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Environment, Energy & Natural Resources

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Hammurabi & Solomon Partners advises and assists industries on various issues relating to managing environmental risk. The Firm has substantial experience in environment laws like obtaining permissions, certificates, license, approvals etc from various environmental authorities, landfill disposal, hazardous waste management, natural resource permission etc. The Firm ensures that the clients are informed about the various laws relating to environment, their applicability on a particular category of trade, what should be the measurements taken for minimising the environmental risk and so on.

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We help our clients with : ​

  • Strategic Support and assistance in relation to Forest, Environmental and departmental clearances for Projects.

  • Policy audits & advisory in Private sector

  • Policy & Regulation support to stakeholders in the environment, forest and mineral policy space.

  • Transaction support including negotiation, drafting and vetting agreements, due-diligence, legal opinions.

  • Disputes, Writs & Arbitration in relation to regulatory pain-points and conflict amongst stakeholders in the mining and metal space.

  • Policy and regulatory assistance to develop, implement and sustain effective business strategies in India’s complex regulatory environment.

  • Representing Project Clearance and appearing in proceeding before various benches of National Green Tribunal(NGT)

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End-to-End Support

  • Strategic Regulatory & Governance Advisory

    • ​The firm provides comprehensive strategic support to clients across the entire advocacy process, from strategy formulation to execution. The firm helps clients navigate policy advancements, safeguard interests, and comply with regulations, particularly in the sectors of renewable energy, environmental protection, and corporate governance, which includes obtaining necessary permits and licenses and ensuring data privacy and security compliance.

  • Policy Audits & Environmental Advisory for the Private Sector

    • ​We offer tailored expert advisory services to PSUs and corporates, helping them navigate complex regulatory landscapes. Our services include policy audits, emergency response planning, compliance strategies, and due diligence audits for energy assets like power plants and mining sites, ensuring alignment with environmental laws and sustainability goals. 

  • Regulatory Compliance and Advisory Services

    • ​The firm provides strategic guidance to energy firms, ensuring compliance with evolving state and central regulations. Through continuous updates and client seminars, we help businesses implement effective strategies while staying ahead of regulatory changes in the natural resources sector.

  • Comprehensive Transactional & M&A Advisory

    • The firm ​provides expert support in negotiations, drafting, vetting agreements, due diligence, and legal opinions. We ensure environmental law compliance in business expansions, property acquisitions, and regulated industries. With deep industry insight, we assist in obtaining permits, navigating regulatory landscapes, and managing regulatory interactions. Our M&A expertise covers contract drafting, venture creation, and commercial agreements, minimizing risks and ensuring smooth transactions.

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution Support

    • ​We offers strong arbitration, litigation, and dispute resolution services, handling enforcement actions, compliance issues, land use, and environmental concerns. We manage regulatory relations, protect reputations, and align legal strategies with business goals.

  • Policy Development and Strategic Influence

    • ​Our environmental lawyers actively shape public policy on critical issues like species protection, water pollution, and sustainable strategies. We assist businesses in lobbying efforts to influence policy, ensuring alignment with long-term sustainability goals. Our expertise helps clients anticipate regulatory changes and adapt their business strategies to evolving green initiatives.

  • Comprehensive Project Clearance & Regulatory Compliance

    • ​The firm provides expert support in securing all necessary permissions and clearances, including EHS, fire, and factory law compliance. H&SP ensures smooth dealings with the Pollution Control Board and upholds the highest ethical standards to ensure full regulatory compliance, enabling clients to focus on project success.

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The firm has been representing domestic and foreign clients, developers, operators, engineering contractors, consultants including public sector undertaking in a number of mining & environmental projects inside and outside of India, covering oil, natural gas, coal bed methane, electric power (including nuclear power), coal, limestone, Mica, Iron Ore, new energy, renewable energy, copper ore, nickel ore, uranium ore, lead-zinc ore and other areas. H&S has been assisting its clients in making representations to Governing Bodies in Environment Authority and before the Central Pollution Control Board and various State Pollution Control Boards. We are assisting in measures for expediting environment approvals for project efficiency.

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With our offices located in the Mining belt of the country (Patna and Ranchi), we provide high quality bespoke solutions alongwith relevant business arrangements and compliance.

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Our lawyers have extensive experience in mining, minerals and metals sector and have not only practiced relevant legal services, but also have extensive business experience in these sectors, enabling us to provide clients with practical business oriented solutions. We undertake key initiatives on policy reforms in natural resources, energy and environmental space.

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The team offers legal advice on all aspects of environmental management, pollution hazards policies and other social risk factors. The Firm ensures that the clients adhere to the principles of environmental law. The team works closely with other relevant departments to ensure delivery of holistic solutions to legal issues.

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