Baker & McKenzie's Leading Environmental Markets Practice
Baker & McKenzie was the first law firm to recognise the importance of global efforts to address climate change, and the significance of related developments in law and policy for our clients. For more than thirteen years our lawyers have acted on numerous pioneering deals, including working on the first carbon contracts, the first carbon fund, the first structured derivate transaction and the first REDD project. From governments to financial and multilateral institutions — including the World Bank, EU, and UN — we continue to advise the world’s climate change policy makers and market makers.
Our practice is driven by climate mitigation, environmental enhancement and the development of low carbon economies. We advise on programmes, projects and incentive schemes across global, regional and national economies for emissions reductions, clean and renewable energy, bio-energy, biodiversity enhancement and environmental infrastructure. Our legal expertise helps clients structure, finance, develop, implement, commercialise, monetise or comply with the economy-changing activities that these programmes, projects and incentive schemes are designed to deliver.
Examples of our recent work include advising multinational corporations, regulators and institutions on ground-breaking climate finance transactions, avoided deforestation projects, wetlands preservation projects, post-2012 emission reduction projects, environmental markets trading agreements, electric vehicle programmes, and carbon capture and storage.
Our expertise is reflected by the quality of our clients and the quantity of our work-flow, earning us the "Top Legal Advisor on CDM/JI Projects by Number of Deals" award from Bloomberg New Energy Finance from 2007-2009. We are the only firm repeatedly recognised by Environmental Finance's Market Survey as a legal leader in the carbon market, naming us the Best Law Firm for GHG Emissions Kyoto Project Credits (JI and CDM); Best Law Firm GHG Emissions Voluntary Markets; Best Law Firm GHG Emissions EU ETS; Best Law Firm GHG Emissions Australasian Markets; Best Law Firm: Renewable Energy Finance North America; and Runner Up Best Law Firm Renewables Finance, Europe in 2010. With our exhaustive knowledge and successful track record, Chambers Global Legal Directory has ranked our practice as the top global climate practice for the last four years.
With unrivalled experience and knowledge, our team is able to assist regulators and institutions develop capacity-building tools and market infrastructure, including the United Nations Environment Program’s CDM and JI legal guidebooks (www.cdmrulebook.org and www.jirulebook.org respectively) and the EU Commission’s carbon trading registry. In 2008, we partnered with publishers CCH/Wolters Kluwer to produce the Emissions Trading and New Energy Global Law Guide, the world's first online subscription service on emissions trading and new energy law (www.emissionstradingandnewenergy.com).
We employ a holistic approach to environmental markets transactions, combining our capabilities in securities, finance, tax, M&A and public law to ensure efficient solutions for our clients. Our global team collaborate seamlessly across borders and practices, delivering innovative yet pragmatic advice and helping first-to-market clients on creative and pioneering deals.
Our lawyers are involved in many other initiatives including the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), the Renewable Energy and International Law (REIL) Project and Al Gore's Climate Leaders' Programme.
Climate change issues know no boundaries. You need legal advisers whose knowledge and footprint span 68 locations in 40 countries.
Contact details
CL AMP Centre, Level 27, 50 Bridge Street
Sydney, 2000
Phone: +612 9225 0200
Fax: +612 9225 1595
www.bakermckenzie.com
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