ESG Experts

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Our Team of ESG Experts

Our global team of experts consists of 6 sustainability experts with expertise across products, geographies & policy areas who along with an extensive Knowledge Partner network, answer your questions on laws & regulations including purpose, applicability, requirements highlights & more.

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Joanne O’Donnell
All ESG areas
Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at C&R and qualified as a Solicitor in Ireland..
Joanne O’Donnell
All ESG areas
Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at C&R and qualified as a Solicitor in Ireland in 2003 . She has extensive national and international legal experience in private practice, in-house and industry and has worked with C&R for 12 years. She supports clients with their global regulatory challenges and has a particular interest in Sustainability, ESG and Business and Human Rights.

Joanne has a Bachelor of Arts (Legal and French) and a Bachelor of Law from the National University of Ireland, Galway. In addition, she has a Masters in International law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland and a further Masters in French from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She recently completed a Masters course in Business and Human Rights at the University of Bergen, Norway. She is a fluent French speaker.
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Celia Le Lievre
Supply Chain due DILIGENCE & Climate disclosures
Célia Le Lièvre is a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist with six years experience in the regula..
Celia Le Lievre
Supply Chain due DILIGENCE & Climate disclosures
Célia Le Lièvre is a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist with six years experience in the regulatory compliance field and research sector for offshore renewable energy. Célia holds a Masters in Maritime Law from the European Institute for Marine Studies (Brest, France) and a LLM in International Commercial Laws from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). She also completed a PhD in environmental law in University College Cork (Ireland).

Célia joined C&R in January 2020. Her role requires monitoring and analysing industry regulations globally and supporting clients with their compliance obligations in the fields of Environmental Health and Safety and ESG reporting.
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Michelle Walsh
Circular Economy
Michelle is a Senior Compliance Specialist and Team leader. She is an Irish qualified lawyer and is ..
Michelle Walsh
Circular Economy
Michelle is a Senior Compliance Specialist and Team leader. She is an Irish qualified lawyer and is currently living in Belgium. Michelle is responsible for analysing global environmental and product regulation. Her specialty areas are the circular economy, energy efficiency, ecodesign, waste electrical & electronic equipment (WEEE) and the transboundary movement of hazardous waste.
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Corine Laurijsen
EH&S: Occupational Health and Safety
Corine Laurijsen is a Senior Compliance Specialist and Team Lead and has been with C&R for over 15 y..
Corine Laurijsen
EH&S: Occupational Health and Safety
Corine Laurijsen is a Senior Compliance Specialist and Team Lead and has been with C&R for over 15 years. Her focus is on regulatory developments in the Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental fields.

Corine has previous experience as an environmental, health and safety consultant in the Netherlands and California, and holds Master Degrees in Biology and Environmental Management, and a post-graduate diploma in Safety Engineering.
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Emilia Assenza
Consumer Protection
Emilia Assenza is a Senior Compliance Specialist with over 5 years experience in the legal complianc..
Emilia Assenza
Consumer Protection
Emilia Assenza is a Senior Compliance Specialist with over 5 years experience in the legal compliance sector. She keeps clients up to date on global regulatory developments, with a particular focus on consumer protection. She has legal experience in a number of Italian law firms and supports clients to meet their needs in the Italian market.

Emilia graduated cum laude with a Master’s Degree in Law at University of Catania, Italy and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Professions.
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Ani Nozadze
Data Protection
Ani Nozadze is a Regulatory Compliance Specialist at C&R. She monitors and analyses global regulatio..
Ani Nozadze
Data Protection
Ani Nozadze is a Regulatory Compliance Specialist at C&R. She monitors and analyses global regulations and has a particular interest in personal data protection.

Ani is admitted to practice law in Georgia and over the past 12 years she has held various legal positions in governmental, private and NGO sectors. Prior to joining C&R, Ani worked at an Irish law firm and before that was the head of a department at the Georgian Data Protection Authority.

Ani obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Law from Tbilisi State University and a Master of Laws degree in International Business Law from Central European University.
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