Environmental lawyers need to understand economic externalities.
Not exact matches
The agency said only that the
lawyers were
needed because of «improper conduct» and «
environmental issues.»
«The situation at the moment is so desperate that we
need to do everything we can to reduce overall systemic climate risk, and that includes offsets,» said Martijn Wilder, a leading
environmental lawyer at Baker & McKenzie, based in Sydney.
The movement to make ecocide a crime against peace under international law, led by UK - based
lawyer Polly Higgins, as well as efforts to grant legal rights to Mother Earth, such as Bolivia has done, is exactly where we
need to be going in terms of the highest level of
environmental thinking: Recognizing that destroying whole swaths of the planet, with little to no concern for the effect on all the creatures that live upon it, is not just unethical, unacceptable behavior, but is also a crime, a crime against humanity, a crime against life itself.
Whether you're seeking legal assistance with a creative or complex real estate purchase, lease, or transaction, require the services of an experienced
environmental attorney, or simply
need help with a traditional real estate transaction, our team of real estate
lawyers is available to help.
SPDA realized they
needed more than
lawyers to affect
environmental change - they also
needed talented communicators.
SPDA realized they
needed more than
lawyers to affect
environmental change — they also
needed talented communicators.
Companies will
need lawyers to deal with «Carbox» compliance and grapple with issues such as what
environmental risks must be disclosed and when.
Environmental lawyer concludes B.C.'s wolf hunt operates like a lottery,
needs gov» t license to be legal,
Our California
environmental compliance
lawyers regularly assist clients with permitting and development strategies that are comprehensive, timely and responsive to project
needs and regulatory requirements.
To the contrary, legal matters arise in their own specific contexts and, in order to be addressed effectively,
need to be addressed in that specific context: a business matter, a financial matter, an
environmental matter, a health matter, a family matter... It is beyond the capacity of any single individual
lawyer, however gifted, to master the full context in which any legal matter may arise.
This means that
lawyers need to find out how leases can be drafted to promote prudent
environmental housekeeping.
Marc - André Boutin, who has a niche focus in the
environmental and aboriginal law capacities, is touted by a client as «an excellent litigation
lawyer, with particular ability to follow up on the client
needs in terms of understanding the business expectations and representing them vis - à - vis the courts and our counterparts.»
Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law,
environmental, health law, etc. •
Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent
need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law,
environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.
We work directly with
lawyers from the firm's other practice areas, such as antitrust law,
environmental law, labor and employment, real estate, securities, tax law and litigation, to ensure your
needs are met in a way that takes into account specific health care regulatory requirements.