Matthew Karmel

Principal, Practice Group Leader - Environmental and Sustainability Law

Climate Contracting for In-House Lawyers

When:

September 24, 2024 at 9:00am – 10:00am

People:

Matthew Karmel

Location:

Virtual - Zoom
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Climate Contracting for In-House Lawyers

Incorporating climate clauses into contracts allows in-house lawyers to simply and effectively integrate climate change obligations into all sectors of the economy.

Offit Kurman presents a free virtual CLE discussion with The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP), a leading nonprofit that develops resources for incorporating climate considerations into contracts.

This panel will include a keynote opening from Ben Metz, the Executive Director of TCLP, about TCLP and their mission to utilize their global network of lawyers and business leaders to focus on decarbonization through climate contracting.

The keynote will be followed by a comprehensive discussion on TCLP’s climate clauses, which have recently been updated for use by US attorneys.

Although this panel is intended for in-house lawyers, attorneys of all kinds will benefit from the knowledge of how to incorporate climate considerations into contracts.

Speakers:

Matthew Karmel - Principal and Chair of the Environmental and Sustainability Practice Group at Offit Kurman and author behind The Planetary Lawyer Project

Ben Metz - Executive Director of The Chancery Lane Project

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About The Chancery Lane Project: The Chancery Lane Project helps organisations reduce emissions using the power of legal documents and processes. We are a charity registered in the United Kingdom, working in over 110 countries.

About The Planetary Lawyer Project: The Planetary Lawyer Project is a bi-weekly newsletter read by more than 1,000 climate-curious lawyers worldwide. The newsletter is designed to share insights on building a climate-focused legal career, elevate diverse voices within the legal community and encourage planet-friendly pro bono work among his readers.  

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About GoInhouse: Since 2009, the GoInhouse job board has generated millions of pageviews by candidates looking for everything from general counsel jobs to corporate counsel positions. Our niche focus helps us deliver results - and we feature in-house counsel jobs from companies in the Fortune 100 to the latest start-ups looking for their first in-house attorney.

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CLE is expected to be available for this event in CA, NJ, NY, and PA, and may be made available in other jurisdictions upon request. Specifically, this program is approved for 1 hour general/substantive CLE in PA and CA. Attorneys in states such as NJ and NY that recognize PA as an approved jurisdiction will also receive credit. Please consult your jurisdiction’s requirements to determine if PA is an approved jurisdiction. Please feel free to contact cdooley@offitkurman.com for further information.

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