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Penny Simpson

Lead Partner for Environment, Freeths LLP

Penny Simpson is the Lead Partner for Environment at Freeths LLP. With 20 years’ experience in all areas of contentious and non contentious environmental law, she has built a national reputation for her specialism in “natural environment law”. This covers protected species, protected nature conservation sites, wildlife law, water law, environmental impact assessment, access to information and environmental permitting. She advises on regulatory compliance, criminal defence, planning issues, corporate and real estate transactions and public law challenges.

In the private sector she acts for large housing developers, mineral operators, water / utility companies, port companies and renewable energy sector clients. In the public sector she advises public developers, local authorities, other public sector agencies with environmental responsibilities and non-governmental environmental organisations.