Presentations

Christina is a Partner at Cochingyan and Partners Law Offices based in Manila, Philippines. The law firm focuses on providing a multi-specialist approach to issues that confront international business organizations in the Philippines and in assisting foreign companies with cross border transactions and inbound investment in completing all its legal requirements to set up shop in the country.

Christina has a decade of professional practice in corporate law and direct foreign investment, with extensive experience relating to mergers and acquisitions. Her practice likewise includes taxation law, labor law, civil law, criminal law, securities regulation law, and public and private procurement.

Weronika Nalbert is an attorney-at-law (adwokat) at Wardynski & Partners (Poland) and a coordinator of the ESG and sustainable development team. She represents clients in administrative proceedings concerning greenwashing. She also deals with competition and consumer protection law, both from a transactional and litigation perspective. She advises on cases regarding merger control of entrepreneurs, anti-competitive practices and collective interests of consumers. She has gained professional experience in national and international law firms and NGOs. She has been a speaker at numerous national and international conferences on the topic of sustainable development. Member of the ESG Europe group operating within the World Services Group. Involved in social activities. She served as Vice President of the NGO United Nations Association – Poland, where she conducted numerous trainings on sustainable development. She is a lecturer on post-graduate studies: Sustainability & ESG Manager.

Andreanna is a Partner in the Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities (IEU) practice and concurrently leads the ESG practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. She advises boards, climate‑finance start‑ups, public‑listed companies and MNCs on ESG‑related laws and regulations, with a focus on energy transition pathways, decarbonisation strategies and sustainability‑linked regulations, including carbon/REC instruments, disclosure obligations and greenwashing risk management, amongst others. With eight years’ corporate finance and securities experience, she integrates ESG into structuring, diligence and governance. A Chevening scholar with an LLM with focus on Green Financing from Queen Mary University of London, she brings a grounded, cross‑disciplinary perspective to climate‑finance structures and regulatory coherence across jurisdictions.

Vanita Bhargava is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group in Khaitan & Co. In her areas of practice, Vanita has advised and represented matters relating to Constitutional laws, Taxation Laws, Environment Laws, Civil Laws, Corporate Laws, Mining Laws, Forest Laws, Shareholder Disputes and Arbitration (Domestic and International), Banking Laws and Insolvency matters and others. Her for a of practice includes the Supreme Court, High Court, National Green Tribunal, Mining Tribunal, National Company Law Tribunal and Quasi-Judicial Tribunals.

Vanita has been recognized and awarded as Environmental Lawyer of the Year Award 2025, by The Indo–American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the year 2024 by Legal Era Indian Legal Awards 2024 and Best Environment Lawyer 2023-24 by BW Legal Leaders Awards. She has been recognized and awarded for her work in Dispute Resolution practice area by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Legal Era, ALB. She is a regular contributor to various publications and journals, both domestic and international including IPBA.

Romanee’s practice mainly focuses on corporate and commercial law, including international and Chinese domestic investment and trade, M&A, corporate compliance and dispute resolution. She has also gained extensive legal practice in environmental issues and cases, green finance, as well as active engagement in cross-border sustainability initiatives.

She is the Chairperson-Elect of the IPBA Environmental Law Committee, and the Vice-chair of Foreign Related Legal Committee of Jiangxi Lawyers Association. Romanee is also a member of the Foreign-related Matters Senior Class Organized by Ministry of Justice of China and an Arbitrator of the Central Asian Court of International Arbitration, She is likewise considered as one of the Experts for Overseas Intellectual Property Disputes (for One of the National Intellectual Property Protection Centers in China). In 2020, Romanee was a representative and Speaker of the Young Lawyers of Cross-straits Four Regions Forum.

Prof. Dr. Eric Wagner specializes in commercial law and dispute resolution. He is highly regarded for his expertise in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) matters, particularly in the areas of supply chain due diligence, greenwashing, and climate litigation. His extensive client base benefits from his profound knowledge and experience in these fields. Legal 500 has recognized him as a “pioneer in the field of ESG regulation.”

Prof. Wagner is also a co-publisher and co-editor of one of Germany’s leading ESG journals, which is published monthly. In 2021, he was honored with the title of honorary professor at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, acknowledging his significant contributions to the field of law.