California Climate Disclosure Laws: Compliance Strategy for SB 253 and SB 261

Ms. Haskins represents clients in environmental and energy litigation, regulation, and compliance matters before federal, state, and administrative courts and commissions. Her experience includes representing clients in matters involving environmental, health and safety (EHS), including Clean Water Act issues, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and PFAS, OSHA and California Proposition 65 claims. Ms. Haskins also provides environmental due diligence on real estate transactional matters, including brownfield developments, and counsels clients on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risk management strategy.

Mr. Rotter joined the capital markets group of Ropes & Gray in 2021. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced in the New York and London offices of another prominent global law firm. Mr. Rotter concentrates his practice on advising investors, issuers, selling shareholders, underwriters and other market participants on securities law matters and capital market transactions, including public offerings and private placements, beneficial ownership reporting, Section 16, resales of restricted securities, insider trading and other regulatory issues. He has an active practice advising clients on securities law issues related to digital assets, including tokenized securities and other assets, cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Mr. Rotter also has extensive experience advising on mandatory and voluntary ESG disclosures, including to meet U.S. state and federal, EU and UK requirements, as well as to conform to voluntary frameworks and standards. He also has been led author on numerous industry group comment letters on ESG disclosures. Mr. Rotter serves as chair of the ESG Committee of New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section.

Ms. Schlag advises clients on a wide range of environmental, social, and governance issues, providing strategic and practical guidance. She helps clients navigate emerging challenges by finding policy, regulatory, and transactional solutions to manage complex environmental, social, and governance risks.