In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, we speak with Gerard Reid, Investor and Strategic Advisor in Energy and Finance, and a valued advisor on Geopolitics.  His mission is to help his clients “make sense of disruption.” We talk about his perspective on the changes ESG is undergoing throughout the world. We also discuss the Speed of Innovation and what Artificial Intelligence will mean for the legal profession. Gerard will be our Keynote Speaker at the upcoming Legal ESG Benelux, to be held 24 September in The Hague.  Join us! 

In this episode of the Inside Legal ESG podcast, we hear from Debra Sobel, Founder and Lead Consultant at The Purpose Hub. She shares her insights on communicating ESG with clarity, confidence, and consistency—critical to mitigating reputational risk and greenwashing claims. Debra predicts increased, more rigorous sustainability regulations and explains how organizations can stay ahead through transparent, purpose-driven communication. She also shares what gives her hope in this challenging era. You won’t want to miss this conversation.

In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Ming Zee Tee, Environment and Climate Lawyer at A&O Shearman and co-Founder of Legal Voices for the Future, shares her career path that led her to focus on climate, and to start the LVF organization for passionate young lawyers to also do work in this area. Her work in co-founding Legal Voices for the Future had led her to be a finalist for the Legal ESG Professor Paul Watchman Young Lawyer of the Year Award – to be announced at the upcoming Legal ESG London event on 8-9 July. Listen to this episode to learn more about Ming Zee and about LVF!

In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Pamela Cone speaks with Alexandra Holsgrove Jones of TLT. The discussion explores her current role as Knowledge and ESG Partner at TLT, as well as Alexandra’s thoughts on ESG challenges (and opportunities) in today’s complex, rapidly changing society.  And, of course, the conversation concludes with words of hope for us all.

In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, we are honored to have a conversation with Carla Parsons, Principal Associate at Mills Reeve. We discuss her career path, and the influence her father, Professor Paul Watchman, had on her career choice and her practice.  Carla also shares with our listeners the story behind the Legal ESG Award in honor of her father, the “Professor Paul Watchman Young Lawyer of the Year Award.”  Listen here.

In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Pamela Cone speaks with Max Finney, Senior Sustainability Manager at Shoosmiths.  The conversation explores the current state of ESG for the legal profession, supply chain engagement, what’s next for continued progress, and what gives Max hope.  Listen here.

In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Pamela Cone speaks with Ivy Lumia, CEO and Founder of Best in Governance (BIG), a firm specializing in providing modern, sustainable corporate governance and ESG solutions to transform, elevate and empower Boards of Directors and their teams.  She brings over 25 years’ experience to her work in advising clients.  You won’t want to miss this conversation.

In this episode of the Inside Legal ESG podcast series, Pam Cone speaks with Haley Czarnek, National Director of Law Students for Climate Accountability along with Martha Agudelo Cordoba, International Director of Law Students for Climate Accountability. They share why and when the organization was founded and give a highlight on their most recent research.

They will be sharing more about their most recent report at the upcoming Legal ESG Toronto event on May 7.  You can still register here:  https://www.insidepractice.com/legal-esg-toronto

In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Pam Cone talks with Sara Magneli, ESG Counsel at Advokatfirman Cederquist, a law firm in Stockholm Sweden.  The conversation covers her career path to becoming ESG Counsel, the trends (and challenges) facing ESG lawyers and their client companies today, and, of course, what gives her hope in the face of ESG headwinds around the world. This is a great conversation you will not want to miss.

Ahead of Legal ESG Latin America this week, Pam Cone sits down with Maria Laura Farrapeira, General Counsel at AB Mauri in Latin America. She shares with us her journey to becoming General Counsel at a global company, her greatest ESG challenge, the role of lawyers in tacking sustainability, and what gives her hope for the future.  You won’t want to miss this conversation.

There is still time to confirm your place, and join us at Legal ESG Latin America: https://www.insidepractice.com/legal-esg-latam