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Hunter Technology Corp.: Hunter Technology Elects New Director Ben McQuhae and Announces AGM & Q1 Results
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Newly Elected Director
Hunter was pleased to have newly nominated director, Ben McQuhae, elected to the board of directors. Ben McQuhae is an industry leading transactional lawyer and an active expert in energy and sustainable finance. He is the founder of Ben McQuhae & Co, a law firm dedicated to contributing to a sustainable future. He is a co-founder and executive committee member of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and a steering committee member of the United Nations Network of International Financial Centres for Sustainability.
Anglo-American law firm DLA Piper has partnered with Datamaran, an environment, social and governance (ESG) risk management and data platform, to integrate ESG and legal due diligence.
Herbert Smith Freehills steps up sustainability focus with new practice group
23 February 2021
London-based energy partner Silke Goldberg appointed global leader of ESG practice
Silke Goldberg Herbert Smith Freehills is launching a dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice as demand for sustainability and climate-related advice continues to grow. The new practice area will build on more than three decades of experience advising clients on ESG-related issues across the firm’s existing practice groups. The firm’s global ESG leadership team is being led by London-based energy partner Silke Goldberg, while responsible investment specialist Rebecca Perlman will oversee the UK, the US and EMEA, corporate governance expert Timothy Stutt will head up Australia and business and human rights specialist Antony Crockett will cover Asia.
Ben McQuhae, a former partner at Jones Day, has set up a boutique firm called Ben McQuhae & Co in Hong Kong that focuses on ESG and technology.
McQuhae was most recently a partner at GPS McQuhae, a firm he co-founded in 2018 after leaving Jones Day. Following his departure, GPS McQuhae will be known as Georgiou Payne Stewien.
McQuhae’s new firm will provide legal advice to multinational companies, small and medium enterprises, investors, entrepreneurs and startups on transactions and initiatives in climate, biodiversity, and innovation. Apart from McQuhae himself, the firm has two associates - Sean Soo and Jessica Ha.