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COP26 – On the Ground From the Conference

As COP26 – UN Climate Change Conference draws to a close later today, Associate Kay She caught up with Partner Andrew Hedges to discuss how the Consumer Goods and Retail sector is working towards achieving Net Zero.https://video.bakermckenzie.com/embed?id=68333a27-05e9-4c8a-ba7d-e6d6439bb1c8

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Ilona Millar is a partner in the Environmental Markets team at Baker McKenzie's Sydney office. Ilona is an environmental and projects lawyer with a diverse range of experience in domestic and international climate change, carbon markets, environmental law and policy, and a strong background in all aspects of water management, planning and projects. She joined the Firm in 2008 from the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, and International Institute for Environment and Development, in London. Ilona regularly writes, teaches and presents on environmental topics — she has lectured on environmental law, environmental markets and international climate change law at UNSW, Sydney University and University College London and for the past six years has co-coordinated the international climate change law course at ANU where she is a visiting fellow at the College of Law. Ilona's extensive pro bono work includes advising a number of developing country governments and non-government organizations on international climate change negotiations, and advising the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists on water and natural resource management law. She is listed among the best lawyers for Climate Change by Best Lawyers Australia 2016.

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Graham Stuart is a partner at Baker McKenzie's London office specialising in product regulation and environmental, health and safety law.

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Adam Farlow heads the Firm's Capital Markets practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is a New York and English qualified partner based in London. He has extensive experience in US securities laws and transaction management. He has been elected as a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and serves on the Council of the American Bar Association Section of International Law.

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Caitlin is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Financial Services Regulatory practice group, based in the London office.
Caitlin's practice focuses on advising a range of global financial institutions on complex and high value regulatory matters. She advises banks, asset managers, major corporates and payment institutions on navigating UK and EU financial services regulation. She has particular experience in advising clients on regulatory implementation projects, day-to-day compliance issues, and regulatory issues arising in the context of acquisitions, restructurings, and divestments within the financial services sector. Caitlin also advises market infrastructure providers on markets regulation and the provision of cross-border trading solutions.
Caitlin leads our London office’s ESG regulatory work for financial institutions, and advises a range of clients on the drafting and implementation of ESG policies and structuring ESG-focused investment products. Caitlin is an authority on regulatory reforms in the sustainability space and sits on a number of trade association working groups.
Caitlin has been recognised as a "Leading Partner" by The Legal 500 UK, where she is cited by clients as "a great lawyer [who] has a photographic recollection of regulations which makes her an amazing resource for any tricky topic." She is ranked by Chambers for financial services regulation, where clients describe her as "an expert in her field", a "phenomenal regulatory lawyer" and "a highly responsive and excellent communicator" who "consistently provides pragmatic solutions that are within the regulatory framework". Caitlin is also acknowledged by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in Real Estate Funds.

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Jo Hewitt is a partner in the Corporate Department of Baker McKenzie London, and advises clients on a wide range of corporate law matters.