-related risk; Natasha Luther-Jones, an expert in corporate PPAS; and Kelly Sporn, who co-leads the firm’s engagement with the Legal Charter 1.5 initiative. Jonathan Exten-Wright advises governments and businesses on a wide range of issues pertaining to human rights. Nick Rock is equipped to advise clients on compliance with regulations including CSRD and UK Climate-Risk-Related Disclosures regulations. Emma Dowden-Teale has a focus on assisting clients with the proactive adoption of adequate people protection frameworks.
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‘A very mixed team, with equal competence in public law, human rights and business strategies.’
‘Partners Emma Dowden-Taele and Fredrik Lindblom. They have been very availbale during our working relationship. They have had excellent skills in communicating complex problems in a comprehensive manner. Good drafting skills. ’
‘DLA is a leading name in the ESG space, in particular their power purchase agreement commercial practice led by Natasha Luther Jones. Very few firms can evidence the volume and range of corporate power purchase agreements they have advised on, both on developer and corporate side. ’
‘The team is led by Natasha Luther-Jones who is a leading light in the renewables space and someone who leads a strong team of like-minded individuals.'
‘The team is diverse and very knowledgeable. In addition to the quality of the legal work, the team showed great capability of understanding our business. ’
‘The team has shown great availability and knowledge of the sector. Nichola Donovan is very business-oriented and stands out for the quality of her legal work and negotiation skills. ’
Kernmandanten
- ACWA Power
- Affinity Water Limited
- Association of Issuing Bodies
- BASF
- Canary Wharf Group
- Convera Inc
- Elgin Energy
- EON
- H&M
- HP Inc
Highlight-Mandate
Advising Canary Wharf Group as offtaker on its landmark UK wind physical sleeved corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brookfield, one of the world’s largest investors in renewable power.
Advising I-TRACK on the creation and development of various sustainability attribute tracking schemes, including (i) the I-REC(E) renewable energy certificate standard and registry (ii) the Fly-i sustainable aviation certificate scheme and (iii) the establishment of the C-Capsule carbon retention system.
Advised a global printing company on all aspects of compliance with the EU’s legal regimes relating to mandatory corporate sustainability reporting and supply chain due diligence of non-financial (environmental, sustainability; human rights etc.) matters.
Anwält*innen
Partner*innen der nächsten Generation
Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.
Praxisleitung
JP Douglas-Henry; Natasha Luther-Jones; Kelly Sporn
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Claire Donse; Jonathan Exten-Wright; Andreas Gunst; Tracey Renshaw; Nick Rock; Jeremy Sher; Alex Tamlyn; Rubayet Choudhury; Emma Dowden-Teale; Nichola Donovan; Fredrik Lindblom; Nichola Donovan