WWL: Environment is an in-depth guide into the leading environmental lawyers around the world.

The practitioners listed here have been recognised as the leading names by peers and clients alike for their advice on commercial, regulatory and contentious matters in the area. Their expertise spans the full range of environmental issues, from waste management and contaminated sites to energy and mining projects.

We also shine a spotlight on leading climate change lawyers. In this highly specialist area of law, these individuals have been recognised as the foremost advisers on matters ranging from carbon capture and storage to emissions trading and climate finance.

We list 931 practitioners from 687 firms in 43 jurisdictions across this practice area.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Toronto, Canada

Counselors International Abogados

Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez SC

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Toronto, Canada

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Demarest Advogados

São Paulo, Brazil

DLA Piper

Washington, USA

EY Law

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Felsberg Advogados

Gonzalez Calvillo SC

Gowling WLG

Toronto, Canada

Greenberg Traurig LLP

McLean, USA

JunHe LLP

Shanghai, China

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

São Paulo, Brazil

Milaré Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

Veirano Advogados

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Walder Wyss Ltd

Zurich, Switzerland

Environmental Law in the Netherlands: A Whole New Ball Game

25 Oct 2019by André Gaastra

2019 Environment

STANDARD NOM-161-SEMARNAT-2011 and the Special Handling of Waste

25 Oct 2019by Sergio Benjamin Bustamante Acuña

2019 Environment

Environment 2019 - Research Report

22 Oct 2019by WWL Editorial

Over the course of this year’s research, we have identified 900 environmental experts from across the globe, including more than 120 practitioners noted for their first-rate experience managing climate change cases.

2019 Analysis Climate Change Environment

Environment 2019: Trends - Climate change in the courts

22 Oct 2019by WWL Editorial

2019 Analysis Climate Change Environment

Environment 2018: Discussion

30 Nov 2018by Magnus Fröberg & Michael B Gerrard

Who’s Who Legal brings together Magnus Fröberg at Fröberg & Lundholm and Michael Gerrard at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer to discuss issues facing environment lawyers and their clients in the industry today.

Environment Features

Responsible Investment: Time for Lawyers to Engage?

30 Nov 2018by Doug Bryden

Doug Bryden and John Buttanshaw, Travers Smith LLP (UK) Responsible investment, under its various guises, is nothing new. Certain elements have been scrutinised by the investor community and its advisers for some time. However, over recent...

Environment Features

Environment 2018: Trends & Conclusions

23 Aug 2018by WWL Editorial

Regulatory and policy changes, emphasis on enforcement and compliance, and a high volume of sophisticated renewable energy projects have been key themes in the research once again this year. Practitioners reported, “Environmental law is...

Analysis Environment Environmental Enforcement Trump Administration

Environment 2017: Roundtable

15 Sep 2017by WWL Editorial

Who’s Who Legal brings together Paul Davies at Latham & Watkins, Michael Gerrard at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and Leonard Griffiths at Bennett Jones to discuss issues currently faced by practitioners in the field, including recent...

Environment Features

Globalisation versus Populism, and the Future for Environmental Regulation

15 Sep 2017by WWL Editorial

Douglas Bryden and John Buttanshaw, Travers Smith Douglas Bryden and John Buttanshaw at Travers Smith explore how the UK’s exit from the EU may affect its approach to environmental regulation.

Brexit Environment Features

Environment 2017: Trends & Conclusions

15 Sep 2017by WWL Editorial

Interviewees reported that their practices are busy as environmental issues ascend the list of priorities for businesses, investors and regulators alike. Traditional areas such as water, waste and land contamination are a considerable source of work...

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