About our Climate Change & Sustainability Practice

K&L Gates launched its Climate Change and Sustainability practice in 2006 to bring our clients the multidisciplinary approach necessary to understand and address the complex challenges and emerging opportunities presented by global climate change and sustainable development.  Our clients take advantage of our core strengths in corporate transactions, environmental compliance, natural resource management, corporate governance, public policy, energy project development and finance, intellectual property and litigation.

We have more than 50 lawyers committed to assisting clients in the range of issues, including:

  • anticipating how climate change and climate change regulation may affect their business
  • identifying risks and opportunities
  • shaping public policy
  • obtaining financing and government grants and subsidies
  • permitting clean technology and carbon sequestration projects for traditional and innovative energy companies
  • establishing, documenting and marketing carbon credits and renewable energy credits
  • satisfying compliance obligations arising under environmental, public utility, securities and corporate governance laws and regulations

These lawyers have significant experience representing the spectrum of entities touched by this issue, including those involved in energy production and consumption, industrial manufacturing, clean technology, natural resource, and lending and investing.

Learn more about our Climate Change & Sustainability Practice on our website.