David Carpenter

David Carpenter is a partner in Mayer Brown's New York office. He previously served as the Co-Leader of Mayer Brown’s New York Corporate & Securities practice group. He focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and sales of businesses, joint ventures and strategic alliances, with particular emphasis on cross-border transactions. His practice also includes representing clients in connection with PIPEs, venture capital and early stage investment activities as well as on corporate governance matters.

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Greenwashing: Navigating the Risk

By Peter Pears, Tim Baines, Sam Eastwood, Airlie Goodman, Musonda Kapotwe, James Taylor, Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre, Patrick Scholl, Johannes Weichbrodt, Marcel Hörauf, Luisa-Sophie Dany, Teresa Gerhold, Henninger Bullock, David Carpenter, J. Paul Forrester, Mark G. Hanchet, Christopher B. Leach, Anna T. Pinedo, Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Angie N. K. Chan, Francis K. W. Chen, Thomas Kollar, Alan Linning, Dion K. Y. Yu, Wei Na Sim & Oliver Williams on July 6, 2023

Posted in Corporate Governance, Disclosure Requirements, Due Diligence, ESG, Public Companies, Regulatory, Resources

The risk of an accusation of “greenwashing” is now an important concern for many companies. Greenwashing is an ill-defined concept but, nevertheless, is increasingly a source of litigation and regulatory scrutiny – with more of both expected. It carries with it reputational, regulatory and litigation risks for which companies should be prepared. Whilst the risks…