ELM Law was named Law Firm of the Year at the Business Green Leaders Awards 2015 and a winner at the inaugural Legal Week Legal Innovation Awards. Founder Keith Davidson discusses the role of a specialist environmental law firm.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MAIN POINTS THAT DIFFERENTIATE ELM LAW FROM YOUR COMPETITORS?
We focus exclusively on environmental and health & safety issues.
Environmental concerns tend to arrive in peaks and troughs in transactions. As an alternative to hiring an environmental partner, corporate and property teams use ELM lawyers for expert advice, peace of mind and certainty of fees.
We have particular expertise in environmental liability transfer projects for industrial clients and brownfield developers.
WHAT’S THE MAIN CHANGE YOU’VE MADE IN THE FIRM THAT WILL BENEFIT CLIENTS?
Our training workshops and webinars are well received by law firms and environmental industry clients. We have written environmental precedents and environmental transaction toolkits for LexisNexis.
CAN YOU GIVE US A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU HAVE HELPED A CLIENT TO ADD VALUE TO THEIR BUSINESS?
Supporting an international chemicals company and law firm on the sale of a portfolio of polluted sites.
Our work involved preparing a board paper on liability transfer options, coordinating technical consultants and negotiating environmental indemnities and insurance policies.