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Kevin O'Connor
Senior AssociateLondon
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
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LanguagesEnglish
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Kevin O'Connor is a member of the firm's Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Group and specialises in environmental, health and safety issues.
He has extensive experience advising on environmental, health and safety issues in the context of corporate, real estate and finance transactions and projects. He advises on a range of contamination, air emissions, climate change, carbon trading, energy efficiency and chemicals regulation, and also on corporate transparency and disclosures and supply chain controls. He also advises on regulatory investigations and contentious matters.
He is the contributing editor of the Chambers Global Practice Environmental Law Guide.
Education and admissions
Education
LPC, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, Distinction, 2003
CPE, BPP University Law School, Distinction, 2002
B.A., University of Oxford, 2000
Memberships
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association
Court admissions
England and Wales
Representative experience
Equinor SA on the environmental aspects of the sale of its interest in the Teesside Oil Terminal and Processing Facility to Total. Eni and Conoco Phillips.
Brookfield on the environmental aspects of its acquisition of Greenergy, including its interest that owns Thames Oilport and Thames Enterprise Park.
Asahi on the environmental aspects of its acquisition of the beer business of Fuller, Smith & Turner.
SABMiller on the environmental aspects of its acquisition of Meantime Brewing.
BASF on environmental and regulatory aspects of the combination of its paper and water chemicals business with Solenis.
An oil and gas client on regulatory investigations and clean-up of a major contaminated site in the UK.
Many clients on compliance with EU and UK reporting requirements, including the UK Modern Slavery Act and EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive.
A US contractor on UK and EU nuclear import and export controls and nuclear liability risks.
Latest thinking and events
Hogan Lovells Publications
Working with the European Commission on sustainable corporate governance
26 February 2021
Hogan Lovells Events
Are you ready to disclose ESG?
24 February 2021 | 4:00 PM (GMT)
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The Business and Human Rights landscape is shifting – be part of the conversation
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Beyond Brexit transition series
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