Expert environmental and planning advice
Our team has expert practitioners focusing on all aspects of environmental and planning law including environmental assessment and approval strategies, permitting, investigations and compliance, due diligence and environmental risk management, contaminated sites, water, waste and advice and submissions on legislation and policy. We have skilled capability in emerging areas of environmental regulation such as clean energy, climate change and water trading.
Our practice has a strong commercial focus and extensive experience acting on major projects and transactional and regulatory matters. Our depth of experience and market knowledge means we successfully develop and implement commercially sound and practical legal strategies for clients.
Delivering solutions for major projects
Our practice is renowned for providing key strategic advice on the environmental and planning aspects of major infrastructure, resources and energy projects, for public and private sector. We have comprehensive front-end and back-end environmental and planning expertise.
Supporting clients on climate change issues
As governments around the world move to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change impacts, our clients are faced with an increasingly complex regulatory environment. As experts in this new area of regulation we help our clients navigate climate change issues as they evolve.
Compliance, investigations and prosecutions
We assist with complex environmental and planning issues including compliance, incident management, large scale investigations, responding to environmental enforcement action and managing corporate and executive officer liability. We have extensive experience in delivering solutions geared to ensuring compliance with legislation in a manner consistent with our client's corporate objectives.
Providing comprehensive legal services to meet global needs
Our environment practice works closely with other experts in property, resources, energy, construction and infrastructure to provide comprehensive legal services for project development.
Our international presence means that we can help our clients to address environmental issues wherever they occur across the globe.
