Lovells Expands Environmental Law Team

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.

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."