Lovells

Lovells’ has expanded its environment and climate change law capability with the hire of former Baker & McKenzie associate Angela Mouton.  Angela will work alongside partner Christopher Norton who heads up the firm's Environment and Climate Change team within the corporate practice in London.  Angela joined Lovells on 2 June.

Angela was previously an associate at Baker & McKenzie where she has focussed on climate change and carbon markets as well as environmental law.  She has also held positions at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the Law Commission of England and Wales, the Ministry of economic development in New Zealand and Chapman Tripp Sheffield Young in New Zealand.   

Angela joins Lovells' Environment and Climate Change team, which covers environmental law, health and safety, climate change and emissions trading and sits alongside the commercial and regulatory team within the corporate practice.  The team provides support for transactions as well as doing standalone contentious and non-contentious work for clients.  It comprises five fee earners.  The team works closely with the energy, planning and product liability practices with support from teams of specialist lawyers at partner and associate level across Europe, Asia and the US.  Recent examples of the work of the team include advising banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of climate change and emissions trading issues and advising on the new EU chemicals Regulation, REACH  

Andrew Skipper, Practice Stream Leader, corporate, said:  

“The firm is committed to long term investment in the corporate stream and the environment team is an important part of our practice.  Given the global emphasis on climate change we believe there are exciting opportunities and brining Angela on board is part of our efforts to boost our capability in this area."

Angela Mouton
 

• International Environmental Law Paper, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2000) 
• LLB (1st Class Hons), Victoria University of Wellington (1999)
• BSc (Zoology / Ecology), Victoria University of Wellington (1998)
• Matriculation (Hons; Proximae Accessit), Scottburgh High School, South Africa (1993) 
• Admitted Solicitor of England and Wales (2008) 
• Admitted Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (2000)  

About Lovells  

With over 3,000 people operating from 26 offices in Asia, Europe and the United States, Lovells is one of the world's leading international law firms.  We advise many of the world's largest corporations, financial institutions and governmental organisations.  We regularly act on complex, multi jurisdictional transactions as well as some of the most high profile commercial disputes.  Lovells (the "firm") is an international legal practice comprising Lovells LLP and its affiliated businesses.   Lovells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC323639.  Registered office and principal place of business: Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG. 

The word "partner" is used to refer to a member of Lovells LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications, and to a partner, member, employee or consultant in any of its affiliated businesses who has equivalent standing.   

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