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.

Claire Seaborn 

Torys, Toronto

Amy Carseldine 

Clayton Utz, Brisbane

David Alfrey

Addleshaw Goddard, London

Holly Suthren 

Eversheds Sutherland, London/Manchester

Emma Bichet 

Cooley, Brussels

Theresa Lauterbach

Hengeler Mueller, Munich

Christina Rahbek 

Gorrissen Federspiel, Aarhus

Stuart Neely 

Norton Rose Fulbright, London

Emma Newnham 

King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne

María Victoria Tuculet  

Bomchil, Buenos Aires

Rebecca Perlman 

Kirkland & Ellis, London

Kate Wilson Butler 

Chapman Tripp, Wellington

Ashleigh Myers 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Austin & Houston

Rachel Lowe 

Proskauer Rose, London 

Paul Mertenskötter 

Covington, New York/Brussels

Ruth Knox 

Paul Hastings, London

Marit Bosselaar 

Loyens & Loeff, Amsterdam

Christian Turotti 

Simmons & Simmons, Milan

Michelle Chikezie 

G Elias, Lagos

Hannah Flint 

Hunton Andrews Kurth, Washington, DC

Joshua Domb 

Gen-R Law, London

Karolin Fitzer  

Noerr, Frankfurt

Constantin Eikel 

Bird & Bird, Düsseldorf 

William-James Kettlewell 

Baker McKenzie, Brussels

Sara Mattern 

Foley Hoag, Washington, DC

June Hu 

Sullivan & Cromwell, New York

Gustav Ollinger 

White & Case, Berlin

Guillaume Croisant 

Linklaters, Brussels

Sebastian Gräler 

Hogan Lovells, Düsseldorf

Manuela Demarche

Trench Rossi Watanabe, São Paulo

Meaghan Colligan Hembree 

Holland & Knight, Washington, DC

Julian Harrell 

Faegre Drinker, Indianapolis

Gedham Gomes 

Tauil & Chequer Advogados, Rio de Janeiro

Anton Vallélian 

Lalive, Geneva

Cat Greenwood-Smith 

Freshfields, London

Margherita Cornaglia 

Landmark Chambers, London

Hannah Bain 

Russell McVeagh, Wellington

Jill Shaw 

A&L Goodbody, Dublin

Veronica Webster Celda 

Osborne Clarke, London

Louise Barber 

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, London