10th World Women Lawyers' Conference: Driving Change
23 Oct - 25 Oct 2024
Session information
Measuring the pulse on ESG: cross jurisdictional perspectives from litigation to M&A
Friday 25 October (1015 - 1115)
Description
This session dives into the latest environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) law and issues across jurisdictions. The panel will examine the status of ESG laws in Canada, Europe and the US and provide guidance on key cross-jurisdictional trends from ESG litigation to regulatory and M&A issues. The panel will close with remarks around the role of the lawyer in the context of an ESG practice.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Edona Vila | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Treasurer, Product Law and Advertising Committee |
Speakers
| Anne Drost | Blake Cassels & Graydon , Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Anna Gassner | GSK Stockmann SA, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Jennifer King | Gowling WLG, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Jenna Levine | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA |
| Virginia Schweitzer | Fasken, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Newsletter Editor, Mining Law Committee |