Environmental

Environmental and climate disputes are increasing globally – in frequency, scale and diversity. With more than 150 experts, including world leaders across all critical fields, HKA can guide you through this shifting risk landscape.

Heightened risk demands the highest expertise

As regulators, activists and investors drive change and environmental disputes, more companies too are resorting to legal action to protect assets and financial interests. Climate-related litigation has doubled over the past decade.

HKA was first in the market to offer global expert witness services dedicated to environmental and climate matters. We have used this pioneering experience to build a comprehensive practice with the very best experts, technical knowledge and testifying capabilities.

Our specialists in air, land, water, waste, climate and governance work with clients, sharing this value and finding the best practicable solutions to environmental challenges. 

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Why HKA?

The issues raised by climate disputes, class actions, investor-state arbitration, stranded assets and other environmental conflicts are complex. Investigating, decoding and resolving them demands deep expertise.

Our Environment & Climate practice’s know-how – and HKA-hallmark reporting and presenting skills – ensure that findings and opinions are communicated clearly and credibly to counsel, clients and courts.

We have been engaged around the world from Europe and the Middle East to the Americas and Australasia on significant matters involving adjudication, civil actions and international arbitration, with case values up to €700 million.

How we can help

Our experts help clients avoid disputes as well as providing incisive support with allegations, claims or legal actions related to the environment and ESG (environment, social and governance) requirements.  

Collaborative approach

Global thought leaders in their fields, our people listen and collaborate. They ensure the context is fully understood, while drawing on their professional and industry experience to make a meaningful difference to outcomes.

Breadth with depth

The range and calibre of HKA’s environmental and climate expertise is unmatched. Notable specialisms include soil, water, air, and environmental impact assessment. Emerging contaminants, such as PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, are another area of specialist expertise.

Flexible resource

From our global network, we deploy individual experts or integrated teams where diverse skills are required – hydrogeology, toxicology, and risk assessment in land contamination cases, for example.

Joined Up Action

Our environmental experts can also work seamlessly with HKA colleagues from a wide range of specialisms:

• Technical forensics in other fields
• Project advisory services
• Delay, disruption and quantum analysis
• Commercial damages assessment
• Intellectual property
• Risk management

Knowledge-sharing across our multi-disciplinary global organisation underpins the comprehensive solution we offer to the complex challenges arising from global heating, changing regulation, and ESG pressures.

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