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The international emergence of climate regulation and litigation creates both risks and opportunities for leading companies worldwide. This nascent but rapidly changing area of law demands diverse practice capabilities and the agility to deploy them across the globe.
Howrey’s approach to climate law is simple – (1) combine top practitioners from the varied legal disciplines that are part of the rubric of climate law, and (2) foster real-time team collaboration using cutting-edge technologies. Our climate team is experienced in the following key areas:
- Private Litigation – Litigation and trial of state attorney general actions, environmental nuisance claims and standing questions at the heart of the first wave of climate litigation.
- Regulatory Counseling and Administrative Enforcement – Counseling, regulatory challenges and negotiation with regulators for companies navigating complex federal and California air regulations.
- Corporate Governance – Counseling and litigation related to the disclosure of climate-related risks by publicly-held companies.
- Insurance Coverage – Insurance coverage disputes arising out of public nuisance and other climate-based litigation.
- Intellectual Property – Counseling and defense of intellectual property rights for technologies designed to respond to climate change.
- Regulatory and Expert Consulting – The environmental, accounting and economic experts from Howrey’s CapAnalysis affiliate can help clients prepare disclosures related to potential climate-related liabilities, analyze clients’ "carbon footprint," and identify, screen, and manage climate experts
Global Climate Law Blog
The Global Climate Law Blog takes a multi-disciplinary approach to examining the emerging field of Climate Litigation. Our professionals bring backgrounds in Environmental and Tort Law, Securities Law, Government Enforcement, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation and other areas of practice to bear in analyzing developments in Climate Litigation. We provide objective commentary and analysis of the cases and stories shaping this nascent area of law, bringing the information and insight readers need to stay on top of the issues together in one place.
Environmental, Product & Tort practice areas of focus:
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