Environment and Natural Resources

Clear advice enabling environmental compliance and predictability

Environmental matters are increasingly central to project timelines, investment decisions and operational continuity. We help clients manage environmental obligations and opportunities with clear, business-oriented advice — from early project planning to permitting, transactions and regulatory change. Our focus is on enabling sustainable projects and operations while managing risk and avoiding costly delays.

The team possesses top-level expertise, especially in environmental issues. It is also prompt and provides good-quality responses.

Chambers Europe

Top tier expertise across environmental law and energy projects

HPP offers advice in environmental law, with a strong focus on complex infrastructure and energy projects. We advise our clients in all phases of the projects, on complex environmental and energy regulatory matters and administrative processes related to, for example land use planning, permitting, environmental liabilities and nature conservation. Furthermore, we assist our clients in navigating the rapidly evolving regulatory framework relevant to energy developments and grid-related matters, including electricity market regulation and project-critical authorisations.

We also advise on legal issues related to infrastructure and energy projects, commercial and property acquisition contracts, and environmental aspects in corporate, real estate and financing transactions. Where environmental issues are relevant, we analyse and evaluate risks, highlight potential operational or financial consequences, and provide mitigation strategies and practical recommendations that take environmental legislation into account. We work collaboratively with our colleagues to ensure our clients get comprehensive, multidisciplinary support.

Pragmatic, solution-oriented delivery with strong sector insight

We combine experience with extensive industry and business knowledge. Our deep understanding of clients’ sectors, operations and processes enables us to provide advice that works in practice and supports decision-making. We represent a wide range of clients — from industrial and real estate businesses to public entities and trade associations — including leading operators in forestry, metals, chemicals, energy, food, oil, mining, waste management, recycling, renewables, and logistics. We also continuously monitor legislative developments relevant to our clients and support them in representing their interests already at the drafting stage of new legislation.