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Rule of law | 20 May 2020

Access to Justice: Lawyer database
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Access to Justice

Access to Justice: Lawyer database

As part of the Life Access to Justice for a Greener Europe project, ClientEarth and Justice & Environment have gathered details of legal experts across Europe. Each holds expertise in the field of environmental law. We hope the below resource will enable campaigners and concerned citizens alike to start conversations and collaborate, to improve access to justice in environmental matters for all.

Have a look at the list of lawyers below and select the one you want to be in touch with.

View access to justice lawyers in Austria

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Priska LuegerOKOBUROViennaPublic Participation,
Aarhus & Espoo Compliance,
SEA, EIA
Facebook 
Gregor SchamschulaOKOBUROViennaPublic Participation,
EIA, SEA,
Biodiversity, water protection
Facebook 
Katharina ScharfetterOKOBUROViennaPublic participation,
EIA,
Biodiversity, water protection
Facebook 
Paul KuncioUmweltdachverbandViennaEnvironmental Law (Austrian and European Union Law), Aarhus ConventionFacebook
Judith FitzUniversity of Vienna ViennaPublic Participation,
European Union Law,
Human Rights,
Climate Litigation
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Nicolas BrunnerHeger & Partner RechtsanwälteViennaEnvironmental Law,
Public Law,
Civil Law
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Martin Ulrich FischerHeger & Partner RechtsanwälteViennaEnvironmental Law,
Public Law,
Civil Law
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Michaela KrömerLaw firm Krömer ViennaClimate crisis litigation
Human rights
Constitutional law

View access to justice lawyers in Belgium

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Hélène DuguyBrusselsDroit de l’environnement européen et internationalLinkedIn 
Matthieu WemaereWemaere AvocatsBrusselsInternational, EU and national environment and climate law and policy

View access to justice lawyers in Bulgaria

NameOrganisationCityExpertise

Plamen Peev

BluelinkSofiaEnvironmental assessments, access to justice, public participation, local environmental governance

View access to justice lawyers in Estonia

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Kadi-Kaisa KaljuveerEstonian Environmental Law CenterTallinnSEA
EIA
Mineral resources
Facebook
Merlyn MannovEstonian Environmental Law CenterTallinnSpatial planning
EIA
Natural resources
and conservation law
Facebook
Kaarel RelveEstonian Environmental Law CenterTallinnEnvironmental procedural rights ( information, participation, access to justice)Facebook
Siim VahtrusEstonian Environmental Law CenterTallinnNature Conservation Law
Noise and EIA
Facebook
Kärt VaarmariEstonian Fund for Nature TartuClimateFacebook

View access to justice lawyers in France

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Thomas DubreuilCabinet individuel  Thomas DubreuilVannes / MorbihanUrban law planningLinkedIn 
Sandrine GelisCabinet Gelis AvocatMont-de-Marsan (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)Biodiversity & Water
Natural heritage
Societal and environmental responsibility
LinkedIn 
Priscilla MignardPays de la LoireClassified facilities
Animal welfare
Water protection
Tom SchneiderSchneider AvocatsMontpellierPublic law
Urban planning law
Blanche Magarinos ReyCabinet d’avocats ArtemisiaParisEnvironmental law
Urban planning law
Corinne LepageHuglo LepageParisEnergy
Health
Biodiversity
Twitter
LinkedIn
Julien BetailleToulouse UniversityToulouseAarhus
EIA
Biodiversity and predators
Constitutional law for environmental matters
Research Gate 
Maxime FlamandFrance Nature Environnement – AinBourg-en-BresseWetland
Biodiversity
Alexandre FaroFARO & GOZLANParisEnvironmental law Energy
Waste
Human rights Media
Justine OrierOrier Risser AvocatsParisEnergy law
Environmental law
Waste and public contracts
LinkedIn
Sebastian MabileSeattle AvocatsParisEnvironmental law Criminal Environmental law Biodiversity lawTwitter
Louis CofflardAvocat au Barreau de ParisParisEnvironmental law
Planning law
Administrative law
Coline RobertGeo AvocatsParisEnvironmental lawLinkedIn
Francois RuffieCabinet d’Avocats François RuffiéLibournePollution and classified facilities
Water
Louise TschanzCabinet d’avocat FidalLyonPollution
Renewable energies
Circular economy
François MerangerSyndicat Mixte Baie de Somme Grand Littoral PicardAbbeville (Amiens)Coastline protection
Anouk RozziCabinet Anouk ROZZI AvocateDijonPublic lawLinkedin
Facebook
Lucille StahlCabinet StahlDie (Valence/Grenoble)Natural heritage
French overseas
Bernard DrobenkoULCO/TVES/CRIDEAU – SRLLimogesWater
Urban planning law
Herve HourcadeFrance Nature Environnement ToulouseClassified facilities (penal, criminal and administrative law), water, and protected species.
Sophie BardetFrance Nature Environnement Le MansNature protection law, Environmental democracyTwitter
Facebook
Yann FauconnierClermont-FerrandEnvironmental law
Urban planning
Cindy PicardNotre Affaire à TousDieppeInternational and European environmental law.Linkedin
Olivier GourbinotFrance Nature EnvironnementMontpellierEuropean environmental law, mining law
Isabelle VergnouxMarseilleCriminal environmental law, Urban planning law.
Jérôme GraefeFrance Nature EnvironnementParisEnvironmental law.Facebook
Matthieu GaleyParisEnvironmental law,
Urban planning law,
Energy law
Marine DenisNotre Affaire à TousParisClimate litigation,
Migrations & climate change
Climate negotiations
Linkedin
Louis de RedonAgroParisTech, IRJS & Cabinet d’avocatRomorantin-LanthenayBiodiversity, waste, classified facilities, water, polluted soils, GMOsTwitter
Zehor DurandCabinet d’acovat DurandAvignonPublic law, water litigationFacebook
Romain EcorchardBretagne VivanteNantesEnvironmental law,
Wildlife protection
François LafforgueTTLA & AssociésParisPesticides, Air, Biodiversity, Intensive farming, Environmental healthBlog
Benjamin HogommatFNE Pays de la LoireAngersWater law
Nature protection law
Pesticides

