The ESG Litigation Summit 2025 - The 3rd Annual
The Only Litigation Forum Dedicated to ESG Issues in the UK and EU
Wednesday, 12th March 2025 | One Whitehall Place
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Networking & Registration
09:00
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
09:15
Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact
Travers Smith
Keynote Address: Mr. Justice Robin Knowles on the Future of ESG Litigation in the United Kingdom
09:20
The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles, Judge
High Court of England and Wales
Understanding Current Supply Chain Reporting Standards
09:50
- Supply chain security & the impact of supply chain practices on the environment
- CSR & Supply Chain Management
- Challenges of navigating diverse international regulations
Michael Barlow , Partner
Burges Salmon
Anthony Quinn, Head of Litigation
Ken Kennedy
Nathalie Allen, Partner
Addleshaw Goddard
Daniel Martin, Partner
HFW
Networking & Refreshment Break
10:30
Evaluating the First Successful Greenwashing Cases
10:50
- Outcomes of the KLM Greenwashing Case
- Potential outcomes of the FCA greenwashing regulation
- How do you price environmental damage; can it be attributed to specific entities and if so, how?
Wynne Lawrence, Partner
Clyde & Co
Marit Bosselaar, Senior Associate
Loyens & Loeff
Frank Peters, Head of Impact and Litigation
Rubicon Litigation
Richard Druce, Senior Managing Director
NERA
Louise Howarth, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland
Assessing the Impact of Recent EU Regulation on ESG Ratings
11:40
- Current Standards of ESG Ratings
- Exploring the Effects of CS3D on Corporate Responsibility
- Ensuring compliance for corporate clients
Dr. Matthias Lang, Partner
Bird & Bird
Raminta Dereskeviciute, Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
Asli Arslan Tedeschi, Global Head of Intelligence
CT Group
Networking & Lunch Break
12:10
Discussing Collective Action as an ESG Tool
13:10
- Evaulating future prospects for cases in front of the CAT after ClientEarth v Shell
- Using GLOs or CPR19.8 mechanisms in the UK to pursue justice
- Implications of the current water pollution cases
Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact
Travers Smith
Julianne Hughes-Jennett, Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Partner
Signature Litigation (France)
Daniel Saoul KC, Barrister
4 New Square
Examining Human Rights Protections in a Multinational Corporate World
14:00
- Due dilligence regulation across different jurisdictions
- Working with counsel in foreign regions to combat modern slavery
- Using existing compliance frameworks to get ahead
Nicolas J.S. Lockhart, Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Moira Thompson Oliver, Head of Business and Human Rights
Slaughter and May
Robert Kovacs, Partner
Withers
Reviewing Reputation Management and PR Issues in ESG
14:30
- Exploring how ESG Practices affect a Company’s reputation
- ESG reporting & Disclosure.
- Identifying key stakeholders & their influence on reputation
Lawrence Dore, Partner
DRD Partnership
Gaëtan de Robillard , Senior Associate
Signature Litigation (France)
Sarah Ellington, Partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:10
Exploring ESG Concerns for Financial Institutions
15:30
- The rise of OECD complaints against financial institutions
- Maintaining sustainable operations in banking
- Integrating ESG into risk management frameworks
Eliza Petritsi, Director, Antitrust Compliance
Deutsche Bank
Elena Elia, Assistant General Counsel, Financial Crime
Wells Fargo
Jacob Turner, Barrister
Fountain Court Chambers
Anthea Bowater, Counsel
Freshfields
Managing ESG Responsibilities in Client Relations
16:20
- Proactively assesing ESG liabilities
- Use of experts in auditing supply chains and accounting for resources
- Effective communication with clients
Katie Bewick, Senior Associate
Charles Russell Speechlys
Dr. Sonja Hoffmann, Partner
White & Case
Anna Brownrigg, Partner
Enyo Law
Analysing Global Trends in ESG Regulation
17:00
- Pushback against ESG litigation in the United States
- How EU regulation is influencing other regulators
- Updates from Australia and LATAM
Chris Owen, Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Dr. Julia Grothaus, German Head of Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations
Linklaters
Claude Brown, Partner
Reed Smith
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
17:30
Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact
Travers Smith
09:00
Networking & Registration
09:15
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
09:20
Keynote Address: Mr. Justice Robin Knowles on the Future of ESG Litigation in the United Kingdom
The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles - Judge - High Court of England and Wales
The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles - Judge - High Court of England and Wales
09:50
Understanding Current Supply Chain Reporting Standards
Anthony Quinn - Head of Litigation - Ken Kennedy
Nathalie Allen - Partner - Addleshaw Goddard
Daniel Martin - Partner - HFW
- Supply chain security & the impact of supply chain practices on the environment
- CSR & Supply Chain Management
- Challenges of navigating diverse international regulations
Anthony Quinn - Head of Litigation - Ken Kennedy
Nathalie Allen - Partner - Addleshaw Goddard
Daniel Martin - Partner - HFW
10:30
Networking & Refreshment Break
10:50
Evaluating the First Successful Greenwashing Cases
Marit Bosselaar - Senior Associate - Loyens & Loeff
Frank Peters - Head of Impact and Litigation - Rubicon Litigation
Richard Druce - Senior Managing Director - NERA
Louise Howarth - Partner - Eversheds Sutherland
- Outcomes of the KLM Greenwashing Case
- Potential outcomes of the FCA greenwashing regulation
- How do you price environmental damage; can it be attributed to specific entities and if so, how?
