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Joëlle Herschtel is a partner based in the Paris office. She has developed an environmental and toxic tort practice that encompasses both litigation and counseling in environmental, climate change, toxic tort and energy law. She handles a wide range of litigation cases before French administrative, civil and criminal courts in these fields. Joëlle also assists clients with the implementation of European and French environmental and product safety regulations. Her experience encompasses legal assistance in the management of private and public infrastructure projects as well as remediation and requalification of industrial sites. She also regularly participates in M&A operations and environmental audits.
Advanced Studies in Business Law (DEA), University of Paris X - Nanterre, France
Diplôma, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Paris Bar
English
French
German
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
April 12, 2023
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Recognizes King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
March 31, 2023
JEM Juristes d’Entreprises Magazine interviews Joëlle Herschtel
Handling litigation cases before administrative (permit defenses, appeals, etc.), civil (clean-up costs recovery, toxic tort and nuisance cases, product liability, etc.) and criminal (water pollution, infringement of environmental regulations, waste, etc.) courts as well as before the European Court of Justice (greenhouse gas allowances).
Assisting clients with the implementation of domestic and European environmental regulations ranking from the regulations applicable to classified facilities, waste or mines and quarries to very specific regulations concerning, for example, the emission trading scheme (greenhouse gas) or chemicals (REACH, CLP, RoHS, biocidal products, nanomaterials).
Advising clients in industrial activity closing down, clean-up of contaminated sites and brownfields requalification, including the management of potential health risks to local residents and of environmental threats to water, air and the biodiversity. Joëlle has also developed specific and recognized experience in the field of waste management, working on a variety of subjects ranging from waste-generating material being put into circulation to the reuse of waste as a resource.
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August 9, 2023
New European Batteries Regulation Has Been Adopted
March 21, 2023
The French Financial Markets Authority Takes a Stand on Climate Resolutions through Shareholder Dialogue
May 31, 2016
EU Law Making Bodies Entered into an Agreement on the New EU Medical Devices Regulations on May 25, 2016
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
April 12, 2023
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Recognizes King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
March 31, 2023
JEM Juristes d’Entreprises Magazine interviews Joëlle Herschtel
Handling litigation cases before administrative (permit defenses, appeals, etc.), civil (clean-up costs recovery, toxic tort and nuisance cases, product liability, etc.) and criminal (water pollution, infringement of environmental regulations, waste, etc.) courts as well as before the European Court of Justice (greenhouse gas allowances).
Assisting clients with the implementation of domestic and European environmental regulations ranking from the regulations applicable to classified facilities, waste or mines and quarries to very specific regulations concerning, for example, the emission trading scheme (greenhouse gas) or chemicals (REACH, CLP, RoHS, biocidal products, nanomaterials).
Advising clients in industrial activity closing down, clean-up of contaminated sites and brownfields requalification, including the management of potential health risks to local residents and of environmental threats to water, air and the biodiversity. Joëlle has also developed specific and recognized experience in the field of waste management, working on a variety of subjects ranging from waste-generating material being put into circulation to the reuse of waste as a resource.
See more
August 9, 2023
New European Batteries Regulation Has Been Adopted
March 21, 2023
The French Financial Markets Authority Takes a Stand on Climate Resolutions through Shareholder Dialogue
May 31, 2016
EU Law Making Bodies Entered into an Agreement on the New EU Medical Devices Regulations on May 25, 2016
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
April 12, 2023
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Recognizes King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
March 31, 2023
JEM Juristes d’Entreprises Magazine interviews Joëlle Herschtel
Advanced Studies in Business Law (DEA), University of Paris X - Nanterre, France
Diplôma, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Paris Bar
English
French
German