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.
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Priska Lueger | OKOBURO | Vienna | Public Participation, Aarhus & Espoo Compliance, SEA, EIA |
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| Gregor Schamschula | OKOBURO | Vienna | Public Participation, EIA, SEA, Biodiversity, water protection |
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| Katharina Scharfetter | OKOBURO | Vienna | Public participation, EIA, Biodiversity, water protection |
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| Paul Kuncio | Umweltdachverband | Vienna | Environmental Law (Austrian and European Union Law), Aarhus Convention | |
| Judith Fitz | University of Vienna | Vienna | Public Participation, European Union Law, Human Rights, Climate Litigation |
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| Nicolas Brunner | Heger & Partner Rechtsanwälte | Vienna | Environmental Law, Public Law, Civil Law |
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| Martin Ulrich Fischer | Heger & Partner Rechtsanwälte | Vienna | Environmental Law, Public Law, Civil Law |
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| Michaela Krömer | Law firm Krömer | Vienna | Climate crisis litigation Human rights Constitutional law |
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| Hélène Duguy | Brussels | Droit de l’environnement européen et international | ||
| Matthieu Wemaere | Wemaere Avocats | Brussels | International, EU and national environment and climate law and policy |
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Plamen Peev |
Bluelink | Sofia | Environmental assessments, access to justice, public participation, local environmental governance |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Kadi-Kaisa Kaljuveer | Estonian Environmental Law Center | Tallinn | SEA EIA Mineral resources |
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| Merlyn Mannov | Estonian Environmental Law Center | Tallinn | Spatial planning EIA Natural resources and conservation law |
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| Kaarel Relve | Estonian Environmental Law Center | Tallinn | Environmental procedural rights ( information, participation, access to justice) | |
| Siim Vahtrus | Estonian Environmental Law Center | Tallinn | Nature Conservation Law Noise and EIA |
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| Kärt Vaarmari | Estonian Fund for Nature | Tartu | Climate |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Thomas Dubreuil | Cabinet individuel Thomas Dubreuil | Vannes / Morbihan | Urban law planning | |
| Sandrine Gelis | Cabinet Gelis Avocat | Mont-de-Marsan (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) | Biodiversity & Water Natural heritage Societal and environmental responsibility |
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| Priscilla Mignard | – | Pays de la Loire | Classified facilities Animal welfare Water protection |
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| Tom Schneider | Schneider Avocats | Montpellier | Public law Urban planning law |
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| Blanche Magarinos Rey | Cabinet d’avocats Artemisia | Paris | Environmental law Urban planning law |
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| Corinne Lepage | Huglo Lepage | Paris | Energy Health Biodiversity |
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| Julien Betaille | Toulouse University | Toulouse | Aarhus EIA Biodiversity and predators Constitutional law for environmental matters |
Research Gate |
| Maxime Flamand | France Nature Environnement – Ain | Bourg-en-Bresse | Wetland Biodiversity |
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| Alexandre Faro | FARO & GOZLAN | Paris | Environmental law Energy Waste Human rights Media |
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| Justine Orier | Orier Risser Avocats | Paris | Energy law Environmental law Waste and public contracts |
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| Sebastian Mabile | Seattle Avocats | Paris | Environmental law Criminal Environmental law Biodiversity law | |
| Louis Cofflard | Avocat au Barreau de Paris | Paris | Environmental law Planning law Administrative law |
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| Coline Robert | Geo Avocats | Paris | Environmental law | |
| Francois Ruffie | Cabinet d’Avocats François Ruffié | Libourne | Pollution and classified facilities Water |
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| Louise Tschanz | Cabinet d’avocat Fidal | Lyon | Pollution Renewable energies Circular economy |
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| François Meranger | Syndicat Mixte Baie de Somme Grand Littoral Picard | Abbeville (Amiens) | Coastline protection | – |
| Anouk Rozzi | Cabinet Anouk ROZZI Avocate | Dijon | Public law | Linkedin |
| Lucille Stahl | Cabinet Stahl | Die (Valence/Grenoble) | Natural heritage French overseas |
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| Bernard Drobenko | ULCO/TVES/CRIDEAU – SRL | Limoges | Water Urban planning law |
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| Herve Hourcade | France Nature Environnement | Toulouse | Classified facilities (penal, criminal and administrative law), water, and protected species. | – |
