Our Environmental Practice delivers integrated legal support on environmental compliance, regulatory frameworks and permitting matters across a wide range of industries. We assist clients in navigating complex national and EU environmental requirements, with a focus on practical, risk-mitigation solutions aligned with business operations. Our team combines regulatory expertise with a business-oriented approach, supporting clients in managing environmental exposure while ensuring continuity of operations and long-term compliance.
Our expertise covers:
- Environmental compliance and regulatory – including assessments of compliance with applicable environmental legislation and product-related requirements, as well as providing strategic recommendations aimed at mitigating regulatory exposure;
- Waste management – covering general and hazardous waste, packaging waste, WEEE, batteries and accumulators, including remediation and compliance-enhancing measures;
- Drafting and review of sector-specific agreements – such as waste management contracts, including collection, transport and recycling agreements, agreements with producer responsibility organizations (PROs), and the assessment of traceability and reporting documentation;
- Environmental Fund obligations – including risk assessment, prevention and remediation measures;
- Assistance during inspections and controls – carried out by environmental authorities, including the National Environmental Guard and the Environmental Fund Administration;
- Permitting assistance – including identifying permitting requirements for developing various types of projects and representation before national and local authorities in permitting and authorization procedures;
- Industrial emissions and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)
- Environmental liability – including providing prevention- and remediation-related obligations;
- Legal due diligence & transaction support – including identifying environmental risks and liabilities, transfer of environmental permits, allocation of environmental obligations and compliance-related representations and warranties.
