This global spotlight celebrates 40 of the most impressive ESG and sustainability lawyers aged 40 and under — rising stars at the partner, barrister and counsel level who are redefining the legal landscape. These top practitioners are at the forefront of critical issues ranging from regulatory compliance and litigation to business and human rights-based accountability. Collectively, their work is shaping corporate responsibility, influencing policy and driving meaningful change in boardrooms, courtrooms and beyond.

Margherita Cornaglia 

Landmark Chambers, London

Hannah Bain 

Russell McVeagh, Wellington

Cat Greenwood-Smith 

Freshfields, London

Manuela Demarche

Trench Rossi Watanabe, São Paulo

Paul Mertenskötter 

Covington, New York/Brussels

Ashleigh Myers 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Austin & Houston

Louise Barber 

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, London

Sara Mattern 

Foley Hoag, Washington, DC

David Alfrey

Addleshaw Goddard, London

Constantin Eikel 

Bird & Bird, Düsseldorf 

Claire Seaborn 

Torys, Toronto

Sebastian Gräler 

Hogan Lovells, Düsseldorf

Rachel Lowe 

Proskauer Rose, London 

María Victoria Tuculet  

Bomchil, Buenos Aires

Rebecca Perlman 

Kirkland & Ellis, London

Marit Bosselaar 

Loyens & Loeff, Amsterdam

Julian Harrell 

Faegre Drinker, Indianapolis

Veronica Webster Celda 

Osborne Clarke, London

Guillaume Croisant 

Linklaters, Brussels

Christian Turotti 

Simmons & Simmons, Milan

Theresa Lauterbach

Hengeler Mueller, Munich

Amy Carseldine 

Clayton Utz, Brisbane

Michelle Chikezie 

G Elias, Lagos

Emma Bichet 

Cooley, Brussels

Jill Shaw 

A&L Goodbody, Dublin

Anton Vallélian 

Lalive, Geneva

Stuart Neely 

Norton Rose Fulbright, London

Christina Rahbek 

Gorrissen Federspiel, Aarhus

Gedham Gomes 

Tauil & Chequer Advogados, Rio de Janeiro

William-James Kettlewell 

Baker McKenzie, Brussels

Meaghan Colligan Hembree 

Holland & Knight, Washington, DC

Holly Suthren 

Eversheds Sutherland, London/Manchester

June Hu 

Sullivan & Cromwell, New York

Gustav Ollinger 

White & Case, Berlin

Ruth Knox 

Paul Hastings, London

Kate Wilson Butler 

Chapman Tripp, Wellington

Hannah Flint 

Hunton Andrews Kurth, Washington, DC

Emma Newnham 

King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne

Karolin Fitzer  

Noerr, Frankfurt

Joshua Domb 

Gen-R Law, London