| Sophie Bardet | France Nature Environnement | Le Mans | Nature protection law, Environmental democracy | Twitter |
| Yann Fauconnier | – | Clermont-Ferrand | Environmental law Urban planning |
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| Cindy Picard | Notre Affaire à Tous | Dieppe | International and European environmental law. | |
| Olivier Gourbinot | France Nature Environnement | Montpellier | European environmental law, mining law | – |
| Isabelle Vergnoux | – | Marseille | Criminal environmental law, Urban planning law. | – |
| Jérôme Graefe | France Nature Environnement | Paris | Environmental law. | |
| Matthieu Galey | – | Paris | Environmental law, Urban planning law, Energy law |
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| Marine Denis | Notre Affaire à Tous | Paris | Climate litigation, Migrations & climate change Climate negotiations |
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| Louis de Redon | AgroParisTech, IRJS & Cabinet d’avocat | Romorantin-Lanthenay | Biodiversity, waste, classified facilities, water, polluted soils, GMOs | |
| Zehor Durand | Cabinet d’acovat Durand | Avignon | Public law, water litigation | |
| Romain Ecorchard | Bretagne Vivante | Nantes | Environmental law, Wildlife protection |
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| François Lafforgue | TTLA & Associés | Paris | Pesticides, Air, Biodiversity, Intensive farming, Environmental health | Blog |
| Benjamin Hogommat | FNE Pays de la Loire | Angers | Water law Nature protection law Pesticides |
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Fanny Vellin |
Norton Rose FulBright | Paris | Environmental law | |
| Anthony Emorine | Paris | EIA Water polluted soils |
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| Clémentine Baldon | Baldon Avocats | Paris | EU Law, Competition Law, Trade Law | |
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Antoine Gatet |
Universite de Limoges | Limoges | Water law Nature protection law Environmental democracy Cultural heritage |
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| Mathieu Labrande | Ecol’au droit | Branges |
Environmental police |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Franziska Hess | Baumann Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, BUND e.V.; BUND Sachsen e.V. (Friends of the Earth Germany) | Leipzig | EIA Species and nature protection Airport highway and railway planning law |
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| Andreas Lukas | Baumann Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, NABU | Leipzig | EIA Species and nature protection Urban land-use planning |
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| Karl Stracke | Berlin | – | – | |
| Michael Zschiesche | Independent Institute for Environmental Issues | Berlin | – | – |
| Peter Kremer | kremer | werner rechtsanwälte | Berlin | Mass animal husbandry Species conservation Air pollution control |
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| Ulrich Werner | kremer | werner rechtsanwälte | Berlin | – | – |
| Remo Klinger | Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte | Berlin | Environmental law Public law |
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| David Krebs | Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte | Berlin | Human rights Environment protection in global value chains/global supply chains Clean air |
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| Caroline Douhaire | Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte | Berlin | Clean air Agriculture |
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| Hermann Ott | ClientEarth | Berlin | – | – |
| Ida Westphal | ClientEarth | Berlin | Energy | – |
| Philipp Heinz | RA Philipp Heinz | Berlin | Immissions control Coal power plants Waste management plants Nature protection |
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| Roda Verheyen | Rechtsanwälte Günther und Partner | Hamburg | Energy Climate Infrastructure |
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| Leonard Stenner | Gaßner, Groth, Siederer & Coll | Berlin | Nature Conservation Law Pesticide Law Water Law |
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| Louisa Hantsche | Ufu – Independent Institute for Environmental Issues | Berlin | Environmental Law, Human Rights, Trade and Investment law | |
| Thorsten Deppner | Rechtsanwalt für Umweltrecht; Fachanwalt für Verwaltungsrecht |
Berlin |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Theodoros Alexandridis | Greek Helsinki Monitor (NGO) | Athens | Aarhus Convention | |
| Vassiliki Vretou | Greek Ombudsman-seconded to the General Coordination Secretariat of Greek Ombudsman | Athens | Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Civil rights enforcement | |
| Haldun Sortoglou | Sortoglou Law Office | Komotini | Civil Law, Criminal Law, Public Law and Environmental law | LinkedIn
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| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Zsuzsanna Berki | EMLA Association | Budapest | – | – |
| Agnes Gajdics | EMLA Association | Budapest | – | – |
| Csaba Kiss | EMLA Association | Budapest | Aarhus Convention Good governance Rule of Law EIA |
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| Sandor Fulop | EMLA Association | Budapest | – | |