Fanny Vellin
Norton Rose FulBrightParisEnvironmental law
Anthony EmorineParisEIA
Water
polluted soils
LinkedIn
Clémentine BaldonBaldon AvocatsParisEU Law, Competition Law, Trade Law

Antoine Gatet

Universite de LimogesLimogesWater law
Nature protection law
Environmental democracy
Cultural heritage
Mathieu LabrandeEcol’au droitBranges

Environmental police

View access to justice lawyers in Germany

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Franziska HessBaumann Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, BUND e.V.; BUND Sachsen e.V. (Friends of the Earth Germany)LeipzigEIA
Species and nature protection
Airport highway and railway planning law
Andreas LukasBaumann Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, NABULeipzigEIA
Species and nature protection
Urban land-use planning
LinkedIn
Karl StrackeBerlin
Michael ZschiescheIndependent Institute for Environmental IssuesBerlin
Peter Kremerkremer | werner rechtsanwälteBerlinMass animal husbandry
Species conservation
Air pollution control
Ulrich Wernerkremer | werner rechtsanwälteBerlin
Remo KlingerGeulen & Klinger RechtsanwälteBerlinEnvironmental law
Public law
David KrebsGeulen & Klinger RechtsanwälteBerlinHuman rights
Environment protection in global value chains/global supply chains
Clean air
Caroline DouhaireGeulen & Klinger RechtsanwälteBerlinClean air
Agriculture
Hermann OttClientEarthBerlin
Ida WestphalClientEarthBerlinEnergy
Philipp HeinzRA Philipp HeinzBerlinImmissions control
Coal power plants
Waste management plants
Nature protection
Roda Verheyen Rechtsanwälte Günther und PartnerHamburgEnergy
Climate
Infrastructure

Leonard StennerGaßner, Groth, Siederer & CollBerlinNature Conservation Law
Pesticide Law
Water Law
Louisa HantscheUfu – Independent Institute for Environmental IssuesBerlinEnvironmental Law, Human Rights, Trade and Investment lawFacebook
Thorsten DeppnerRechtsanwalt für Umweltrecht; Fachanwalt
für Verwaltungsrecht
Berlin

View access to justice lawyers in Greece

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Theodoros AlexandridisGreek Helsinki Monitor (NGO)AthensAarhus Convention
Vassiliki VretouGreek Ombudsman-seconded to the General Coordination Secretariat of Greek OmbudsmanAthensAdministrative Law,  Environmental Law, Civil rights enforcementFacebook
Haldun SortoglouSortoglou Law OfficeKomotiniCivil Law, Criminal Law, Public Law and Environmental lawLinkedIn

