Vanessa Havard-Williams
Partner, Linklaters
Vanessa co-heads Linklaters’ operational intelligence group and heads the firm’s sustainability practice, focusing on risk management, regulation and governance, including advising on emerging environmental and safety policy, regulatory compliance, and on sustainability issues in projects and transactions.
Relevant experience includes:
Advising funds and corporate clients on the CRC energy efficiency scheme with regard to the delineation of their organisational perimeter
General CRC advice on qualifying energy consumption, and in the context of transactions and insolvency
Advising listed Companies Act companies on the new requirement for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions
Reviewing the sustainability reports for several listed companies
Providing legal input on a pro bono basis to DECC on proposals for the minimum energy performance standard for leased commercial property
Linklaters is ranked as the leading London environmental practice in Chambers 2014, and Vanessa is described as “a standout lawyer in the world of environmental law”. She is in the global top ten list of environmental lawyers in International Who’s Who of Lawyers and in June 2104 won the Best in Environment, Europe Women in Business Law Award.