| Peter Vago | Attorney | Miskolc | Access to environmental information Civil rights enforcement Telecommunication |
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| Attila Panovics | Green Circle of Pecs | Pecs | Public participation Environmental risk assessment Environmental remediation Waste treatment |
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| Gabor Bendik | Dr. Bendik Gabor Law Firm Clean Air Action Group |
Budapest | Public participation Air Quality Product Fee Waste Management |
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| Ildikó Gutper | Gutper Ügyvédi Iroda | Budapest | – | – |
| Nóra Gubek | Office of Commissioner for fundamental rights | Budapest | Natural heritage, public participation |
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| Fred Logue | FP Logue Solicitors | Dublin | Environment, planning, access to environmental information | |
| Gráinne O’Callaghan | Fieldfisher | Dublin | Planning and Environmental Law |
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| Bondine Kloostra | Prakken d’Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers | Amsterdam | European law Environmental law |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise |
| Kamila Drzewicka | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Access to Justice Clean air |
| Malgorzata Kwiedacz-Palosz | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Access to Justice |
| Lukasz Walter | ClientEarth | Warsaw | EU Timber Regulation |
| Wojciech Kukula | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Energy law |
| Agnieszka Warso-Buchanan | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Access to Justice Clean air Strategic litigation |
| Agata Szafraniuk | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Biodiversity |
| Janusz Buszkowski | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Energy law Climate |
| Maja Starosta | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Biodiversity |
| Boleslaw Matuszewski | BMG Adwokaci | Warsaw | Access to justice Clean air Strategic litigation Environmental permits |
| Magdalena Ukowska | Fundacja Frank Bold | Krakow | Environmental law Civil law Private international law |
| Beata Filipcova | Sanecki Kowalik Filipcova | Krakow | Environmental law Biodiversity Administrative law |
| Paulina Kupczyk-Kuriata | Kancelaria adwokacka | Wroclaw | EIA SIA Resettlements |
| Ewelina Tylec-Bakalarz | ClientEarth | Warsaw | Wildlife Access to information |
| Bartosz Rogala | Kancelaria Radcy Praw | Krakow | Environmental law Administation |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise |
| Ivana Figuli | VIA IURIS | Banska Bystrica | Public participation Administrative law Environmental law |
| Imrich Vozar | VIA IURIS | Banska Bystrica | Public participation Administrative law Environmental law Legislative process |
| Kristína Babiakova | VIA IURIS | Pezinok | Public participation Administrative law Environmental law Judiciary |
| Peter Wilfling | VIA IURIS | Pezinok | Public participation Environmental law Access to information |
| Eva Kováčechová | VIA IURIS | Banska Bystrica | Public participation Environmental law Access to information |
| Name | Organisation | City | Expertise | Social |
| Angeles Lopez Lax | Lopez Lax Abogados | – | Aarhus Convention Energy Climate Change Biodiversity |
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| Antonio Ruiz Salgado | Antonio Ruiz Abogados | – | Access to information Biodiversity Private nature Conservation |
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| Eduardo Gil Delgado | EGIDEL Asesoria Ambiental | – | Climate Change Biodiversity Waste |
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| Carlota Ruiz Bautista | IIDMA | – | Energy EIA law Aarhus Convention |
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| Alba Iranzo Dosdad | IIDMA | – | Aarhus Convention Biodiversity EIA law Energy |
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| Jaime Doreste Hernández | Magerit Abogados | Madrid | Environmental Law EIA Biodiversity Urban & Land Planning |
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| Ana Georgina Guerrero Ron | WWF/ADENA | – | Biodiversity EIA Water and Climate Change |
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| Miquela Grimalt Vigo | Eco-Union | – | Waste Water Coastal-maritime planning Biomass and light pollution |
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| Nieves Noval | ClientEarth | Madrid | Marine environment Biodiversity protection Litigation |
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| Soledad Gallego | ClientEarth | Madrid | Biodiversity, Water, Marine Environment, Access to Justice, Strategic Litigation |
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Senka Šifkovič Vrbica |
Legal informational centre for NGOs – PIC | Ljubljana | Environmental liability Climate change Protection of endangered species |
| Aljoša Petek | Legal informational centre for NGOs – PIC | Ljubljana | Waste management Access to justice for NGO Protection of endangered species |
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| Monica Feria-Tinta | Twenty Essex | London | Environmental law, ECHR, International law |
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