Your Partner.
For a sustainable future.

The EU Commission’s Green Deal has spread to all areas of our economy: A few years ago, issues like the EU Taxonomy and sustainability reports were relevant only for the the funds industry and listed companies.Nowadays, ESG regulation  has reached all sectors of our economy. The Corporate Sustainability Directive (CSRD) has increased the number of German companies which are obliged to submit a sustainability report as part of their annual financial statement from around 500 to more than 15,500. Even businesses which are below the CSRD reporting thresholds have to provide detailed information based on taxonomy parameters when they seek financing frombanks or PE funds.  The amount of regulation with which medium and large seize companies have to comply with seems overwhelming.

Our advisors have been involved in the EU Green Deal since its beginning. This helps us advising you to set the right priorities and making your business ESG compliant. More importantly: We have successfully helped clients for years in turning ESG compliance from a burden into a success factor.

Our ESG Economy advice focuses on

• ESG and CSR Due Diligence
• ESG Transaction documentation
• CSRD Reporting
• ESG Fund Structuring
• Anti-Greenwashing Rules

The ESG economy and climate neutrality are megatrends which will decide whether our planet will remain a place worth living. Whether you are a classic industry business, a bank or a services company, the question how to deal with ESG regulation is a strategic issue which needs to be on the agenda of every board of directors. Sustainable management and governance will be key for the success of all participants of the ESG ecosystem. Our advisors have decades of experience in advising and coaching managers and supervisory board members in how to deal with the challenge of making your business model sustainable.

Our ESG Risk & Governance advice focuses on

• ESG and CSR Board Coaching
• Corporate governance structuring
• crisis management assistance
• implementation of compliance and whistleblowing systems
• in court and out of court defense against liability claims

The Green Deal has led to a wave of legal claims against sovereign states and (listed) companies. Both individuals and NGOs aim at fostering the transformation to a green economy by suing both governments and companies. Our advisors have more than 20 years of experience in defending corporate clients against claims in state courts and national and international arbitral tribunals. Also, we have a long history of representing NGOs and companies in the “green” economy in their strategic litigation in state and arbitration courts.

Our Climate Change Litigation & Arbitration advice centers on

• Strategic litigation for energy and electric car manufacturers
• Climate, environmental, and human rights litigation for NGOs, charities, and campaign groups
• Defense work in ESG related board litigation against listed companies

ESG Post-M&A Litigation and Arbitration

„Protect, Respect, and Remedy“– human rights compliance is critical to all businesses in all industry sectors. Companies face a growing pressure to integrate human rights into their business standards and ethics. With its supply chain due diligence law (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) Germany is – for the first time in decades – at the forefront of the growing number of nations making the elimination of child labor, slavery and corruption and the protection of universal human rights a primary aim for all businesses. Our advisors have more than 25 years of experience in advising companies in how to be human rights compliant.

Our Business & Human Rights advice focuses on

• Structuring of Human Rights Policies
• Human Rights, CSR and FCPA due diligence
• Structing of Supply Chain Codes of Conduct
• Development of Whistleblowing Mechanisms

Supply Chain Risk Analysis and Structuring of Risk Management Systems.

Sustainable Finance is one of the cornerstones of the EU Green Deal. The EU Commission has successfully stirred investors towards sustainable financing instruments. The enormous regulatory activity on the EU and national levels brings new opportunities but also new risks. Our advisors have been involved in the implementation of sustainable financing structures from the beginning of the EU Green Deal legislation. We are your partner for making sustainable finance a success.

Our Sustainable Finance assistance centers around

• Detailed advice on CSRD and EU Taxonomy
• Structuring of sustainable VC and PE Funds
• Examination of ESG requirements for investment funds
• implementation of supervisory requirements for asset managers, banks, and insurance companies
• Advice on ESG Ratings