Marit Bosselaar - Senior Associate - Loyens & Loeff
Frank Peters - Head of Impact and Litigation - Rubicon Litigation
Richard Druce - Senior Managing Director - NERA
Louise Howarth - Partner - Eversheds Sutherland
11:40
Assessing the Impact of Recent EU Regulation on ESG Ratings
Raminta Dereskeviciute - Partner - McDermott Will & Emery
Asli Arslan Tedeschi - Global Head of Intelligence - CT Group
- Current Standards of ESG Ratings
- Exploring the Effects of CS3D on Corporate Responsibility
- Ensuring compliance for corporate clients
Raminta Dereskeviciute - Partner - McDermott Will & Emery
Asli Arslan Tedeschi - Global Head of Intelligence - CT Group
12:10
Networking & Lunch Break
13:10
Discussing Collective Action as an ESG Tool
Julianne Hughes-Jennett - Partner - Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis - Partner - Signature Litigation (France)
Daniel Saoul KC - Barrister - 4 New Square
- Evaulating future prospects for cases in front of the CAT after ClientEarth v Shell
- Using GLOs or CPR19.8 mechanisms in the UK to pursue justice
- Implications of the current water pollution cases
Julianne Hughes-Jennett - Partner - Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis - Partner - Signature Litigation (France)
Daniel Saoul KC - Barrister - 4 New Square
14:00
Examining Human Rights Protections in a Multinational Corporate World
Moira Thompson Oliver - Head of Business and Human Rights - Slaughter and May
Robert Kovacs - Partner - Withers
- Due dilligence regulation across different jurisdictions
- Working with counsel in foreign regions to combat modern slavery
- Using existing compliance frameworks to get ahead
Moira Thompson Oliver - Head of Business and Human Rights - Slaughter and May
Robert Kovacs - Partner - Withers
14:30
Reviewing Reputation Management and PR Issues in ESG
Gaëtan de Robillard - Senior Associate - Signature Litigation (France)
Sarah Ellington - Partner - Watson Farley & Williams
- Exploring how ESG Practices affect a Company’s reputation
- ESG reporting & Disclosure.
- Identifying key stakeholders & their influence on reputation
Gaëtan de Robillard - Senior Associate - Signature Litigation (France)
Sarah Ellington - Partner - Watson Farley & Williams
15:10
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30
Exploring ESG Concerns for Financial Institutions
Elena Elia - Assistant General Counsel, Financial Crime - Wells Fargo
Jacob Turner - Barrister - Fountain Court Chambers
Anthea Bowater - Counsel - Freshfields
- The rise of OECD complaints against financial institutions
- Maintaining sustainable operations in banking
- Integrating ESG into risk management frameworks
Elena Elia - Assistant General Counsel, Financial Crime - Wells Fargo
Jacob Turner - Barrister - Fountain Court Chambers
Anthea Bowater - Counsel - Freshfields
16:20
Managing ESG Responsibilities in Client Relations
Dr. Sonja Hoffmann - Partner - White & Case
Anna Brownrigg - Partner - Enyo Law
- Proactively assesing ESG liabilities
- Use of experts in auditing supply chains and accounting for resources
- Effective communication with clients
Dr. Sonja Hoffmann - Partner - White & Case
Anna Brownrigg - Partner - Enyo Law
17:00
Analysing Global Trends in ESG Regulation
Dr. Julia Grothaus - German Head of Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations - Linklaters
Claude Brown - Partner - Reed Smith
- Pushback against ESG litigation in the United States
- How EU regulation is influencing other regulators
- Updates from Australia and LATAM
Dr. Julia Grothaus - German Head of Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations - Linklaters
Claude Brown - Partner - Reed Smith
17:30
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
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