Facebook

View access to justice lawyers in Hungary

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Zsuzsanna BerkiEMLA AssociationBudapest
Agnes GajdicsEMLA AssociationBudapest
Csaba KissEMLA AssociationBudapestAarhus Convention
Good governance
Rule of Law
EIA
LinkedIn
Sandor FulopEMLA AssociationBudapest
Peter VagoAttorneyMiskolcAccess to environmental information
Civil rights enforcement
Telecommunication
Attila PanovicsGreen Circle of PecsPecsPublic participation
Environmental risk assessment
Environmental remediation
Waste treatment
Gabor BendikDr. Bendik Gabor Law Firm
Clean Air Action Group
BudapestPublic participation
Air Quality
Product Fee
Waste Management
Ildikó GutperGutper Ügyvédi IrodaBudapest
Nóra GubekOffice of Commissioner for fundamental rightsBudapestNatural heritage, public participation

View access to justice lawyers in Ireland

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Fred LogueFP Logue SolicitorsDublinEnvironment, planning, access to environmental information
Gráinne O’CallaghanFieldfisherDublinPlanning and Environmental LawLinkedIn

View access to justice lawyers in Netherlands

NameOrganisationCityExpertise
Bondine KloostraPrakken d’Oliveira Human Rights LawyersAmsterdamEuropean law
Environmental law

View access to justice lawyers in Poland

NameOrganisationCityExpertise
Kamila DrzewickaClientEarthWarsawAccess to Justice
Clean air
Malgorzata Kwiedacz-PaloszClientEarthWarsawAccess to Justice
Lukasz WalterClientEarthWarsawEU Timber Regulation
Wojciech KukulaClientEarthWarsawEnergy law
Agnieszka Warso-BuchananClientEarthWarsawAccess to Justice
Clean air
Strategic litigation
Agata SzafraniukClientEarthWarsawBiodiversity
Janusz BuszkowskiClientEarthWarsawEnergy law
Climate
Maja StarostaClientEarthWarsawBiodiversity
Boleslaw MatuszewskiBMG AdwokaciWarsawAccess to justice
Clean air
Strategic litigation
Environmental permits
Magdalena UkowskaFundacja Frank BoldKrakowEnvironmental law
Civil law
Private international law
Beata FilipcovaSanecki Kowalik FilipcovaKrakowEnvironmental law
Biodiversity
Administrative law
Paulina Kupczyk-KuriataKancelaria adwokackaWroclawEIA
SIA
Resettlements
Ewelina Tylec-BakalarzClientEarthWarsawWildlife
Access to information
Bartosz RogalaKancelaria Radcy PrawKrakowEnvironmental law Administation

View access to justice lawyers in Slovakia

NameOrganisationCityExpertise
Ivana FiguliVIA IURISBanska BystricaPublic participation
Administrative law
Environmental law
Imrich VozarVIA IURISBanska BystricaPublic participation
Administrative law
Environmental law
Legislative process
Kristína BabiakovaVIA IURISPezinokPublic participation Administrative law Environmental law Judiciary
Peter WilflingVIA IURISPezinokPublic participation
Environmental law
Access to information
Eva KováčechováVIA IURISBanska BystricaPublic participation
Environmental law
Access to information

View access to justice lawyers in Spain

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Angeles Lopez LaxLopez Lax AbogadosAarhus Convention
Energy
Climate Change
Biodiversity
Antonio Ruiz SalgadoAntonio Ruiz AbogadosAccess to information
Biodiversity
Private nature Conservation
Eduardo Gil DelgadoEGIDEL Asesoria AmbientalClimate Change
Biodiversity
Waste
Carlota Ruiz BautistaIIDMAEnergy
EIA law
Aarhus Convention
Alba Iranzo DosdadIIDMAAarhus Convention
Biodiversity
EIA law
Energy
Jaime Doreste HernándezMagerit AbogadosMadridEnvironmental Law
EIA
Biodiversity
Urban & Land Planning
LinkedIn
Ana Georgina Guerrero RonWWF/ADENABiodiversity
EIA
Water and Climate Change
Miquela Grimalt VigoEco-UnionWaste
Water
Coastal-maritime planning
Biomass and light pollution
LinkedIn
Nieves NovalClientEarthMadridMarine environment
Biodiversity protection
Litigation
Soledad GallegoClientEarthMadridBiodiversity, Water, Marine Environment, Access to Justice, Strategic Litigation

View access to justice lawyers in Slovenia

NameOrganisationCityExpertise

Senka Šifkovič Vrbica

Legal informational centre for NGOs – PICLjubljanaEnvironmental liability
Climate change
Protection of endangered species
Aljoša PetekLegal informational centre for NGOs – PICLjubljanaWaste management
Access to justice for NGO
Protection of endangered species

View access to justice lawyers in United Kingdom

NameOrganisationCityExpertiseSocial
Monica Feria-TintaTwenty EssexLondonEnvironmental law, ECHR,
International law
Twitter
LinkedIn