Environmental Law & New Energy

As global attention increasingly focuses on various environmental challenges such as climate change, air and water pollution, the regulatory environment has become ever more stringent. Equally, new markets in clean energy technologies and development projects offer new opportunities to investors and to corporations seeking to meet their environmental commitments.

Our lawyers regularly advise clients on meeting their duties under environmental legislation, minimizing risk of criminal and civil penalties and facilitating optimum business efficiency. Our environmental practice is integrated with other practices such as mergers & acquisitions, financing, and securities offerings. Where clients seek to invest in new or established clean energy technologies (including both renewable energy and clean fossil fuels) and natural resource development projects, our strong track record in aiding both international and domestic clients in investments in China, coupled with our financing, merger & acquisitions and environmental expertise, ensures the smoothest possible transactions and optimum investment, financing, or other transaction structures, with environmental issues taken into full consideration.

• Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and carbon emission trading transactions;
• Investment and financing transactions in renewable and clean energy such as wind, solar, hydro and nuclear power;
• Waste and water treatment projects;
• Environmental due diligence and regulatory advice