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What are the legal risks and opportunities for global organizations when it comes to energy transition? As corporates continue to set ambitious decarbonization and energy transition targets, the role that in-house legal teams play in helping to make this happen will be critical. The final session in our 2024 ESG global webinar series takes place on 7 November and will look to address some of the legal challenges and opportunities for corporates as they transition to net zero. Our panel of Dentons Partners, Vivek Bakshi, David McGimpsey, Hazel Saffery, Christian Schnell, PhD, and Claudia Thomas, will discuss the practicalities of mitigating energy transition risks and maximizing opportunities across a range of areas. The panel will also provide in-house legal teams with a global climate and energy policy outlook and an update on regulatory developments across a number of key international markets. Don’t miss out on this important discussion and register now for the webinar ’Transitioning to net zero: legal risks and opportunities for corporates’ here: https://lnkd.in/gvZjJ2Gd #ESG #EnergyTransition #NetZero #InHouseLegal #LegalEvents

It’s one week until this year’s BIO-Europe conference in Stockholm. Will we see you there? We look forward to connecting with you at the event - booth #165. Find out how to meet our team: https://lnkd.in/dMP6Rx8W #BIOEurope #LifeSciences #BioPharma

Dentons' Global Investment Funds group hosted its inaugural global funds conference, featuring panelists from twelve different countries. The highly interactive five-day event focused on fund distribution, marketing strategies, and the latest trends in each panelist’s respective country.   This forum provided valuable insights into the global investment landscape, fostered knowledge-sharing across international markets, and offered a unique opportunity to engage collaboratively—both globally and regionally—on key issues impacting our clients. This led to the emergence of common themes that will enhance our global conversations with clients about effectively distributing their investment products and how Dentons’ global funds team can support them in achieving their objectives.   The panelists included: Partner Michelle Segaert, Partner Greg McNab, Partner Jonathan Bernstein, Partner Nora Wouters, Partner Vivien Teu, Partner Namita Das, Counsel Maria Rodriguez, Managing Associate Rowin Gurusami, Senior Partner I-An Lim, Senior Partner Emily Low, Senior Associate Anna Terrizzi, Partner Guy Norfolk, Partner Owen McLennan and Partner Adam Dunst.

Building Tomorrow Today! 🌍 From 16-18 October, Dentons hosted its Africa Partner Meeting in beautiful Mauritius. With 70+ leaders from 22+ African jurisdictions, we united under the 2024 theme. Cementing connections, sharing ideas, and shaping the future as Africa’s leading global law firm. Together, laying the foundation for a stronger, connected tomorrow! #DentonsAfrica #BuildingTomorrowToday #LeadingTheFuture Special thanks to hosts, Sivakumaren Mardemootoo and Priscilla Balgobin-Bhoyrul. #Dentons #Africa #LeadingLawFirm #TomorrowToday

We are honored by the trust and support of our clients and peers. Legal 500 Latin America 2025 has awarded Dentons with over 200 quality rankings, a testament to our deep commitment to excellence in serving clients across Latin America and the Caribbean. Congratulations to all our teams and lawyers! Read more: https://lnkd.in/epuEf3yr

Modernizing and coordinating digital, physical and social infrastructure can make delivery and use of public, private and hybrid services more efficient, cost effective and socially beneficial. The Dentons Global Smart Cities & Connected Communities Think Tank Annual Report 2024 helps communities craft innovative legal, economic and policy solutions to societal challenges, making them more sustainable, efficient and secure in an era of rapid technological change. The work of the Think Tank is more important now than ever before, and we look forward to continued engagement with all Think Tank members. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eq5kMZ82 #SmartCities

This year’s International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney promises to bring together a large number of participants from the global mining industry, including many of our colleagues and clients. Attendees, Jose Moran, John Mollard, Greg McNab, Kym Livesley and Urvashi Seomangal from the Dentons Global Mining Team bring different perspectives to the issues facing the industry right now, including these priorities: 1. How we are seeing our clients react to the continuing volatility in the critical mineral space, at least for some minerals such as lithium. Do the recent and just announced big deals bring back support for prices long term? 2. For the broader critical minerals space, are we seeing enough investment coming in the development of processing facilities to change the current control of the industry? How will rare earth elements production meet forecast demand? 3. In the gold and silver markets, are we expecting the price of mining stocks to catch up to the escalating price of the commodities they produce? Reach out to Jose, John, Greg, Kym and Urvashi if you will be attending as well.

Navigating global AI regulations was clearly of interest to the 2,000+ clients that registered for our recent CX webinar that addressed AI governance, procurement and deployment. With a global panel of speakers participating from across Dentons, the team covered a wide range of topics. Their regulatory overview includes details of hard law and soft low (best practice) regimes in 18 jurisdictions and is available to download, and you can watch a recording of the session in the Global AI hub Speaker panel: Juanita Acosta, Partner, Latin America and The Caribbean, Dan Burge, Partner, UK, Robyn Chatwood, Partner, Australia, Todd Daubert, Partner, US, Giangiacomo Olivi, Partner, Europe, Antonis Patrikios, Partner, UK, Chantal Bernier, Counsel, Canada, and Chiara Bocchi, Counsel, Europe. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/e9F3fBMj #GeneralCounsel #LegalOps #AI #DentonsAIsolutions

Congratulations to Wendela Raas MRICS, who has been elected Europe Chief Executive Officer at Dentons, effective November 1, 2024. An esteemed real estate lawyer and leader with significant board experience, Wendela will spearhead our efforts to be a top-quality law firm across continental Europe and Central Asia. Read more: https://lnkd.in/deND6wMG #Leadership #CEO #Europe

Missed our recent global ESG webinar on navigating the evolving ESG disclosure landscape? Here are the key takeaways. 42% of the in-house legal audience indicated that their organization is currently required to disclose under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This group shared that gathering the relevant data was the most challenging aspect of preparing for compliance. When asked about compliance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), 42% of the audience is currently required to comply. This group reported that the most challenging aspect of preparing for compliance with CSDDD was supply chain complexity, followed by identifying in-scope entities and engaging with internal and external stakeholders. Our panelists Helen Bowdren, Dr. Julia Pfeil, Katy MacAskill, Evan H. Janssens and Amy Morin shared a practical summary of the CSRD, the US Climate Change Disclosures, CSDDD, and EU Deforestation Regulation requirements. Reach out to your usual Dentons contact or any of our panelists for assistance on navigating ESG reporting and disclosures now. Register here for our final ESG global webinar for 2024, ‘Transitioning to net zero: legal risks and opportunities for corporates’ which takes place on 7 November: https://lnkd.in/gztA7ynK #ESG #ESGReporting #ESGDisclosure #EnergyTransition #InHouseLegal #LegalEvents